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Seeing as how we’re faced with another small game drought, as no big developer or publisher wants to release titles this close to the beginning of the year, Hitbox Team has decided to trump the trend and has just deployed Dustforce on the PC.
The game focuses on a team of four janitors that need to navigate al... |
25 January 2012
08:31 GMT |
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DrinkBox Studio, an independent video game developer, has announced that it plans to have a launch title ready for the release date of the PlayStation Vita from Sony, allowing gamers to enjoy a side scrolling puzzle platformer with a unique style.The player will control a mutant blob that needs to escape from a lab t... |
20 January 2012
04:13 GMT |
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Video game publisher SEGA has released a new trailer for Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz, one of its upcoming PlayStation Vita titles, alongside the image that will serve as the cover.The game is a platformer which uses a number of time travel mechanics in order to allow the player close control over his chosen chara... |
16 January 2012
05:56 GMT |
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In the last half of 2011 we were flooded with an array of high quality download games, ranging from truly stunning ones, like Bastion, to impressive titles like Orcs Must Die. Now, after a bit of a delay, it’s time we took a look at Recoil Games’ Rochard, a sidescrolling platformer with various physics-ba... |
13 January 2012
09:21 GMT |
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I am usually not one to enjoy hardcore sidescrolling platformers with a lot of enemies, tricky jumps and few and far between checkpoints but BloodRayne Betrayal has managed to quickly win me over with its combination of complex combo battles, good design decisions and simple art style.BloodRayne has been one of the m... |
12 September 2011
18:31 GMT |
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Despite the huge success that their video game Bastion has had on Xbox Live Arcade and on Steam the team working at indie developer Supergiant has said that it does not have plans to cash in by launching more downloadable content for the title in the coming months.Greg Kasavin, who is the creative director working on... |
6 September 2011
03:07 GMT |
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Video game publisher SEGA has announced that it is currently working on launching the classic Sonic CD video game on a range of modern devices, with the release date set for the winter of this year. The game will be offered on the PlayStation Network service from Sony, the Xbox Live Arcade from Microsoft, the PC via... |
26 August 2011
03:30 GMT |
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Video game developer Double Fine Productions have now gotten back the rights to Psychonauts, its hit adventure and platforming video game launched during 2005, and will apparently soon get revenue from continuing sales of the game, which is offered on a number of digital distribution services.Anna Kipnis, who is a se... |
15 June 2011
13:41 GMT |
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The development team at Other Ocean Interactive have announced that renowned actor Patrick Stewart is set to star in the upcoming War of the Worlds, the side scrolling platformer that will be based upon the work of H.G. Wells.The game is set to be launched via download only on the Xbox Live Arcade service from Micros... |
14 June 2011
03:29 GMT |
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At first Outland seems like a simple game, built around classic platformer concepts with a little bit of combat thrown in for good measure, but playing for more than 15 minutes reveals a smart game with very well-implemented controls that incorporates some very innovative color mechanics. The game has been developed... |
16 May 2011
19:31 GMT |
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Video games publisher Capcom has announced that it has terminated the development process for Mega Man Universe, a game that was initially set to be launched on the Xbox Live Arcade service and on the PlayStation Network.
When Mega Man Universe was announced the launch date was given as spring 2011 and since then ... |
1 April 2011
03:30 GMT |
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One of the developers that worked on both Little Big Planet games has played down the comparison which gamers have made to the Mario platformer series when it comes to the jumping mechanics, saying that his team was aiming for a different experience.
