Category Archives: Game News

Latest/important news from the world of gaming

Internet Kicks Double Fine to the Moon

After looking at Double Fine’s kickstarter page for their new project, “Double Fine Adventure” this afternoon, all I can say is, holy crap.  Their goal, $400k, was raised in 8 hours, and as of right now they have $978,000 (and … Continue reading

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Resident Evil Revelations: $50 no more

Just a quick note:  Capcom’s upcoming and strangely expensive Resident Evil game for the 3DS has gotten an official price drop to $40 as of today.  “Price Drop” as in what it should have been priced at in the first … Continue reading

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VGZBlog EXCLUSIVE: Interview with upcoming XBLIG game ‘Celestial Apotheosis’ Project Manager

I love a good exclusive. I also love 2D Platformers. Imagine my joy, then, at being able to sit down with the project manager for upcoming indie title ‘Celestial Apotheosis’, Hannah Bunce, and pick her brains about some of the … Continue reading

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Eldritch Horror and Tentacles more Profitable on Steam?

Zeboyd Games has just announced that they’ve made more money from their games Cthulhu Saves the World and Breath of Death VII on Steam in five days than a year + on the Xbox Live Indie Game Service.

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The Binding of Isaac

   From the mind of Super Meat Boy comes Edmund McMillen’s new game, “The Binding of Isaac.” According to Edmund’s blog, Isaac will a be a “roguelike shooter based on the dungeon structure of Zelda (nes).”

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A Game A Day – Insanity? Probably.

All of the greatest creative minds of the last few millennia were probably once defined as insane by their peers. Hopefully, indie developer Jayenkai (who we’re a bit of a fan of, here at VGZBlog) won’t mind being lumped in … Continue reading

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Three New Indie Releases on Steam

Steam summer sale hasn’t totally emptied your wallet?  Check out these three new releases from indie developers!

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Blocks That Matter Tech Demo Now Available

Swing Swing Submarine’s new game, Blocks That Matter, has a tech demo out for the upcoming non-XBLIG version. The team is asking for feedback and debugging help, so be the kind soul you are give it a try. The demo … Continue reading

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Dungeons of Dredmor Goes Steamside

The dungeon crawling roguelike “Dungeons of Dredmor” is going to dinner at Steam’s house. AND it brought lutefisk!

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Quick Pick: Space Battles, by Jayenkai

Quick game pick from ‘the Twitters’… Jayenkai, hardworking guy behind AGameAWeek.com, developer of ‘Super Spike Dislike’ and ‘Sheep Goes Left’, has uploaded a small, yet well-crafted little scrolling shmup that you can play in your browser (hopefully), right here.

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