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  Real-time SWAT commanding sim Door Kickers gets a new alpha

  Will your world end with a whimper or a flashbang? 4

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  Nearly-finished Deus Ex Machina sequel starring Christopher Lee seeks Kickstarter help

  "Sperms, cops, killer ducks, naughty bits, zimmer frames..." 16

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  SimCity Amusement Park Pack DLC add-on revealed

  Did someone say Theme Park? 72

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  Six new games accepted on Steam Greenlight

  Game Dev Tycoon and Riot are among them. 25

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  Angry Birds movie set for 1st July 2016

  Here's hoping Mickey Rourke is involved. 45

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  Steam introduces virtual trading card system

  Earn cards by playing games to receive coupons, badges, emoticons and more. 22

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  World of Warcraft subscriptions drop 1.3 million in three months

  Skylanders: Giants is the best-selling game in the west... if you count the figurines. 55

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  Diablo 3 gold duping bug found, fixed, but servers not rolled back

  That would "impact the community in an even greater way". 54

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  As Will Wright, creator of the SimCity series, labels the launch of the new SimCity "inexcusable", Maxis details update 3 - but still no offline mode

  "I can understand the outrage." 28

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  The Sims 4 officially announced

  Due next year on PC and Mac. 53

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  "It was just there: dolphin, dolphin, dolphin"

  He convinced Sega about Ecco, now Ed Annunziata wants to convince you about The Big Blue. 34

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  Candy Box is the stupidest, most addictive thing since Cow Clicker

  Social game parody somehow a great social game. 50

Thursday, 25 April 2013

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  The funny bugs of SimCity - post update 2.0

  Taxi! 60

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

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  Klei's gothic survival game Don't Starve has officially launched on Steam

  Six months of free content to be added. 21

• Machinarium on Vita is set for release next week in Europe

  Priced at €5.99. 12

Tuesday, 23 April 2013

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  TBT: The Black Tower recalls the glory days of PSone RPGs

  A tiny French team's love letter to late 90s Final Fantasy. 28

• Intriguing stealth puzzler Gunpoint headed to Steam

  IGF finalist still without release date. 9

Monday, 22 April 2013

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  Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded, the re-make of the first game in the series, is out in June

  Al Lowe can you go? 36

Friday, 19 April 2013

• Crowdsourced interactive music video Do Not Touch is a fascinating sociological experiment

  UPDATE: We interview its creator. 35

• Among the Sleep crawls to Kickstarter

  Baby needs a new pair of development funds. 8

• The Binding of Isaac has surpassed 2 million sales

  The de-make's unlockable Mystery Man detailed. 15

Thursday, 18 April 2013

• The latest batch of accepted Steam Greenlight titles have been announced

  Shovel Knight, Death, Inc, and Dreamfall Chapters. 31

Wednesday, 17 April 2013

• Poker Night 2 contains Portal, The Venture Bros., Army of Darkness and Sam & Max crossovers

  Unlock new items in Borderlands 2 and Team Fortress 2. 22

• Leviathan: Warships trailer wants you to take it easy, like that guy playing Sonic

  "You're the boat boss." 13

• Kachina is the latest game to be backed by the Indie Fund

  Swallow! Spit! Grow! 6

Monday, 15 April 2013

• The developer of Pid announces Shelter, in which you play the mother of a litter of cubs

  "We are not saying nature is cruel..." 6

• Little Inferno launches on Mac today

  Tomorrow Corporation working on Linux version and older iPhone support. 5

Friday, 12 April 2013

• Pippin Barr's Mumble Indie Bungle parodies several critical darlings

  30 Flights of Loathing, Gurney, Spy Parity, Proteas and World of Glue. 8

Wednesday, 10 April 2013

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  Kickstarted game Shadowrun Returns is coming out in June

  Fingers crossed. 17

• SimCity out on Mac in June, free to those who have PC version - and vice versa

  Cross-platform play between PC and Mac supported. 19

• Will you waterfall for Obsidian's first Project Eternity video?

  To Infinity Engine and beyond. 27

• Mega Man composer Manami Matsumae makes her western debut with Kickstarted indie Shovel Knight

  "She came to us!" 12

Monday, 8 April 2013

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  Activision "does not believe" it owns the rights to No One Lives Forever

  But isn't sure who does. 70

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  Richard Garriott's Shroud of the Avatar Kickstarter was a big success

  He raised over $2 million, all told. 28

• Book of Unwritten Tales dev Kickstarts turn-based strategy game Battle Worlds: Kronos

  Inspired by Advance Wars, no less. 15

• Hands on with Dropchord, Double Fine's Leap motion-controlled rhythmic score-attack game

  Jump for joy. 8

Friday, 5 April 2013

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  It's the first screenshot of Torment: Tides of Numenera

  UPDATE: Another video, and Torment on track to set a record and beat Project Eternity. 51

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  Robert Bowling's 2D platformer unsuccessful on Kickstarter

  Ex-Call of Duty man couldn't attract the numbers. 37

Thursday, 4 April 2013

• $175 BlizzCon 2013 tickets on sale in two batches later this month

  $500 charity dinner tickets up for grabs, too. 34

Wednesday, 3 April 2013

• Torment: Tides of Numenera will be a 2015 game

  Will take "a few months" longer because of all the cash it's raised. 21

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

• Torchlight 2 editor Guts released with Steam Workshop integration

  Plus, new NetherRealm game content and pets. 14

Thursday, 28 March 2013

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  This year's Independent Games Festival winners are...

