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PAX West 2016: New Blood Interactive To Debut New Games

PAX West 2016: New Blood Interactive To Debut New Games

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New Blood Interactive are set to debut three new games at PAX 2016, with each of the Indie Games set to be released at different points throughout 2017. The developers have will be at the super red booth 6010 on the 6th floor, and have said that “photos with Harambe via a cardboard cutout will also be available in the booth because his memory lives on in all our hearts.” The first game that New Blood Interactive is set to debut is Duck, a first person shooter inspired by Quake, Heretic, Hexen, Half-Life and Redneck Rampage. Developed by David Szymanski and featuring a soundtrack by metal music mastermind Andrew Hulshult (Brutal DOOM, Rise of the Triad), DUSK transports players into and underneath the creepy backwoods of the American Northeast where you wake up hanging on a meat hook in a barn and must escape using any means necessary (dual sickles in this case). Players will get to shoot their way out of the dark and survive until dawn if you can in the

Independent Games Festival 2017 Applications Open

Independent Games Festival 2017 Applications Open

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Submissions are now officially open for the 2017 Independent Games Festival, the signature competition for indie games, to be held for its 19th year during GDC 2017 in San Francisco next March. This directly follows a record-breaking year which saw over 750 entries for the 2016 event, including top prizewinners like Her Story, Mini Metroand Undertale. The deadline for all submissions to the IGF this year will be October 24th, with finalists announced in early January 2017. Finalists’ games will once again be playable at the packed IGF Pavilion on the Game Developers Conference 2017 Expo Floor, and will compete for over $50,000 in prizes. As per normal, these awards include the Excellence in Visual Art, Audio, Design and Narrative Awards, which will have six finalists each, with the winner getting $3,000 in each category. There will also be six finalists for the $30,000 Seumas McNally Grand Prize. This year also sees the return of the Best Student Game award ($3,000 prize), and the special Nuovo Award ($5,000, eight finalists) will be

E3 2016: 5 Most Promising Indie Games

E3 2016: 5 Most Promising Indie Games

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While many players and media outlets look toward the bigger developers during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), sometimes it’s the indie developers who create some of the most interesting games on show throughout E3. Because of that, many indie games tend to get somewhat overlooked throughout the annual fair. But not here at Pop Geeks! Below, we present you with the five most interesting and promising indie games to come out of E3 2016; although, this is just a small sample of the amazing games to come out of the expo. Be sure to check out other games in our E3 2016 coverage. 5: We Happy Few We Happy Few is the tale of a plucky bunch of moderately terrible people trying to escape from a lifetime of cheerful denial. Set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England, you’ll have to blend in with its other inhabitants, who have their own set of not-so-normal rules. Currently announced for Xbox One, Windows, Mac and Linux, We Happy Few will be

Defense General Lands On Steam Greenlight

Defense General Lands On Steam Greenlight

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Defense General, a Tower-Defense game that requires strategic thinking, has landed on Steam Greenlight, getting a new preview of the gameplay with the campaign, which you can see below. Players must set up a maze and utilize scientific support to hold the enemy back. Players receive funds and technological points on wave’s end. These can be used to purchase new support skills and towers. Players have to manipulate real-timed tower-buff skills, freezing effect, and various artillery strikes. But this game requires much less micro-controls compared to similar other games. Making a maze with towers is the main feature of this game and there’s numerous variations you can make, like a ‘Go’. Except for landmines, all kinds of towers can be upgraded to level 2, which makes their maintenance practical. Defense General is set to have a number of features once it’s released, including: The enemy attacks in very large horde which sometimes contains nearly 300 units. The map is scaled and based on urban condition and minimap can be used to look

Planar Conquest Lands On PC, Mobile

Planar Conquest Lands On PC, Mobile

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Planar Conquest – a reimagined and immensely enhanced sequel to Worlds of Magic – a Kickstarter-funded 4X game in the works for the last several months, has been released on PC, with the game making its way to Steam, as well as getting released on Android and iOS, with the mobile versions being 30% off. Wastelands Interactive, the developers behind the game, have also announced that those who already own Worlds of Magic will be able to get Planar Conquest for free. Leszek Lisowski, Wastelands Interactive CEO, spoke about the creation of the game, saying: “We know that Worlds of Magic had some things that required polishing even after release. We’ve been improving many game features in subsequent updates, however we’ve eventually realized, that if we want to unleash the full potential of our 4X project, we need to overhaul it and relaunch it. That’s how Planar Conquest was born. The game not only features new UI, enhanced AI, revamped graphics, intuitive map editor and more, but also will be expanded

River City: Tokyo Rumble To Come To 3DS

River City: Tokyo Rumble To Come To 3DS

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Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of family-oriented video games, announced today that it will bring River City: Tokyo Rumble to the Nintendo 3DS this summer. River City: Tokyo Rumble continues the partnership established last year with Arc System Works, who owns the River City franchise. River City: Tokyo Rumble will be one of several Natsume titles playable at E3 2016, taking place June 14th – 16th in Los Angeles. Hiro Maekawa, President & CEO of Natsume spoke about the game, saying: “We know there’s a loyal fanbase of the River City series in North America who have been asking for more of these addictive games to play. Whether you’re a longtime River City fan or new to the series, there’s plenty of side-scrolling action to love.” Originally launched as Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-Kun SP: Rantou Kyousoukyoku in Japan, the game is part of a long-running series of side-scrolling RPG brawlers, sports games, and more.  North Americans were first introduced to the series with River City Ransom on the NES, with

Berserk: The Cataclysm Launches On Steam Greenlight

Berserk: The Cataclysm Launches On Steam Greenlight

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Berserk: The Cataclysm, a free-to-play collectible card game has launched its Steam Greenlight campaign, getting a new trailer alongside the campaign. You can watch the trailer for the game below. According to the developers behind the game, its exclusive automated battle system has lead it to become one of the most successful online trading card games due to its complexity and meta game, which includes clan wars and territory control thought warfare and PvP. In Berserk: The Cataclysm, players have to demonstrate their strategic skills by creating their own squads, Berserk’s very own card decks. The game takes place in the fantasy world of Laar, a universe destroyed by the Darkness in which there are limited resources, and outrageous beings dwell the lands. The fight for survival is a continuous battle for the few remaining territories ofLaar: only those Ungar sorcerers who manage to raise their lands towards heaven and create a floating island will survive. The game is set to have a number of features upon its release, including:

Banner Saga 2 Launches On PC And Mac

Banner Saga 2 Launches On PC And Mac

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Stoic, an independent game development company, and Versus Evil, one of the leading independent video game publishers, have launched the Banner Saga 2 for PC and Mac to gamers worldwide. Banner Saga 2 is the exciting sequel to the award winning, BAFTA nominated, indie hit The Banner Saga, an epic Viking role-playing strategy game where a player’s choice directly affects their personal journey.  The console versions of the game are set to launch this summer. Speaking about the release and how the first game influenced the second, Arnie Jorgensen, Art Director and one of the founders of Stoic, said: “The feedback and excitement we received from the Banner Saga 1 really helped us work to make the Banner Saga 2 even better. Huge thanks to the community.” Steve Escalante, GM of Versus Evil, also spoke about the original game and how he felt about releasing Banner Saga 2, saying: “Over the last two years we have been able to launch Banner Saga on multiple platforms and with great success. Now we are entering the