Steel Penny Games, an Austin-based indie developer founded by Naughty Dog veterans Jason Hughes and Andrew Gilmour, have announced to the world their acceptance into Nintendo’s WiiWare developer program, and are hard at work in delivering an original IP title for release later this year. Game details are sketchy, other than the fact that it will “blends a challenging puzzle game with dramatic fantasy environments and appealing characters.” I am guessing it might have something to do with Bruiser & Scratch in Case of the Puzzling Paw, a causal game already announced on Steel Penny’s homepage, though the description lacks any mention of specific platform. The press release mentions creating a new IP to span a series of games, and the “in” portion of the game title seems to indicate multiple episodes. With the company aiming for a Summer 2008 release, I’m sure we’ll find out what they’ve got up their sleeve soon enough.