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Alien Sync Interactive announces the launch of it’s latest game, “Cosmic Rocket Defender”, for Windows, MacOSX, and Linux desktop PCs.
Cosmic Rocket Defender, an arcade shooter (or shmup) fashioned after arcade games of yester-year, is launching today. Not only that but it is launching on sale. On top of that, each day the price increments up $1.00 until it reaches the regular price.…
Bird lovers everywhere are aflutter as developer Mediatonic (Amateur Surgeon, Foul Play) and avian-friendly publisher Devolver Digital have released Hatoful Boyfriend for PC, Mac, and Linux (http://store.steampowered.com/app/310080). This updated version of Hato Moa’s seminal visual novel about the only human student’s search for love at a prestigious school for birds flies into the hearts of gamers worldwide with beautifully updated visuals, an all-new scenario, and additional ending for both longtime fans and newcomers to the series.…
Today Star Gem, Inc and Gaijin Entertainment announced the release of Star Conflict 1.0 with its highly anticipated ‘Invasion Mode’. To celebrate this occasion, all players are invited to join the launch event which, for one week, tasks players to join the battle to defend their home bases against an alien onslaught.…
After almost a year since the game Worlds of Magic was successfully funded on Kickstarter, gamers will finally get a chance to play the 4X turn-based strategy game that pays homage to the critically acclaimed Master of Magic. By combining classic elements, like randomly generated world maps and powerful heroes, with new game mechanics such as the D20 OGL rule set and expanded features, like seven planes of existence; Worlds of Magic seeks to hold true to the essence of what made Master of Magic a true classic.…
Loyal citizens and lovers of Tropico! The Tropican Department of Information has an important message from your beloved ruler El Presidente – Tropico 5 will be released for Mac & Linux on the 19th of September via Steam and the Mac App Store. In just a few weeks, Mac/Linux players can also visit the island paradise of Tropico, where the people don’t even have to think for themselves and the burden of voting is kindly relieved by the government.…
Pre-orders now open for rail tycoon game aficionados everywhere
The world of transport simulation games has inflamed the passion of countless players the world over since the days of 1994’s legendary Transport Tycoon. Among those who caught the bug are the fans at Urban Games in Switzerland, who are now implementing lessons learned from the genre’s rich history to develop state-of-the-art railway-based tycoon game Train Fever.…
Causal Bit Games is ready to launch the long awaited Insanity’s Blade. After almost two months working on the final version of the game, developers Chris Obritsch and Daven Bigelow are happy to release the game they envisioned from day one. Many ideas were discarded and some have made a return.…
Traxmaster Software, an independent developer, announced today that a new game titled “Exception” will be released for PC, Mac and Linux platforms in 2015.
Watch the new Exception teaser trailer here (1:56) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7rAK947xyg
Exception is a precision 2.5d platformer with a sharp focus on controls and inventive level design. The game puts a new spin on the longstanding platformer genre by rotating, flipping and manipulating entire levels to challenge players’ ability to negotiate tough obstacles and overcome vicious enemies.…
August 26, 2014: Dutch indie studio Vertigo Games is pleased to announce that the VR-enabled underwater exploration game World of Diving is available from today as an Early Access game on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/251890) and various other digital download portals.
World of Diving lets players explore the depths of our world’s oceans – with optional support for Oculus Rift up to DK2 – in multiplayer up to 16 players, where they will together search for knowledge and treasure, encounter rarely-seen species, and discover intriguing real world and fantasy locations as well as creations of their own and others in the lively and growing 6,5k community, brought to life with the mission editor.…
Developer Green Lava Studios and indie games partner Reverb Triple XP announced today that Fenix Rage, the hardcore 2D action-platformer with slick retro roots and fast-paced level design, will be available on Steam September 24. Jam-packed with deviously-designed mazes and imaginative boss battles, Fenix Rage delivers more than 200 levels of frustratingly addictive gameplay, as demonstrated in this brand new “Get the Cookie” trailer.…