“Project Eternity” Kickstarter a Success
If you’re a fan of classic isometric PC RPGs such as Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale, then you’ve probably given Obsidian Entertainment’s “Project Eternity” RPG Kickstarter page some money. If not, you might want to consider it; though the game is already fully funded–having hit its $1.1 million initial goal in just over a day–Obsidian will [...]
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Posted on September 18, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Indie, Industry, News, PC
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent Has Scared Over 1 Million Players
Indie developer Frictional Games has revealed that surprise horror hit Amnesia: The Dark Descent has sold nearly 1.4 million copies. Not all of the buyers purchased the game at full price–some of them came from the Humble Indie Bundle and Steam’s Potato Sack Reunion sale–but Amnesia continues to sell well at full price. Frictional Games [...]
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Posted on September 11, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Horror, Indie, Industry, News, PC
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I’d Call the Ouya Console Kickstarter Campaign a Success
The latest Kickstarter craze is for the Ouya console. The Ouya is a small Android-powered console built around mobile phone technology that is meant to be easy to develop for. The console will supposedly come out by March 2013. After a month-long Kickstarter campaign that lasted almost a month and was initially seeking only $950,000, [...]
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Posted on August 9, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Features, Indie, Industry, Mobile games, News
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Standalone DayZ Game Following “Minecraft Development Model”
Indie mod sensation DayZ–which is based off of realistic hardcore PC FPS Arma II–is getting its own release, according to the game’s creator. Dean “Rocket” Hall revealed on DayZ‘s official Tumblr that the new DayZ will be a standalone product developed by himself and Arma developer Bohemia Interactive. The new version of DayZ will follow a [...]
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Posted on August 7, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Horror, Indie, New Releases, News, PC
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The Last of US Wins the Game Critics Award for Best of E3 2012
E3 2012 has come and gone, but the memories of the show’s best games linger on. The Game Critics Awards–the most prestigious E3 awards considering they’re voted on by multiple publications–have named Sony’ and developer Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us as the Best of Show of E3 2012. The Last of Us was also [...]
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Posted on June 27, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Casual Games, Features, Horror, Indie, Industry, Multiple Systems, News, Nintendo, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox
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Journey Collector’s Edition Arriving in Stores August 28
Journey–released on the PlayStation Network March 13–became an instant success, scoring rave reviews from critics and becoming the fastest-selling PSN game of all time. For those who didn’t download it yet, developer ThatGameCompany’s masterpiece is coming to retail stores on August 28. Packed in with previous ThatGameCompany games Flow and Flower, Journey Collector’s Edition will [...]
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Posted on June 27, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Indie, New Releases, News, PS3
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E3 2012: Microsoft Press Conference Reactions
For those people who don’t know (in which case–why are you on a gaming website?), E3 2012 began on Monday, May 4 with four press conferences–Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, and Sony. I’ll recap the events and share my thoughts on everything that was shown today, starting with Microsoft. Things started off right at E3 this year [...]
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Posted on June 5, 2012 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Casual Games, Features, Horror, Indie, Industry, Interviews, Multiple Systems, News, PC, Xbox
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