Geek & Sundry dropped by Route 59 Games’ booth at PAX West 2017 and left calling Necrobarista one of their 5 favorite indie games at the show. Drawing comparisons to Atlus’ beloved Persona series, Geek & Sundry’s Kelly Knox said “Necrobarista oozes atmosphere.” “The cel-shaded anime art style is gloomy and mysterious, immediately Read more…
Games developers will always face incredible competition in the games industry, and earning visibility in the space can be difficult for smaller developers. GamesIndustry’s Brendan Sinclair interviewed Assault Android Cactus developer Witch Beam’s Tim Dawson during GDC and shared Tim’s journey from working for Sega to becoming part of a Read more…
Defiant Development has revealed Hand of Fate 2, the sequel to Defiant’s action RPG hybrid with board game and collectible card game elements. IGN’s Luke Reilly shared the reveal with his readers, highlighting Hand of Fate 2’s new enemy suits, equipment types and early 2017 release on Windows, Mac and Read more…
Epistory is an atmospheric adventure where players guide a girl and her tri-tailed young fox through a origami world, unfolding new areas and the game’s narrative as the journey progresses. Kotaku’s Mike Fahey braved Epistory’s molten dungeon and S-H-A-R-E-D his impressions with a writeup and gameplay clip, complete with voiceover. Read more…
Trusting the sincerity of people on the internet is a constant trial. Following a male journalist’s experiment of writing about games under a female pseudonym, Geek.com’s Charles Battersby interviewed IGDA Executive Director Kate Edwards on the instance: “Anytime someone resorts to fraud and conscious manipulation for the purpose of self-amusement, Read more…
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) announced plans to track unpaid crunch time within the gaming industry through its annual Game Developer Satisfaction Survey. Gamasutra reported on the initiative and spoke with IGDA Executive Director Kate Edwards to learn more about the IGDA’s concerns with the industry practice. To read Read more…
Kinda Funny Games’ GDC 2016 livestream coverage included Epistory, the atmospheric adventure game from Fishing Cactus. The stream demonstrated how players can solve puzzles, defeat waves of enemies and explore a magical papercraft world using Epistory’s typing mechanics. To view the archive, please jump to the 2:38:15 timestamp here: https://www.twitch.tv/kindafunnygames/v/54790364
Assault Android Cactus is a 4-player twin-stick shooter that pits players against relentless waves of malfunctioning robots. Giant Bomb’s Brad Shoemaker and Jeff Gerstmann wisely took advantage of its local co-op during a recent Unprofessional Fridays broadcast, relying on teamwork and in-game pickups to keep their androids fighting fit. To Read more…
Screencheat is a split-screen four-player first-person shooter where everyone is invisible, leaving players to watch for visual cues on the screens of their opponents to track down targets. Samurai Punk’s Nicholas McDonnell met GamesRadar’s Anthony Agnello for a duel during a Twitch livestream, fielding questions from viewers as he struck Read more…
Gunscape is a first-person shooter world-building hybrid that released this month on PS4, Xbox One and PC. To help fans create, share and play their own multiplayer arenas and campaigns in Gunscape, developer Blowfish Studios gave away six copies and one lucky winner received with an Elite Xbox One with Read more…