→ Gametunnel RSS Feeds - Site Feed | 18 May 2008 | 4:00am GMT
Published by Shrapnel Games, Scallywag - In the Lair of the Medusa created by Chronic Reality is a fun filled, action packed romp through a subterranean labyrinth full of monsters and treasure. At least, that's what you get from the sales pitch. How does the game really roll? Similar to the successful Diablo franchise, Scallywag's dungeons are randomly generated each time you play the game giving you a fresh experience with e...
→ Gametunnel RSS Feeds - Site Feed | 17 May 2008 | 4:00am GMT
On the whole, role-playing games have been evolving towards simplicity. One important strain, the hack'n'slash, reduces the gameplay to combat and upgrades. Strategy often consists of nothing more than wading into a gang of monsters, sword swinging and fireballs flying. Another breed, the Japanese RPG, has simplified the genre towards cute graphics, scripted storylines, and basic magic and combat systems. Both have strayed a...
→ TIGSource | 16 May 2008 | 4:46pm GMT
Two new mini-games released by cactus recently! The first is Kryzta, an “anti-shooter” where you defeat your enemies with their own bullets. Collect the power-ups they drop to shield yourself (or press “Z” to unleash a devastating attack with them). Its fun and fast, and features another great track from John Marwin (the musician behind Clean Asia). The second game, Precision, is all about precision platform...
→ IndieGames.com - The Weblog | 16 May 2008 | 2:10pm GMT
Precision is a new action game by cactus which involves timing your leaps to collect every green bottle in each of the seven levels included. Use the cursor keys to jump or increase your running momentum. Press the left or right arrow key when the main menu is shown to change the time of the day. Name: Precision Developer: cactus Category: Action Type: Freeware Size: 2MB Direct download link: Click here Online high score table...
→ TIGSource | 16 May 2008 | 7:49am GMT
There’s definitely some kind of dinosaur revival going on here! Thanks to MisterX for letting us know that the full version of Raptor 2 is out, except it’s now called Sixty Five Million and One BC. The original Raptor was well-regarded in the Game Maker community for its nice graphics, humorous storyline, and technical achievements. In the game you played a sassy velociraptor sent out to rescue some raptor eggs that were stolen...
→ IndieGames.com - The Weblog | 16 May 2008 | 1:46am GMT
An alpha version for Flashbang Studios' much-awaited Jetpack Brontosaurus is available to play now. The current build only has a couple of sparse missions but more content is promised in the next update. Use W, A, S, D or arrow keys to move, and press the space key to activate your jets. Hold the left mouse button to move the camera view around. Requires the installation of Unity web player to run. (source: Fun-Motion) Name: Jetpack Brontosau...
→ GarageGames: News Headlines | 15 May 2008 | 10:36pm GMT
Set to release on Xbox 360 Live Arcade May 21, Penny Arcade Adventures from Hothead Games was built on Torque technology....
→ IndieGames.com - The Weblog | 15 May 2008 | 9:27pm GMT
So, you may have spotted a just-debuted announcement about Austin GDC 2008 opening its registration - in there is the revelation that "an Independent Games Festival (IGF) showcase" will be part of the September 15-17th 2008 show. However, that's all the information we've released thus far, so I wanted to explain in more detail and offer an informal call for submissions to this IGF Showcase. It will be significantly different from the tradition...
→ IndieGames.com - The Weblog | 15 May 2008 | 4:53pm GMT
Gish fans can soon download and play a port of Cryptic Sea's popular physics platformer game on their J2ME-enabled mobile phones. Multiplayer modes such as the classic deathmatch and cooperative games will be supported via the Bluetooth function. (source: Fun-Motion) Gish Mobile web site...
→ TIGSource | 15 May 2008 | 3:30pm GMT
DrPetter, the brilliant mind behind sfxr, was inspired by the awesome Unfinished Game Demo/Dump thread on TIGForums and decided to contribute a mosaic of 116 of his own unfinished creations. The games listed span from 1995 to 2008, which I guess corresponds to half my life (born 1982). You can see the full image here (3 mb) – wow, is that ever fun to look at! DrPetter has also written short descriptions for each of the games (some...
