3 new Super Meat Boy chapters, one dangerous
Three new chapters, each with 20 new levels, have been added to Teh Internets in Super Meat Boy, according to the developer’s Twitter feed. They also note that one new chapter, …
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Chester get’s new trailer and Kickstarter page.
What’s Chester you ask? Good question. Chester is a new and unique 2D platformer from indie developer Brilliant Blue-G. With completely hand drawn graphics that have been scanned into the game the visuals have a very personal and original feel. The uniqueness doesn’t stop there by any means,. Although hand drawn is how the art starts off players will be able to unlock 18 different “styles” that can be applied to any level in real time. Styles range from blueprints to a LCD handheld system to 8-bit retro pixels.
15 years ago
XBLAFancast Episode 10
A day late due to technical issues but we’ve got a jam packed show so let’s get to it!
Stephen Haberman joins John, Tyler and Andrew this week and kicks things off by talking a bit about Bastion which is now code complete. Andrew chimes in on Gatling Gears, which now has a date and price, while he’s a big fan of the game he’s not too keen on that price tag. What looked to be a Hydrophobia sequel was discovered (we now know it’s another revamp) and the guys discuss whether they think the original deserves one.
Fancy Pants Adventures and Section 8: Prejudice came out last week and the guys have been playing both, they share their fairly positive thoughts on both. Tangents into discussions of other games and even a little about reviewing games are also interspersed. Don’t forget to join us for our playdate on the 29th, details are here.
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15 years ago
Telltale Games sign licensing agreement with Microsoft
Ever since Sam and Max, Telltale’s wonderful point-and-click adventures have been absent from the Xbox Live Arcade, with Puzzle Agent and more recently, Back to the Future hitting PSN and PC, with the 360 missing out. Luckily, things have changed, and we could be seeing these titles making their way over to us.
The publisher and developer have announced that they have signed a publishing agreement, so it can bring these great titles as well as any future projects from Telltale over to the 360, although it’s unconfirmed yet whether existing titles will make the jump.
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15 years ago
XBLA Wednesday: Outland, Trouble Witches Neo!, NIN2-Jump
Today three new Xbox Live Arcade games hit the scene. First up for 800MSP is Outland, a platformer with a polarization element. Enemies, ordnance, and objects are …
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15 years ago
UTV Ignition to publish Mercury Hg
XBLAFans has learned that UTV Ignition plans to publish a new game known as Mercury Hg. A USK rating for the game has surfaced, but nothing more …
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15 years ago
Fortresscraft review (XBLIG)
Fortresscraft was developed by ProjectorGames and released on April 8, 2011 and costs 240 Microsoft Points. A copy was provided by the developer for review purposes.
Minecraft is a game very familiar to PC gamers: a blocky, pixelated adventure that has spawned generous and creative user-created content that is as much as an homage to the title as it is to the gaming industry. Console gamers have yet to experience the labor of love that is Minecraft — that is, until now.
15 years ago
Hydrophobia Prophecy coming to PC, PSN with XBLA fate unknown
Dark Energy Digital has confirmed the rumors surrounding their upcoming game, Hydrophobia Prophecy, which is coming to PC and PlayStation 3. In response to fan inquiries about an XBLA version, Dark Energy responded with the following via their Twitter account. “We’d love to bring Prophecy to XBLA, the ultimate decision is with Microsoft so fingers crossed.”
Prophecy is best described as a reimagining of the original Hydropbobia. Sources close to XBLA fans say that around 70 percent of the game is new. Among the new features included are an expanded story with a proper ending, a new hydro-kenetic power for the protagonist Kate, and a new voice actor for Scoot, a character that helps Kate through the game.
Here’s hoping Microsoft doesn’t miss out on the chance to publish this, but given that console companies love their exclusive content we’re not holding our breath. In the meantime we recommend everyone give Hydrophobia Pure on XBLA a spin, even if they’ve tried out the game previously. The Pure title update includes a lot of the gameplay mechanic-based updates seen in Prophecy. While the original Hydrophobia received mixed reviews from critics, the Pure patch fixed a plethora of complaints. Hit the jump to see the press release and a list of changes.
15 years ago
Pinball FX 2 to recieve Sorcerer’s Lair table
Zen Studios confirmed via their twitter account that Sorcerer’s Lair, the upcoming table for the PlayStation 3 game Zen Pinball, will be coming to Pinball FX 2. Responding to …
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15 years ago
‘Splosion Man Rewind Review
‘Splosion Man was developed by Twisted Pixel Games and retails for 800 MSP. It was released July 22, 2009.
‘Splosion Man is a platform jumping game in which our hero must escape the lab where he was created. He is armed with only one weapon: the ability to repeatedly explode himself, or “splode”. When he does, he is launched into the air. This is, in effect, his jump and attack rolled into one. He can splode three times in succession and splode off of walls to get where he needs to go.
This simple mechanic is quick to pick up and carries our hero through the many difficulties that follow. And there are many traps waiting: acid, attack robots, lasers, and giant vices to name a few. But there is always a unique answer to each problem. Simply put, this game gets platforming right.