Archive for the ‘Steam, PC, & Indie Games’ Category

 

Word broke last week that SuperGiant has a new game up their sleeve, Pyre, and that the game would be a playable demo at PAX East 2016:

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It was no secret that there was an apparent absence of many large triple-A titles at PAX East 2015. However, this shifted the spotlight on the medium and smaller sized games, allowing them to flourish. On the showroom floor, very quickly the crowd became overrun by bright blue shirts, baring the name “Gigantic”. We talked to dozens of people on the floor, all of which giving this game their ‘favorite game at PAX’ title. Here’s why:

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At PAX East, G&C had the opportunity to sit down with the team behind RIVE, a fast-action, quick thinking, robot shooter:

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Combining the lore of an ancient civilization with turn-based robotic face-offs comes Mayan Death Robots:

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rebirth

The original Binding of Isaac premiered on September 28, 2011 and quickly swept the indie scene off its feet. With so many power-up and item possibilities, each play through is unique and addicting. It’s been a few years, but on November 4th, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth was released on Steam, PS4, and PS Vita and truly knocked our socks off:

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This year’s Boston Festival of Indie Games featured a stellar lineup of developers showcasing their hard work and dedication to making a game they can call their own. We got to sit down with Team Future, the group behind the very intriguing Black Hat Oculus, which is taking two-player cooperative gaming to a new level:

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At this year’s San Diego Comic Con, Firefly fans held their breath as Firefly was brought into conversation. After its unfortunate cancellation after only one season due to airing and viewership issues, Firefly has become a cult classic among sci-fi fans. Firefly has returned in the form of an ongoing comic book series, but Browncoats (fans of the series) still want more. In 2015, fans will be able to enter the world of Firefly Online, an online Firefly video game. It was announced today that Firefly Online will feature voice contributions from the entire original cast!

“If I were a captain…” starts the first-ever gameplay trailer of the game. The highly anticipated role-playing game will bring all the excitement of outer space adventures to your very own computer on Microsoft Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android. Players will be able to acquire a ship, hire a crew, and lead missions of their very own. Firefly Online is being developed by Quantum Mechanix in partnership with Spark Plug Games.

If there was ever puzzler that leaves perfectionists wanting more, it is Strata:

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Valve, the major game developer, is hosting The International 4, aka Valve’s fourth major gaming tournament beginning July 8th with playoffs. The name of the game is DOTA 2 and the prize is—drum roll please—10 million dollars. I did not stutter.

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LBA

You play as Twinsen, a young hero living on Citadel Island on a world under the heel of the dictator Dr. FunFrock. You’ve been having strange dreams in which your planet is about to be destroyed. These dreams don’t make Dr. FunFrock particularly happy, and he locks you away in an insane asylum. As Twinsen, you’ll need to escape from your cell and discover your incredible destiny as a descendant of a long line of magicians in charge of protecting your planet’s secret!

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