  Battlefield 4 oh no hold on. 21

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  Telltale Games details new series The Wolf Among Us

  Based on DC Comics' Fables. 23

• Double Fine's Adventure game Broken Age teased in first trailer

  Kick start your morning with new footage. 16

Wednesday, 27 March 2013

• Expect a challenge from the turn-based Space Hulk video game

  "You have to be a little bit lucky." 21

• Knights of Pen & Paper coming to PC and Mac in a new-content-bearing +1 Edition

  New dungeons, bosses, The Tavern and more. 14

• Guild Wars 2 Flame & Frost: The Razing update released with patch notes

  New World vs. World progression system and no more culling. 15

Tuesday, 26 March 2013

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  Richard Garriott's Shroud of the Avatar: What's the big idea?

  Why he needs Kickstarter, the project's origins, clever bits, persistence, online elements, housing, PVP and combat. 40

Monday, 25 March 2013

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  Ecco the Dolphin creator launches Kickstarter for spiritual successor The Big Blue

  Ed Annunziata returns with clear porpoise. 52

Sunday, 24 March 2013

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  Double Fine Adventure called Broken Age, new story details revealed

  A boy. A girl. Parallel lives. 19

Saturday, 23 March 2013

• Civilization 5: Brave New World due in July

  Contains an XCOM crossover. 20

Friday, 22 March 2013

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  Torment's $3.5m Kickstarter stretch goal is Obsidian's Chris Avellone

  Plus, a sackful of extra detail from the team's Ask Me Anything on Reddit. 19

• Ridiculous Fishing dev announces Luftrausers for PC, PS3 and Vita

  Hope this dogfighting shooter takes off. 17

Thursday, 21 March 2013

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  Lord British thinks "most game designers really just suck"

  UPDATE: "I was not trying to toot my own horn." Richard Garriott clarifies his point. 137

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

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  Carmageddon: Reincarnation becomes a PS4 and next Xbox game as well

  "The true triple-A quality of a game should come out of the gameplay, not out of how bloody shiny it is." 36

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  Steam now offers players early access for upcoming games

  Wants players to interact with devs and give feedback prior to release. 50

• Double Fine's psychedelic Dropchord drops a trailer

  Born trippy. 12

• Antichamber has sold over 100,000 copies in seven weeks

  On par with Fez in the same time frame. 25

• Hotline Miami unleashes its psychedelic rage on Mac

  How do you like them apples? 18

• Gone Home to feature classic riot grrrl tunes

  Rock out to Heavens to Betsy and Bratmobile. 21

Tuesday, 19 March 2013

• Triad is a delightful free puzzler about three people sharing a bed

  Finally, a game we can all relate to. 18

• Free-to-play Dungeon Defenders 2 announced

  Has a MOBA competitive mode inspired by League of Legends. 11

Monday, 18 March 2013

• Garriott's Shroud of the Avatar: multiplayer explained, Dragonlance author Tracy Hickman added

  Three types of online play. 21

Friday, 15 March 2013

• New Civilization 5 expansion Brave New World announced

  Out on PC and Mac this summer. 29

• QuickDraw is a Move game that lets you duel with other players - no TV necessary

  Move-based GlowTag is like Tag where you're not sure when you're the target. 22

• The Neverhood creator working on a new claymation point-and-click adventure

  TenNapel reuniting with his cult classic's staff. 15

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

• Jason Rohrer's The Castle Doctrine alpha released today

  Buy now for half off. 8

Monday, 11 March 2013

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  Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey Kickstarter ends in resounding success

  So what's been paid for? 20

Friday, 8 March 2013

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  Gamer anger grows as SimCity debacle threatens to turn ugly

  UPDATE: Amazon pulls digital sales, EA addresses concerns... sort of. 361

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  Shadowrun Returns gameplay footage debuts

  Light shone on the Kickstarter success. 40

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  Lord British launches Kickstarter for oldschool RPG Shroud of the Avatar: Forbidden Virtues

  The Ultima creator returns to his roots. 66

• Double Fine announces rhythm arcade game Dropchord for PC, Mac and iOS

  Supports upcoming hi-tech Leap motion controller. 5

• Sonar-based first-person survival game Pulse now on Kickstarter

  Award-winning student project all grown up, needs money. 7

Thursday, 7 March 2013

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  Season Two of Telltale's The Walking Dead "aiming for" THIS autumn

  UPDATE: Telltale sorry for any confusion. 43

• Apple patents digital trading techniques

  Sell-on your books and films and games and software, make a bob or two. 25

• Gauntlet-esque co-op action RPG Hammerwatch gets a demo

  Lets you play the game's first act with three classes. 12

• The 7th Guest: 3 is currently in development for PC, Mac, iOS and Android

  Probably coming to Kickstarter next month. 15

Wednesday, 6 March 2013

• Company of Heroes 2 delayed to June 2013

  Extra time to help make game better. 19

• Physics-based dungeon crawler Delver's Drop funded on Kickstarter

  Six days to go to meet stretch goals for co-op, new classes, and maybe a console port. 6

Tuesday, 5 March 2013

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  Football Manager-style Blood Bowl game announced

  First screenshots released. 23

• Free spooky psychedelic exploration game Césure is a nightmarescape worth visiting

  For the Slave of God, Proteus and Memory of a Broken Dimension Crowd. 7