Independent developer and publisher Hothead Games, perhaps best known for the download-only "Penny Arcade Adventures," will use its "multi-platform development and digital distribution expertise" to bring games from other indie developers to new platforms. The first games to get the Hothead treatment will be popular Xbox Live Arcade titles "The Maw" and "Braid," with upcoming [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 17, 2008
World of Goo is a strange animal: An innovative, two-dimensional, physics-based puzzler, possessed by both adorable, cute graphics, and delightfully macabre writing and themes. World of Goo isn't the kind of game that specifically needs to be on WiiWare, but the Wii is certainly a good platform for it -- while there may be no [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Yesterday, when we relayed the news of Zen Studios' new PSN FPS based around Marvel's The Punisher, we had a few guesses about what the game would entail. We're cautiously holding out hope for some decent, gritty mayhem despite Zen Studios' track record, and today, the Hungarian developers supplied Sony's PlayStation.Blog with a few answers [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Every so often, a gamer can find themselves in the mood for a particular flavor of game, and these effects can be especially pronounced when one finds oneself surrounded by entries of that genre. Between Braid, the announcement of Henry Hatsworth, and next month's scheduled release of The Fool and His Money, it's an understatement to say [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 7, 2008
Wanna win a copy of Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2?
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Ever since we spoke last month with CD Projekt's Tom Ohle about the company's new digital delivery system for recent-retro PC games, we've been looking forward to getting our hands on some Good Old Games. GOG.com, at present, is in the early stages of beta testing, looking to fully launch in September. GameCyte has had a [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 31, 2008
Episodic gaming's newest addition has finally hit GameTap's online shelves, with the launch of American McGee's Grimm, available today for zero dollars. GameTap and McGee are, indeed, providing the first of 24 twisted fairy tales free of charge -- you needn't even be a GameTap subscriber. In fact, American McGee's Grimm offers no less than [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 25, 2008
Some time ago, we editors of GameCyte had a disagreement about the future of gaming on the iPhone, and whether it was destined for glory or a modest niche. Whatever the future may hold, a number of game companies, large and small, have now entered the iPhone gaming space, and are relying on the experiences [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 2, 2008
It's pretty cut-and-dried: Nintendo has an immense load of WiiWare games coming down the pipe, over 100 in all; Downloadable games aren't receiving their due, Peggle in particular sorely neglected by major U.S. gaming outlets; and here we are with a chip on our shoulder and something to prove. With only 512MB of flash [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Dave Grossman of Telltale Games talks about their unique business model, digital download, and working with unique IP. (Part two of a series)
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