More Limbo Information Finally Available... on XBLA...

Submitted by gum on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 03:54
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Well, you know, that game, Limbo, the one that was nominated for the Technical Excellence and Visual Art awards in this year's IGF. Its mailing-list just sent out the first announcement.

The announcement is included below, but for those of you too lazy to read it, it basically says that Limbo will be released this summer... on XBLA!

What's this!? Well, guess those of us without a XBox are going to get stuck with nothing... Well, hopefully Limbo will pull a Braid and come out with a PC release later on, or else this will be a very, very sad day :(

Cross Days Delayed for the Nth Time

Submitted by gum on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 18:34
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Cross Days, 0verflow's long-anticipated sequel to School Days and Summer Days, was set to come out on January 29th, 2010.

Unsurprisingly, at the last moment, 0verflow announced that the game will be delayed and the release date has been moved to March 19th, 2010. This came as no surprise, since this isn't the first time the game has been delayed, and most likely won't be the last time...

VVVVVV Released, Goodbye Ciellus

Submitted by gum on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 20:55
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Terry's VVVVVV has been released, and so far has received some pretty good reviews and praises despite not making the 2010 IGF finalists.

The game is actually quite fun, but the simple graphics might be a big turn-off for some people. The whole gravity-flipping gameplay is fun and challenging, but not really revolutionary. The game is still very fun nonetheless, and you should at least try out the demo.

In other news, it looks like Ciellus really won't be happening unless something miraculous happens, as can be seen both from Terry's post here and this from Annabelle Kennedy.

Indie Gaming in China

Submitted by gum on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 20:56
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Indie games are getting more and more recognition in the U.S. and Europe, so what's the scene like in China?

There are quite a few fans of indie games in China. Of course, the scene is not as big as its U.S. or European counterpart, but it's there nonetheless (and hopefully growing). China is known for piracy, and where there's indie games, free downloads of (paid) indie games aren't far behind. We won't talk about these things here.

Anyways, to start things off, some Chinese websites on indie games. There used to be quite a few, but unfortunately some of them disappeared or is quite inactive.

IGF 2010 Finalists Announced, More Info on Limbo

Submitted by gum on Fri, 01/08/2010 - 19:44
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As if every other website hasn't already reported this to death, the finalists for the 2010 IGF main competition have been revealed.

There were some expected winners, as well as a few surprises. Quite a few people seem unhappy with the fact that VVVVVVV didn't make it... maybe it's a sign that Ciellus needs to be finished? Hah!

Another interesting read is the IGF judging process, check it out, it's neat.

Now, for the very few who saw this here first, below are the finalists in no particular order:

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