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.
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.
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!
We kicked off our best of the year coverage a little early with our special +13 Edition yesterday, but if you're looking for the real meat and potatoes of this countdown, it begins here.We reviewed nearly a thousand games in 2013. That's a staggering number no matter how you slice it. But of the thousand or so games we looked at, only twenty could rise to the top and be called best of the year. (well… 20+13, but you already knew that, right?)But enough jibber jabber. Let's kick things off right. Here are our picks for #20-#16.
If there's one game type that is egregiously missing from the ever-growing trove of the App Store, it's the Animal Crossing-like life sim. Even with vaguely similar entries like Happy Street and The Sims 3 available on iOS, nothing quite scratches our itch for a colorful, cartoony world where you can spend all day fishing or decorating your den—until now. Castaway Paradise by Stolen Couch Games intends to fill that gap and then some, offering a living, breathing world that is inspired by Animal Crossing but expands upon it in ways that will keep players busy, challenged, and right at home.Castaway Paradise takes place on a collection of islands that gradually open up as the game progresses. Players will assume the role of their personally designed avatar, who washes up on shore and decides to make the most of their shipwrecked situation. While you'll start with only a small, donated tent to house your few belongings—basically the clothes and seaweed on your back—it's easy to begin making money and become a productive member of island society. Similar to Animal Crossing, fishing and bug-catching are lucrative means to expand your coffers, but the bucks don't stop there. "Animal Crossing is the obvious inspiration indeed," Eric Diepeveen, co-founder and game designer at Stolen Couch Games told Gamezebo. "We're diverging from that game by making the gameplay deeper and more task-oriented. We like Animal Crossing, but we're not huge fans per se. My personal problem with the game is the lack of tasks. That's why I designed Castaway Paradise more like a social game.
One of the most fascinating topics to come up in our industry these days is how real-money gambling is slowly but surely beginning to make its way into the precious gaming space. Despite the attempts to merge the two worlds, though, gaming and gambling have always been typically seen as two separate entities: except for all of those poker or slot machine video games that let players raise the stakes with imaginary currency. But in fact, now it seems that the lines have begun to blur so much in recent years that one organization in Australia has decided to take action.A new South Australia government-affiliated marketing campaign has recently begun to crop up around the land down under called Gambling is No Game, and stylized as NO GAME. Their main argument is that, in today's digital culture, it's entirely normal for younger children to become fully accustomed to moving around on a smartphone or iPad, and playing various video games with certain mechanics that simulate real world gambling. Naturally, this research has led NO GAME to the conclusion that gambling-simulated gaming in one's early years can translate into real world gambling in their later years."The homepage of the NO GAME website warns parents that "Games that simulate gambling give children the opportunity to practice gambling. Playing these games often becomes a daily activity making gambling seem like part of normal everyday life." It also offers a list of things to look out for in teenagers and younger children who might be crossing the line from gaming to gambling, as well as unearthing the roots of the problem and offering advice on what parents can do if they witness a similar behavior pattern in their own gaming kids.
Remember a few days ago when news broke that Daedalic Entertainment would be making a long-awaited sequel to their early adventure hit, The Whispered World? Well get ready to see what the years have done to the whimsical and magical dream world that adventure gamers know and love, as a brand new debut trailer for Silence - The Whispered World 2 has just been released this week. And if this video doesn't perfectly set the tone for what's to come, then I don't know what will!Clocking in at an impressive three and a half minutes' worth of beautifully rendered cutscenes, the debut trailer introduces gamers to new protagonist Noah and his little sister Renie, as the pair struggle with survival in a war-ridden land of ice and snow. And if there's one thing that's clear after getting our very first taste of Daedalic's latest in action, it's that The Whispered World 2 is sure to pack a seriously emotional punch.You can check out the haunting new trailer for yourself just above this paragraph, and be sure to keep checking back on Gamezebo for more updates on Silence - The Whispered World 2 as we get closer to the game's release sometime in the second half of 2014.
While it came out in 2011, I still can't believe it's here. Duke Nukem Forever is the sequel to 1996's Duke Nukem 3D. You know - this game. As with any hot game, they announced a sequel right away. It was 1997, and Duke Nukem Forever was officially in the works… but didn't see the light of day for fourteen years.It's a lengthy tale of cancelled projects and multiple developers, but in the end Forever finally saw release and can now be played - by you - for just five smackeroos.The latest offering on Gamezebo Deals will get you a Steam key good for both the PC and Mac versions of the game for just $5. Lock'n'load folks. It's time to bring the pain.