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Hold Your Lanterns Up To This Ether One Gameplay
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again dammit! If ever there were an emerging trend amongst British independent game developers it’s one of grace, subtlety and poetics. Today, we refer you to White Paper Games and their newly released gameplay of upcoming first person adventure title, Ether One. In honesty, none of... »
Objecty – A New Tool For 2D Game Development
One of the greatest achievements of gaming recently has been its transferral into popular culture. Don’t deny it either, because even your nan probably plays a game or two and absolutely gorges in it. Games have adapted to this by becoming more accessible while retaining and even upping how engaging an experience it might... »
Jasper Byrne Says Farewell To NEW GAME+
Now quite famously known as the developer of Lone Survivor, Jasper Byrne issued some good and bad news »
Would You Sacrifice Yourself? In Soulfinity You Will
Bragging rights can be granted to Dojo Arcade since they won the Young Entrepreneur Award in 2011 but that doesn’t excuse them from committing to a lifetime of hard work. Of course, these four Masters students from the University of Glamorgan are quite aware of that and I should scald myself for even implying... »
First Gameplay Footage of Sophie Houlden’s Leaper
Leaper is how I always imagined augmented reality games to be, or end up at least. That being, you could look at the game screen and spin around on the spot and the game would also spin. This is accomplished in Leaper via the gyrometer built within the tablet, quite simply. As far as... »
ExPlay 2012 Speakers And Panels Revealed
As we’re only a couple of weeks away from ExPlay 2012 which is being hosted in Bath this year, the full schedule of panels, talks and awards has been revealed. The event takes place over Thursday 1st November and Friday 2nd November and is open to anyone who purchases a ticket – grab yours... »
Montague’s Mount Seeks Answers And Funding
Steadily, a more gentle and thoughtful breed of games are emerging from the indie woodworks. Montague’s Mount joins the likes of Dear Esther most fittingly, as a game about exploring a gloomy yet beautiful environment while its protagonist deals with inner turmoil and confusion. It sways over to the more poetic way of thinking... »
Get Physical With The Release Of O.
Maker of many a fine game, Mr. Michael Brough, has released a new experience called O. that a number of developers are calling “one of the core two player iPad games”. Okay, that quotation is actually pulled from the gifted fingers of fellow Edinburgh-based Jon Brodsky from Lucky Frame, but there are plenty of... »
Cliff Harris On Developing Democracy 2
“Nobody in their sane mind is in to politics” says Cliff Harris while discussing his political strategy game Democracy 2. Finally, five years after its original release, Cliff’s 2007 title is on Steam and during this launch bracket you can get it for 20% off too. It doesn’t look like much in screenshots or... »
Vote On The TIGA Games Industry Awards By Tonight
It’s Friday, it’s the 12th of October, and you need to do some clicking people! The TIGA Games Industry Awards 2012 are part of Extended Play Festival‘s after hours events on Thursday 1st November 2012 at The Assembly Rooms in Bath. This means that the nominations need to be sorted and the finalists picked... »