Is it wrong that sometimes I get more excited for all the amazing holiday deals in gaming rather than the actual holidays themselves? Well if you'd only take a look at some of the insane price cuts going on in support of Valentine's Day weekend, then you'll see why these deals are way better than a bouquet of flowers or a box of chocolate (flowers wilt, chocolate gets eaten, but games? GAMES ARE FOREVER).Ahem. Anyway, this weekend lots of gaming storefronts have gotten into the lovey-dovey spirit and started offering tons of free games and sales to get you and your special someone in the romantic gaming mood. You've got a brand new bundle from Indie Royale, a massive Valentine's Day weekend catalogue sale on IndieGameStand, and a cool focus on multiplayer and co-op game sales over at GOG.com."So lay those rose petals on the iPad or keyboard, and get ready to scoop up some seriously awesome games this Valentine's Day weekend. And if there happen to be any other deals out there that may have slipped us by, please don't hesitate to let us know about them down in the replies!
Developed by Actoz Soft, top down twin stick blaster In a Space tasks you with protecting your planet (or planets) against the attacks of various enemies - but also gives you the opportunity to work with others.You play the game's gun toting hero, and must fight your way across several planets - each of which host different threats and environments.The game allows you to create or join a clan with fellow players as well though, where you can either rule a few planets or attempt to take over the whole universe. It's down to you.In a Space is currently available to download for free from the App Store exclusively in Canada. No release date for other parts of the world has been set at this time.This article is sponsored as part of Steel Media Preferred Partners.
Hey internet - remember how mad you were last week that Dungeon Keeper on iOS was a free-to-play game? I didn't mind, but judging by the comments you left for me, it seems that the rest of you really did.Thanks to GOG.com, though - it doesn't even matter anymore. Now you can have your cake and eat it too. Dungeon Keeper - the original PC classic - is free on GOG today.I'd chatter more, but what's the point? The more time you spend reading, the less time you spend playing. Get on it, people!Want even more? Dungeon Keeper 2 is on sale for $1.49.
Ah, love is in the air this Valentine's Day! I'm sure a lot of people will be making a fancy dinner at home for their boyfriend or girlfriend. Others might be going to a sold-out Broadway show with their husband or wife. But since you're here reading this article on Gamezebo, I've got another idea: why not play some great games with your loved one this February 14th?Maybe they're a fun way to collaborate or simply pass the iPad around, but the odds are your partner will love the following list of games almost as much as they love you! And if I'm being completely honest, I'd like to think that a lot of these games are way better than flowers or chocolate or front-row Broadway tickets, anyway."So be sure to hit the comments and let us know what you think of our Valentine's Day suggestions, or what some of your favorite games to play with your honey are!
While Flappy Bird may be gone from the App Store, it's far from forgotten. This week, indie developers around the world have banded together in a show of solidarity for the bug-eyed bird that was and its humble, overwhelmed creator, Dong Nguyen. Their virtual pat on the back comes in the form of Flappy Bird-inspired games designed specifically for #FlappyJam. Although FlappyJam was started by developer Ivano Palmentieri only a few days ago—with its first submission, Bouncy Pixel by Aaron Puente, going live February 9th—there are already 140 games available to play and more consistently pouring in. While many entries follow the basic fly-through-dangers premise of Flappy Bird, the themes, focal points, and even genres range from disembodied floating heads and arsonist Pikachus to text adventures. The one shared trait among every entry is difficulty, which is both stated on the FlappyJam page and has been reiterated by Palmentieri numerous times on Twitter: "I had to specify on the jam site that FLAPPY word or gameplay are NOT mandatory, only 'rule' is to make a hard game AND have fun."The goal of FlappyJam is to show support for Flappy Bird, Nguyen as a game designer, and the entire indie development scene, with the thoughtful mission statement that "indie game devs are friendly and supportive, envy and teasing should not belong to our community, nor be a cause of suffering." As Palmentieri reminded potential entrants yesterday: "Guys, just as a reminder: the point is not making Flappy Bird clones or anything, we are just trying to have fun and support each other." If you'd like to show your own support for the indie development community, all of the FlappyJam games can be viewed, and many played, here. We've called out ten of our favorites below.
Everyone likes to hear the tale of the indie developer who bucks the odds and turns into an overnight success.The story of Sneaky Games and its turn-based MOBA/tactical hybrid Arena of Heroes isn't one of those. It's more a saga of mild success followed by more hard work to try to shine a bigger spotlight on a product the studio truly believes in, all while financial uncertainty swirls around in the background. As such, it's probably a lot more typical of the indie experience than going from rags to riches in one fell swoop.Sneaky Games was known mainly for social games before it dreamed up Arena of Heroes. The game's high concept was a good one: take the framework of a MOBA, but make the action turn-based and put it on multiple platforms to expand the potential player base.Released last summer for iPad, PC and Mac, it attracted enough players to get some traction but didn't take off the way the studio hoped. Part of it was likely due to a bit of an identity crisis. Was the game a MOBA that just happened to be turn-based? Or was it a tactical game with some MOBA trappings?
Rovio has officially unveiled their next Angry Birds game today, to follow after the success of last year's Angry Birds Star Wars II. The latest spin-off will be called Angry Birds Stella, and looks to be a female-centric iteration of the popular physics-puzzle series. Stella the pink bird was first introduced in the "Back to School" update to Angry Birds Seasons, where her special power allowed players to encase certain objects in floating pink bubbles and lift them out of the playing field.The official tagline of the game is "Best friends forever… most of the time," and will see the titular Stella be joined by five other female birds throughout her adventures. And as it turns out, these adventures will seemingly have a more emotional impact this time around, with the official Rovio blog stating: "There will be plenty of fun and adventure, but the bunch of passionate pals will also have to deal with some serious issues in order to protect their friendship and the environment they live in.""As you might expect, Angry Birds Stella will also coincide with a number of new cartoons and tie-in toys, which we've been seeing more and more of lately with each new release. We can look forward to seeing more details leading up to the game's release at some point in 2014, but for now, you can take a look at the debut poster of the game as revealed on the official Angry Birds Stella blog.
The latest addition to Steam came in the form of Steam Tags this week, which allow all users to creatively label games in a way that is both expressive of their own gaming interests and helpful to others. But as everyone knows, when you ask someone on the internet to do something, the odds are they're probably going to do it in the exact opposite way you intended.It's hardly been 24 hours since the Steam Tags beta launched, and we've already seen a number of ways that users have begun to abuse their newfound tagging power with some pretty hilarious results. The real problem with Steam Tags is that everyone is allowed to tag any game they please: regardless of if they even played it or not. There's honestly nothing stopping me from going on The Banner Saga's page and tagging the game as "Ice Cream Sandwich" if I wanted to."So we did some digging and found some of the most ridiculous Steam Tags circling around the storefront right now (most of which are even listed among the program's most popular tags!). Like most bad ideas, we think it will only be a matter of time before Valve removes the program entirely, or at least heavily curbs what you can or cannot tag, sort of like how they had to tighten the restrictions with projects being submitted on Greenlight.But until that happens, let's all bask in the glory of these ridiculous user-created Steam Tags: