Battlecruisers Wins Second Place in Kiwi Game Starter Awards

Battlecruisers, the explosive strategy game from Mecha Weka, has won second place in the annual Kiwi Game Starter awards by the New Zealand Game Developers Association. Started seven years ago, the competition offers prizes of mentorship from gaming industry experts, plus $25,000 for the winners and $10,000 for the runners up. Editor’s Note: Check out our full review of Battlecruisers! Four finalists from around New Zealand were selected from dozens of entries based on their originality, technical / creative innovation, and commercial prospects: Battlecruisers by Mecha Weka, Ghostvale by Wildflower, Rose & Locket by Whistling Wizard, and Seedlings by Bardsley … Continue reading Battlecruisers Wins Second Place in Kiwi Game Starter Awards

DARQ: Complete Edition Creeps to Switch

Surrealist horror puzzler, DARQ: Complete Edition from Feardemic and Unfold Games is now available on Switch. DARQ: Complete Edition includes the original DARQ game as well as two DLC adventures, The Tower and The Crypt, both filled with new mysteries, puzzles, and creepy creatures. To celebrate the launch, DARQ creator Wlad Marhulets will be answering fan questions on NintendoSwitch March 18th, from 10AM PT / 6PM CET to 1PM PT / 9PM CET. Fall into the DARQ as Lloyd, a boy who finds himself trapped in a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and … Continue reading DARQ: Complete Edition Creeps to Switch

A Musical Story Game Demo Goes Live on Steam for London Games Festival

Indie publisher Digerati is happy to share the news that a free downloadable demo for A Musical Story is now available from the game’s Steam page. Part of the London Games Festival Official Selection for ‘Narrative Excellence’, the demo for A Musical Story has been released to coincide with the start of the event, which runs 19-28 March. Created by French developer Glee-Cheese Studio, A Musical Story is a music/narrative experience set in the 1970s. The demo consists of the game’s first 10 chapters, and introduces players to its rhythm-based gameplay, which differentiates itself from other music games by focusing … Continue reading A Musical Story Game Demo Goes Live on Steam for London Games Festival

Sci-fi Survival Game Dysterra Begins Alpha Testing

Kakao Games have announced this past week their partnership with Reality MagiQ on their upcoming online survival game on abandoned earth called Dysterra. Dysterra is a large-scale multiplayer survival game that embodies deep crafting systems such as construction and production, while offering players exciting conflicts and environmental calamities within the visual power of the Unreal Engine 4. Kakao Games and Reality MagiQ plan to conduct several tests with players around the world and reflect various feedback to increase the completeness of Dysterra, with the goal of Steam Early Access within 2021. The first Dysterra global alpha test will be conducted … Continue reading Sci-fi Survival Game Dysterra Begins Alpha Testing

Surviving Mars Adds Free Tourism DLCs

Paradox Interactive announced today that development has resumed on Surviving Mars, the survival colony builder set on the Red Planet, under Abstraction. Additionally, the company revealed that Surviving Mars has surpassed 5 million players in the lifetime of the game across all platforms. To Celebrate the return to Mars, Paradox will launch an In-Dome Buildings Pack and a free Tourism Update available to all Surviving Mars players this Monday, March 15. The Tourism Update is free for all Surviving Mars players and revamps tourists, introduces a RC Safari, adds buildings, and more. With this update, players can expect to see … Continue reading Surviving Mars Adds Free Tourism DLCs