I don't seem to have mentioned the AGS Bake Sale here yet, so I will. It's a collection of 14 games released as pay-what-you-want, with the proceeds going towards the Child's Play Charity. The games are all made with AGS, of course - Adventure Game Studio, although not every game is a standard adventure game (AGS is a very versatile game engine). The bundle has so far sold over 800 copies, with over $3,000 already raised for charity.
http://www.agsbakesale.com/
We asked if you thought the shutdown of MegaUpload.com was a good thing or not... Your answer was a pretty resounding NO!
A good thing | 4 (10%) |
A bad thing | 33 (82%) |
Not sure | 3 (7%) |
It remains to be seen if the site's closure and the legislation leading up to it will have a long-term effect or not. I know that the site was a popular place for many freeware game authors to host their games.
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Smudged Cat Games is announcing its latest game today,... Gateways! It’s coming soon for XBox and PC, check out the trailer:
Gateways is a 2D platform game set in the lab of an inventor called Ed following an outbreak of a number of his more "creative" experiments. Can you help him escape the lab?
Alongside the traditional platform elements such as jumping on enemies heads, spikes and moving platforms are the gateway guns. The gateway guns allow you to place two gateways on the walls, floors and ceilings of the lab so that when you pass through one you emerge out of the other. As progress is made through the game different types of gateway gun are introduced with different effects. After the basic gun, you acquire a gun that creates two gateways of different sizes, passing through one way shrinks Ed to half his size and the other way makes Ed grow to twice his size. Then you find a gun where one gateway doesn't just connect to the others location but also its time, allowing Ed to travel back in time and encounter earlier versions of himself. Finally, the last gun manipulates gravity so passing through allows Ed to walk along walls and on ceilings.
Gateways takes place on a single sprawling map rammed with puzzles and challenges. As power ups are acquired more and more of the map opens up containing more power ups and secrets. In addition to the gateway guns Ed will also find a torch letting him light up the darker areas of the map and a mirror which can be used to deflect lasers.
A sophisticated help system will help Ed along throughout the game. Every puzzle has a help point next to it where Ed can use power orbs to find out if the puzzle can be solved using his current power ups and abilities. If it can be solved and you're still stumped then spending more power orbs will provide you with the solution.
And not a mention of cake in site,... apart from this one.
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Cliffski is happy to announce that not only will Gratuitous Tank Battles be released on steam, it will also support Steam achievements and steam cloud for saving out your unit designs and maps (even if you don't buy or run the game through steam, GTB will also support achievements).
GTB was voted the 'most anticipated game of 2012' according to indiegamemag.com.
Also, you can hear GTB developer Cliff Harris writing in future issues of 'Custom PC' magazine in the UK and also speaking on 'getting things done' at the 'Bit of Alright' Indie Games Conference in London, Feb 3rd.
Also, work is being done towards getting Gratuitous Space Battles ready for it's ipad debut at some future point.
The website for GTB: Gratuitous Tank Battles.
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Smudged Cat Games have decided to release a Windows version of the classic time travel game, Timeslip,... completely for free.You can download the game here - http://www.smudgedcat.com/ timeslip.html.
Timeslip was originally a Playstation One game developed with a Net Yaroze and released on an "Official Playstation Magazine UK" cover disk. It's a time travelling 2D platform game where you are caught in a continual time loop, forever travelling back in time to encounter past echoes of yourself. Whilst using your past echoes is the key to opening doors and progressing through the levels they must also be avoided to prevent causing a paradox. Timeslip was the very first game to feature self co-op back in 1999 and was re-released for the XBox LIVE Indie Games channel featuring updated HD graphics and a fresh sound track with the ability to switch back to the original version for that retro feeling.
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Escape is a new puzzle game for Android by indie developer Terry Paton.
"Help the king escape!
Drag the blocks to clear the path and help the king block get to the exit.
A frustrating sliding puzzle to hurt your brain! Beat 30 levels to win!"
Escape costs £0.66 and is available on the Android Market
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