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  • Run for your life in Super Scream Queen
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    Run for your life in Super Scream Queen

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    Game developer Jindrich Stefan recently launched an Indiegogo campaign for his 2D action game, Super Scream Queen. Drawing inspiration from 1950s horror movies and the early works of Nintendo, Stefan is busy working on developing Super Scream Queen into an ode to his favorite film and game genres.Planned for Windows, Mac, and Linux, the game has players controlling a woman attempting to escape from hordes of pursuing monsters. Stefan plans to have around 70 levels in the final release, and while the levels themselves will be quite short, he explains that players will hardly be able to get through a level on their first try. He expects that players possessing average video game skills can beat the entire game in around ten hours.
  • Catlateral Damage, Dungeonforge, and 48 other titles greenlight for Steam distribution
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    Catlateral Damage, Dungeonforge, and 48 other titles greenlight for Steam distribution

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    On January 21st, Valve announced that fifty more titles have been approved through their Greenlight program. Included in the fifty selected titles is Catlateral Damage (which we just covered last week) as well as Dungeonforge, No Photos, Please!, and Path to the Sky."These titles were selected on the same criteria we have been using in the past," Valve explains in the announcement post. "Votes in Greenlight give us a hugely valuable point of data in gauging community interest along with external factors such as press reviews, crowd-funding successes, performance on other similar platforms, and awards and contests to help form a more complete picture of community interest in each title."
  • Trolls vs. Vikings heading to battle on February 26th for iOS devices
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    Trolls vs. Vikings heading to battle on February 26th for iOS devices

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    Game developer, Megapop, recently announced that their free-to-play iOS tower defense game, Trolls vs. Vikings has a set launch date of February 26th. Android and browser builds are expected later this Spring and Summer, respectively. Described as a "super-tight tower defense experience, with astounding depth of play" by Megapop, Trolls vs. Vikings draws inspiration from Plants vs. Zombies but innovates with features like moveable units, social features, boss fights, and surprise appearances by the Norse gods Thor, Loki, and Odin.Megapop promises over thirty hours of gameplay in Trolls vs. Vikings, as well as future updates and a multiplayer mode featuring live and asynchronous battles. Within the game, players defend a tribe of grumpy trolls from marauding Vikings attempting to steal the troll's gold.
  • Sanctum developer to help Gone North Games finish A Story About My Uncle
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    Sanctum developer to help Gone North Games finish A Story About My Uncle

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    Earlier in the week, Sanctum franchise developer Coffee Stain Studios announced that they are partnering with Gone North Games to complete and publish A Story About My Uncle on Steam later this year. Gone North Games' A Story About My Uncle is a non-violent first-person adventure game about a young man who gets lost in a mysterious world while looking for his missing uncle. Utilizing a grappling hook to swing through the game's world, players will gradually solve the mystery of where they are and what happened to their uncle."Coffee Stain Studios is primarily a developer, not a publisher," explains Coffee Stain Studios designer and PR manager, Armin Ibrisagic. "Other indie devs have approached us before, but we've been hard to convince. However, once we got a chance to play a demo of A Story About My Uncle, we were hooked. We just had to help these guys finish the development and publish the game on Steam."
  • La-Mulana 2 Kickstarter: halfway to $200k within days
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    La-Mulana 2 Kickstarter: halfway to $200k within days

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    The Kickstarter campaign for La-Mulana 2 has managed to pull in over $118,000 in just four days. With 2,457 backers, and twenty-nine days to go, Nigoro and Playism are seeking an additional $82,000 to meet their Kickstarter goal.La-Mulana 2 is the direct sequel to 2011's La-Mulana. In the sequel, players are archeologists tasked with discovering the entrance of ruins that are rumored to be the source of the recent influx in monster appearances."It's true that La-Mulana 2 is a sequel," explain the developers on the Kickstarter campaign, "but we want to make it enjoyable both for people returning to the series and newcomers alike. While, 'You don't need to have played the prequel!' is a horribly overused cliché, we feel it's appropriate here. We want all players to be able to play and enjoy our work."
  • Lock-and-load! Loadout set to feature 44 billion weapon combinations
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    Lock-and-load! Loadout set to feature 44 billion weapon combinations

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    Edge of Reality is preparing to launch their free-to-play third-person shooter Loadout onto Steam at the end of the month. Loadout has participated in Steam's Early Access program since May 2013. Currently, Loadout is still available for $9.99 ($19.99 and $39.99 options available as well) and as compensation for supporting a free-to-play game, Edge of Reality is giving supporters in-game currency and exclusive items."We started this as a passion project, working on it when we could, and trying to create something original and truly player friendly," explained Edge of Reality CEO, Rob Cohen. "What we've got now is a game that's a blast to play, quick and easy to get into, and empowers players with insane amounts of customization."
  • Hello Games: No Man’s Sky won’t be delayed by development studio flooding
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    Hello Games: No Man’s Sky won’t be delayed by development studio flooding

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    In a post on their official blog, Hello Games managing director, Sean Murray, declared that the team won't let recent flooding delay development on No Man's Sky. The flood, which occurred on December 24th, submerged the development studio in water which overflowed from a nearby parking garage during severe rainstorms."We lost all our PCs, laptops, equipment, furniture, dev-kits, [and] work in the blink of an eye," Murray explained. "I don't want to say out loud the value of what we lost, it's horrible. It would probably fund a small game."
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    Release trailer for A Wizard’s Lizard teases dungeon crawling adventures

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    Lost Decade Games released the launch trailer for their upcoming dungeon crawler, A Wizard's Lizard. The gameplay trailer shows off a number of the game's environments, as well as many enemies and obstacles players can expect to find within the game. A Wizard's Lizard was originally entitled "Crypt Run" but Lost Decade Games explained that the name change was needed to give the game additional personality, as well as being a catchier title overall.Launching for Windows, Mac, and Linux on January 22nd, A Wizard's Lizard puts players in control of Raga, a wizard's lizard who is seeking vengeance for the untimely death of the wizard. Ever-changing dungeons await players eager to explore them, and by rescuing the trapped townsfolk, players will be able to acquire upgrades to aid them in future adventures.Because Raga was exposed to a magical potion, dying in a dungeon does not mean the end of the game as the realm of the dead features secrets of its own for players to discover.