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Simogo teases with ominous trailer for Year Walk, a spooky jaunt with "ancient Swedish phenomena"
Simogo, the Swedish game design duo who made one of fave iOS titles, Beat Sneak Bandit, have taken a turn for the dark side. Their teaser trailer is completely confusing, but in terms of capturing the ambience (um, the point of a trailer), they’re spot-on with the tone. – – – More from Simogo: In th
Needlework? Voyager mission? Stop-motion? Voyager for iOS is absolute whimsy.
Founder of one-man shop Oh My! Me Studios and creator of “hand-crafted video games,” Ken Amarit sent us a note about his new iOS title Voyager. If you were looking for a reason to reach-out to your grandmother, this would be it. Amarit used a needle and wool to construct the game’s elements and then
Dear Assassin’s Creed developer: difficulty doesn’t matter
In a recent interview with Edge Magazine about the making of Assassin’s Creed 3, lead developer Alex Hutchinson made his feelings known on the inclusion in games of difficulty modes meant for casual players: “A lot of games have been ruined by easy modes,” he asserts. “If you have a cover shooter an
Dominique Pamplemousse is the best name of any video game, ever
One of the advantages independent videogame projects have over professional ones is that, with a smaller team, it’s easier for the designer’s personality to permeate various aspects of the game. Deirdra Kiai has begun creating a stop-motion musical adventure she’s crowdfunding on Indiegogo called Do
Riddled with anxiety? Try this biofeedback game
A team of European researchers decided to try their hand at designing a videogame to help players learn stress management, planning, and relaxation techniques. The game, PlayMancer, takes place on an island where stressful activities like diving are contrasted with relaxing ones like star-gazing. Th
In terrifying, supercool, and futuristic development, you can now print gun parts
Attention, Nerf and paintball enthusiasts: you can now print your very own gun parts! The amateur gunsmith Michael Guslick downloaded the blueprints for the frame of an AR-15, a close cousin to the M-16. In this case, Gunslick used commercial off-the-shelf parts to manufacture his gun and used the
Here’s how to make a Portal turret. Get to work you lazy IRL scientists
Ever wonder what the insides of your enemies look like? Not just the blood or wires, but their innermost core? For Portal 2 turrets, this would be the personality core. Artist Alex Gabbott reveals the inner workings of the turrets in this cross-section. The turrets are too small for the batteries th
What’s news in games: humans, fantasy creatures sign peace deal, and more
Noteworthy developments in the worlds of gaming, gathered from Kill Screen stringers embedded in hotspots around the universe. -The various races of the failed state Tyria signed a landmark ceasefire Monday. The humans, the norn, and the asura agreed that their decades of squabbling had distracted t
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