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1979 is a heartfelt account of the Iranian revolution
In 1979, during the Iranian Revolution, Navid Khonsari was ten, walking through the streets in Tehran, holding his grandfather’s guiding hand. Soon after, he relocated with his family to Canada. Earlier today, on Kickstarter, he launched a campaign for a game about that tumultuous period of his life
Reset will screw with your perception of space and time
One of the profound things about Portal was the surreal way in which it bent perception, when you’d be staring into a portal and seeing the back of Chell’s head. Reset, by Theory Interactive, takes that as a starting point, and things only get weirder from there. As seen in this reality-bending new
This device-less motion-control device could mean big things for games
Up till now, motion control has required you to swing around a remote-control baton, stand in front a motion-sensing camera, or swipe your iPhone. However, Chirp, a small chip engineered by a team at the University of California Berkeley, makes these bulky motion-capture devices unnecessary. You can
Natural Selection 2 is the world’s newest esport
Players of Natural Selection 2 have crowd-funded over 30 thousand dollars on Go Find Me to pay for the first Natural Selection 2 World Championship. This makes the competitive first-person shooter one of the newest and unlikeliest of esports. The event will be broadcasted at a yet to be announced da
Catacomb Kids further proves that anything can be a rougelike
We’ve heard only good things about Catacomb Kids. And, really, with a name like Catacomb Kids, how could it not be superb? This platforming rouge-like has a definite Spleunky vibe conjoined with the action-y brawling of Towerfall, and, yes, dubious medieval torture devices that are guaranteed to mak
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