Speaking to Eurogamer after the launch of Little Big Planet 2, D... |
26 January 2011
16:31 GMT |
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Ubisoft worked on multiple Prince of Persia projects a few years ago, and one of them was set in the modern day, but with a bit of an apocalyptic twist, at least according to a former artist employed by Ubisoft.The Prince of Persia franchise has seen a few different titles lately, with a completely cel-shaded look in... |
30 September 2010
15:51 GMT |
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Ken Balough, SEGA's brand manager, has recently declared that Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is meant to repair the series' reputation. The Sonic games from the last years have not been up to scratch in terms of quality and have been heavily criticized by the games press. SEGA aims to bring Sonic back to his old form... |
23 June 2010
08:01 GMT |
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Xbox 360 owners will be able to try out LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, as a demo of the game will be launched on Xbox Live Marketplace on the 7th of June, that is, next Monday. The demo will also be available for the PlayStation 3 and Windows PCs sometime at the end of June. Warner Brothers also mentions in the press ... |
4 June 2010
04:25 GMT |
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Epic Mickey may be revealed once again at this year's E3. After the cold reception of screenshots that were released last year, Disney entered radio silence, while the developers were creating a new look. Lining up more with the original concept art, this new version should boast more of a steampunk feel for the... |
1 June 2010
03:07 GMT |
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SEGA has announced a brand-new title in the Sonic franchise. This new, high-speed platformer is called Sonic Colours and will task Sonic with saving a colorful alien race from the evil plans of Dr. Eggman. The platforms targeted by SEGA are the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS for a late 2010 release date. SEGA is pr... |
27 May 2010
17:21 GMT |
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Media Molecule, the developer of Little Big Planet 2, reports that the game's backwards compatibility with levels created in the first Little Big Planet's editor might not be as complete as initially planned. Alex Evans, the co-founder of Media Molecule, has stated in an interview for Edge Magazine that som... |
19 May 2010
03:49 GMT |
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LittleBigPlanet 2 has been confirmed as arriving at some point during the winter of this year, updating the “Play, Create, Share” concept Sony seems to have adapted wholeheartedly after Media Molecule put out the first videogame featuring the adorable SackBoy. And the two companies working on the title ar... |
14 May 2010
13:31 GMT |
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Simply judging by the name of the game, you can assume what it is all about. Aztaka is just that, an Aztec-themed game that sets out the impression of a classic platformer and then proves to be a very challenging role playing game. Citeremis has surely made a great impression with this game especially that it's ... |
17 February 2010
12:31 GMT |
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InstantAction, an online gaming innovator developing 3D, multiplayer, console-quality games, and Garage Games claim to have delivered the most engaging and exciting puzzle platformer for the iPhone to date. Flipt, as the game is called, has players racing to solve puzzles and blast their way around deadly traps to un... |
4 December 2009
09:05 GMT |
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Warren Spector from Junction Point Studios had an interview with Game Informer and it was all about Epic Mickey. The project is one of his children, so it represents quite a bit of his own ideals and wishes. The title is a result of all the game-design ideas he has had in the past few years, put together and tied wit... |
26 October 2009
04:52 GMT |
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LucasArts has officially announced that it plans to develop and publish a new Xbox Live Arcade and PC platformer called Lucidity, ending some long running speculations about the new videogame that the company was supposed to be developing.Lucidity does not have a clear release date at the moment but the company is sa... |
14 September 2009
04:03 GMT |
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Media Molecule has announced that the PlayStation Network update set for this Thursday should bring four new downloadable content costumes for LittleBigPLanet, all of them Ghostbusters-themed, celebrating the release of the videogame based upon the two movies released during the '80s. If players pick up all the ... |
14 July 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Developer greenhouse has blessed the Macintosh platform with what is probably the best puzzle game out there. Titled Braid, greenhouse's game was awarded the "Casual Game of the Year" at the 12th Annual Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Awards, and was nominated for five Xbox Live Arcade 2008 awards, winnin... |
21 May 2009
09:31 GMT |
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Atlus U.S.A. is announcing that it has decided to delay the release of its videogame Steal Princess until May 19. The title was, the company says, initially scheduled to be launched in early April, but Atlus was interested in expanding the level of interest in it, so it decided that a month of delay would not hurt it... |
6 April 2009
03:53 GMT |
