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8-Bit Is the New Black
This week I have come across a growing number of videos that also find their muse in the pixelated style of the 8-Bit ouevre. Is it pure nostalgia or something deeper in the transforming human psyche that commands our interest, like a scratch in an old vinyl 45?
Create Your Own RPG For XBOX Live Indie Games
I find there is a serious lack of RPG content on Xbox 360 Indie Game marketplace so I did a search and lo and behold there is a recently uploaded starter kit for an RPG! Learn how to create your own.
The World of iPhone Game Rising is the Independent Developers Next Move
Independent software developers once had to face-off with the massive development teams today of the corporate majors, but with the rise of the iPhone, developers see a chance to show off fresh and creative new ideas for another set of top mobile games.
The Future Of Gaming As Demonstrated At E3 09 By Peter Molyneaux
It is no secret that this year’s E3 Video Game conference was all about motion sensors with the big three companies – Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft showing new motion controllers. In this video we see just what this will mean to the future of not only video games, but the human experience itself.
Indie Game Review – Caster – 5 Bucks for An Awesome 3D Shooter
For a mere five bucks you can partake of this beautiful 3D shooter with heart-pounding music and additional episodes when you need to go deeper into the world of Caster from indie developer Elecorn.
The Computer gaming revolution is here to stay
The video gaming industry is probably the largest and most profitable of all the entertainment industries in the world. However what is most unique about video games is that it is not just an American phenomenon. The games appeal to kids and young adults as well as fully grown people across all cultures. Video games are popular in the United States and Canada and Japan. Wherever there is a somewhat industrialized and technological society you will see video games in abundance.
Indie Game Review – Pizza City – Flash goes 8-Bit
If you are looking for some free 8-bit action online, check out Pizza City – a web-based Flash game that somehow recalls for this writer Neal Stephenson’s Snow Crash, GTA and Paperboy all at once.
Free Realms Opens To The Public Today- A (Free) MMO Dream Come True?
If you remember There.com – a free online MMORPG that looked really good and made its money by allowed players to buy new clothes or in-game items then you are already familiar with the idea behind Free Realms.
After Years of Development in Stealth Mode, OnLive Arrives
Onlive: Essentially you will be able to play any game anywhere, anytime over a broadband connection without any downloads. Similarly, you can play demos for any of these games to check ‘em out before committing to the full game.
Metal Slug 3 Conspicuously Absent from XBLA 2008 Award Nominees
Released January 2nd 2008, Metal Slug 3 from Japanese developer SNK PLAYMORE CORPORATION, with its fast-paced, multi-path action and gorgeous post 8-bit graphics brings both outstanding and consistently fresh gameplay and legitimately humor entertainment to the XBOX 360 Live Arcade and yet it is conspicuously absent from Microsoft’s own year-end gamers’ polls. Maybe it is somehow considered a 2007 release, or a an original Xbox re-release, but technically it is a 2008 XBLA release and should have figured in this year’s awards. Plus playing as a blood-spewing zombie rules.
