Silent Hill Style Perspectives With Resident Evil Combat in Upcoming Agni: Village of Calamity
By Adele Wilson
An unauthorised investigation leads to something sinister.Face Ghosts To Collect Cards In Schoolbound
There's something strange about this place.90s Gloomy Survival Horror, Holstin, Switches Between Isometric and Third-Person
By Adele Wilson
An upcoming psychological survival horror.
Category: News
Chase down Santa’s cookie-stealing elves in Christmas Cookie Craze
In the recent Ludum Dare 28 game jam and competition, thousands of developers submitted their games as a show of skill, in pride of what they accomplished during the 48-hour competition or the 72-hour game jam. One of those games is UndergroundPixel's Christmas Cookie Craze, a fun (and festive) platformer.The theme for Ludum Dare 28 was "You Only Get One" and UndergroundPixel wove the theme into their game by making it the game's catalyst. In Christmas Cookie Craze, Santa comes home to the North Pole after delivering presents all night, eager to sit down and relax with milk and cookies. For whatever reason, Santa's pesky elves decided that he can only have one cookie. Understandably, the big guy is a bit upset and so he goes on the hunt for any cookie-hoarding elf he can get his hands on.Daedalic changes Blackguards based on Steam Early Access feedback
Blackguards developer Daedalic Entertainment recently released a trailer for their turn-based strategy game, showcasing the praise the game is receiving from the community. Blackguards is currently participating in Steam's Early Access program, allowing interested gamers to jump into the current pre-release build of the game, in order to provide feedback to the developers at Daedalic Entertainment. In a press release issued to media outlets, Daedalic Entertainment Senior Producer, Kai Fiebig, said, "To us, the Early Access has been very beneficial. We gathered a lot of important and constructive fan-feedback during the first weeks of Early Access and will add features according to the feedback until the game's release."One of the biggest changes Daedalic Entertainment has planned is the implementation of advanced character customization options.The Humble Puppy Bundle features Revenge of the Titans, Droid Assault, and more
The newest weekly sale on the Humble Bundle website brings shoppers the Humble Puppy Bundle, in partnership with Puppy Games.A percentage of proceeds from the Humble Puppy Bundle will go to support GamesAid.The Humble Puppy Bundle includes Ultratron, Droid Assault, Revenge of the Titans, and Titan Attacks. Buyers who play more than the average price (currently $3.47) will receive Steam keys for all four games. The soundtracks of Ultratron and Revenge of the Titans are also included. DRM-free versions of the games are also available.Ridiculous Fishing and Badlands win iOS Game of the Year recognition
Earlier in the week, Apple announced that both Vlambeer's Ridiculous Fishing and Frogmind's Badland won game of the year for iPhones and iPads respectively. Ridiculous Fishing was released on March 23rd, while Badland released on April 4th.We reviewed Ridiculous Fishing, back in March, and absolutely loved our time with it. We awarded the game a perfect score. Our only criticism was that we felt a bit silly tilting our device's screen while playing.In April, we reviewed Badland, giving it four out of five stars. While we enjoyed the beautiful art style and clever puzzle designs, the multiplayer left much to be desired and success in the game sometimes came more from luck, than skill.Runners up to Ridiculous Fishing were Plants vs. Zombies 2 and Device 6. Runners up to Badland were XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Impossible Road. If you're wondering what games Gamezebo liked best, be sure to check back for our Best of 2013 roundup starting Monday!Shadowmatic turns the shadows of everyday objects into photorealistic puzzles
By Joe Jasko
Shadow puppets have always been cool, right? Even if I've never been able to master some of the more challenging forms myself, like a flock of birds or a galloping deer, I still like to consider myself a big appreciator of the candlelight art form. Well now Triada Studio Games will be bringing the advent of shadow puppets to life in an atmospheric new puzzler called Shadowmatic.In the game, players are tasked with rotating various spotlight-illuminated objects in front of a wall in order to make their respective shadows line up in a specific pattern. If you go ahead and watch the debut gameplay video of Shadowmatic in action, you'll come to the finely-calculated conclusion that the game looks seriously cool. Not only are the 3D graphics incredibly photorealistic, but the movements feel smooth, and the lighting effects themselves are especially masterful.All in all, Shadowmatic will be packing in over 70 unique and shadowy puzzles spread across 9 different environments, and there's even a non-linear level progression for players to advance through. The game is currently nearing the end of its development cycle, and has a tentative release date of March 2014 on iOS platforms. In the meantime, I guess it's back to contorting my hands in front of an open fire and hoping something neat appears on my wall.This Tengami trailer is gorgeous
By Joe Jasko
Nyamyam has released a brand new trailer for their whimsical pop-up book adventure game Tengami today, and as that big old title at the top of this page would suggest, it's absolutely gorgeous. It's so gorgeous, in fact, that I'm not even going to sit here and tell you what goes on in the trailer. Nope, I'm making you click that button just below and watch it for yourself! (Don't worry - you're totally going to thank me later).Hmm, now I don't know what to write about in the meantime while you're busy feasting your eyes on all of the beautiful colors and quiet imagery of Tengami coming to life. Well, this is kind of awkward. I should probably get some dinner soon. I'm thinking takeout tonight; don't want to set off the smoke alarm while trying to cook a cheeseburger again like last night.Oh, oops - you're all finished watching now? What did I tell you? Gorgeous to the nth degree. So before you go hit that replay button and get lost in the magical world of Tengami all over again, just let me remind you that the game is currently slated for an iOS release sometime in early 2014, with a PC and Mac version planned for later down the road.This Week in China: Gambling in a big no no
By Jim Squires
There has been a lot of talk in the west about virtual casino games in the last few years. Some developers are trying their luck at real money gambling games in the UK. Others are hedging their bets in the hopes of a potential change in US gambling laws. But while we keep playing the 'will they/won't they' game over here, China is dealing with gambling games in its own way: in short, they don't allow it.As always, our news out of China comes to us courtesy of our friends at the Beijing-based Laohu.com. Be sure to give them a read if you're looking for daily coverage of the Chinese games market - they definitely know their stuff.Free Games and Sales: BIT.TRIP RUN!, Kentucky Route Zero and more!
By Joe Jasko
They say that the holidays are a time for everyone's generosity to come out and play. Whether that means buying everyone in your family mountains of presents, or simply letting someone move in front of you in line, it's clear that everyone is in a rather giving mood this time of year. And I don't know about you, but there's no gift I'd rather receive that a shiny new and discounted game!As far as gaming sales are concerned this week, why, the biggest internet storefronts might as well be charitable organizations themselves, because the amount of price cuts we've seen going on right now is generous to the extreme. From massive deals that spread all across the App Store, visiting the Humble Bundle camp, and then finishing big with the annual Steam Holiday sale, there are plenty of great games to buy for your loved ones while still saving enough cash to pick up a bunch more for yourself!"And since sharing is almost just as good as giving these days, please don't forget to share with us any other great deals that we may have missed this week down in the replies!