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Mega Man II, one of the greatest NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) classics ever released, has made its way onto the iPhone and iPod touch. Requiring iPhone 2.2 Software Update, Mega Man II puts players in the shoes of the famous blue bomber on a journey to defeat evil Dr. Wily and his minions.From the iTunes App S... |
3 April 2009
08:41 GMT |
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Disney Interactive Studio is saying that it plans to release a videogame based on the upcoming G-Force movie, which is developed by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. The movie and the videogame are set to arrive in July 2009. The latter should be launched on the Nintendo Wii, the Xbox 360, the PlaySta... |
1 April 2009
03:30 GMT |
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Braid, which was released on the Xbox Live Arcade service from Microsoft, was one of the most talked about games of 2008. It is a platformer with the added gameplay mechanics of time rewind and tells a vague, yet revealing story about loss, relationships and time, while allowing every gamer to create another narrativ... |
28 January 2009
03:23 GMT |
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Rainbow Islands Revolution is a video game developed by Ignition Entertainment and published by European company Codemasters. It was created for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable handheld platforms and features very different control schemes and tools. Rainbow Islands Revolution is an update to the original Ra... |
20 January 2009
14:01 GMT |
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The Prince of Persia franchise is one of the oldest and most popular platforming series of games out there, with its roots tracing back to 1989, when we followed the adventures of the first Prince. Now, in 2008, the franchise, which was bought by Ubisoft, has seen its latest installment, a completely fresh and new Pr... |
30 December 2008
13:01 GMT |
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As Christmas approaches, many of us will have more time to play games. Yes, Christmas is all about going back home and hanging out with family and old friends, enjoying good meals and nice drinks. But between the meals and the presents and the, hopefully, snow, there’s certainly a bit of room that can be dedica... |
9 December 2008
20:21 GMT |
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All the nostalgic gamers in Europe will be very happy to hear that one of their favorite characters of all times, Wario, will come back for a new session of gaming experience, thanks to Nintendo which officially announced the release date: September 26, 2008. The game, named Wario Land: The Shake Dimension, will be a... |
14 July 2008
04:28 GMT |
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It's Super Mario as you've never seen Super Mario before. Seriously, who would have thought that he would make it among the stars when he appeared, back in the Stone Age of gaming, alongside a barrel-jumping gorilla. I'd guess no one. Not even game developers were thinking so far into the future back t... |
6 June 2008
05:37 GMT |
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Heavy weapons, big shots and other things for the "big bad guys" will be soon available via the rather peaceful Nintendo DS portable console, since Lexicon Entertainment has announced that Commando: Steel Disaster will be launched in Europe starting the 9th of May.As for the plot, you play as the heroic Storm who mus... |
14 March 2008
06:48 GMT |
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Earlier this month, Apple owners and fans of orb-collecting fun were happy to read that a revamped version of Return to Dark Castle, developed by Z Sculpt and published by Super Happy Fun Fun, had reached its gold status and was due out for Macs. Recently, there's been talk in the news about a demo being release... |
1 March 2008
11:02 GMT |
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You've been the bad guy that killed for no apparent reason, the super hero that saved the world and, probably, everything you can imagine. But you've never been a bored crash test dummy that is about to become a prince that's going to save the princess. So, if you think that would be a fun mission, you... |
5 February 2008
05:14 GMT |
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If you are one of the few people who owned a Macintosh back in the '80s and played Dark Castle too, this here piece of news might just make your day. Reported as under development in 2000 (AD), Return to Dark Castle, this time developed by Z Sculpt and published by Super Happy Fun Fun, is finished and will soon ... |
4 February 2008
06:40 GMT |
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Sony Computer Entertainment America has this great PSP title hitting the North American market in February, next year. It's called Patapon and it's a PSP exclusive (naturally, since SCEA is handling the announcements) and it features 2D platform/action-adventure elements. Players must march the Patapons aga... |
12 December 2007
05:03 GMT |
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With the Deep Red PSP and 8GB Memory Stick Duo PRO announced just yesterday, a new game for the handheld's library was the next thing in line. And that game is Fading Shadows, the latest offering from European developer Ivolgamus. This puzzle-platformer is set to launch in Q1 2008 as a PSP exclusive.Ivolgamus sa... |
7 November 2007
10:11 GMT |
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OrangePixel has just released a new mobile game with a cute character to make it even more appealing. Firby is an adorable pink ghost that engages in a race to help "good" prevail over evil, a classic storyline concept.Firby has almost 50 levels to enjoy and three different graphical worlds just to break monotony. Th... |
21 August 2007
10:56 GMT |
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