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Hack Wars, the Game of Virtual Hacking, is currently running as an open-beta. Hack Wars is a browser based MMO, in which players employ elements of real programming to hack their opponent's systems.
Click Copter, a new original side-scrolling 2d shooter, is complete and available for free online play! This fast paced shooter features over 20 unique bosses and levels, accurate and responsive controls, and a completely original soundtrack! It is available to download for free at...
Game http://www.thegamespage.com/backroom
Video Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7f8cMdIYTA
The Antique Chronicles is a Trilogy PC Adventure game in three downloadable episodes. Michelle the Herion, searches for her Archaeology Professor that has been kidnapped by people that want him to lead them to the lost King Solomans Gold mine. She uses not only her skills but magic along the trail. Visit www.distantstarproductions.com to view the intro movie and see screen shots.
A new job board, www.indiegamejobs.com, just opened up that caters to the independent game developer. The site allows you to post jobs or search through job categories including 3d, textures, programming, and level design. You can evaluate artists by previewing their work and reading feedback ratings from other users. You can also post and browse resumes.
Here are some of the features listed on the site:
* Completely Free<br> * Easy to use Web 2.0 interface<br> * Intuitive rating system<br> * Profile section that supports images and links<br> * Messages Area<br> * Resumes Section<br>
You can get a free XBox 360 by signing up for as little as one free offer and referring a few people:
http://www.3604free.com/index.php?ref=3789047
Enjoy!
Tricky Software presents Armado
Just in time for the New Year we are pleased to announce that our game Armado is finished and available for download. It’s a great game for all ages!
Story:
Assume the role of Armado the armadillo and embark upon a great adventure to free the Queen of the land. The Queen is a Great Eagle, the last of an ancient race. While on a journey to visit the Queen, Armado learned of a growing darkness from the South; armies of giant ants marching Northward. They moved slowly at first, but eventually overwhelmed and colonized the legendary eagle nests in the mountains. Soon, the Queen herself was captured, and imprisoned.
Just as Armado bowed his head and turned for home, he noticed an old fox. The fox was dressed in old tattered robes and told Armado that the Queen herself had foretold that he would meet a great hero at this very spot. Armado did not think for a moment that meant him. Then the fox handed him a satchel filled with magical eggs, and told Armado that one by one they must be placed into the ancient nests. Before Armado could speak the fox was gone in a puff of blue smoke. And so began Armado's quest to help free the Queen.
General Information: Visit http://www.trickysoftware.com/armado.html for general Armado information.
Download Locations: Visit http://www.trickysoftware.com/armadodownloads.html to start downloading now!
System Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.2 or later Power Mac G4 or better Intel compatible (Universal Binary)
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP 1.4 GHz or better OpenGL compliant video card
Pricing: Armado is free to try, and $19.95 to unlock the full version.
New downladable PC game release from Indie developers Moonpod.com.
Description: Asimov is a lowly service mechanoid aboard the interstellar colony ship Eidolon. Carrying hundreds of frozen human colonists to a new world. When the Eidolon's computer brain malfunctions, it falls to Asimov to undertake a perilous journey through the bowels of the massive ship to save his robot friends and the precious human cargo. Solve puzzles.Overcome obstacles. Hack hostile networks. Evade crazed robots. Save the mission.
Download from: http://www.moonpod.com/externaldownloads.php?f=InstallMrRobot.exe
I've updated the online poker bonuses section:
http://www.classic-games.com/poker/bonuses.html
Seattle, WA - 13 October, 2006 – Putt Mania is an arcade-style miniature golf game that builds upon classic game play with innovative ideas. It is the third game release by the 2005 IGF award winning indie developer.
At the core of the game is a unique shot mechanic that favors strategy and calculated risk over timing and luck. By helping the player visualize the results of a putt before it is released, the easy shots are made simple and the outrageous are pulled to within reach.
Putt Mania supports up to four players in three distinct game types: normal, skins, and closest to the hole in a single shot. It includes over ninety distinct holes and supports an intuitive in-game editor for building custom holes and courses. In addition to the classic windmills and loops, players will find a dizzying combination of new objects - swinging hammers, rolling balls, teleporters, jump pads, and turbo boosts, to name just a few.
It features realistic physics in a vibrant 3D world. It’s fun for the whole family. The free demo version is now available for download and the full version can be purchased online for $16.95.
Product site: http://www.evertt.com/moreinfo_puttmania.htm The free demo version can be downloaded: http://evertt.swmirror.com/Setup_PuttMania.exe
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Evaluation copy available on request.
Magic Pearls, a sokoban "clone", was released a couple of days ago on <a href="http://www.firstrategames.com">FirstRateGames.com</a>. This indie game was developed by Ward De Langhe, a European independent game developer.
Quote from the website:<br> <i>"Don’t be deceived by the apparent simplicity of this game of intense strategy. The lower levels may lull you into a false sense of security but, as you proceed, each new level introduces more challenges that pit your ability to reason against an increasingly more complex array of possibilities. Your mission is to push the Magic Pearls into their assigned slots in as few moves as possible. The pearls can only be pushed, never pulled, and those slots can seem to have a mind of their own sometimes!"</i>
A 15 level demo is available here: <a href="http://www.firstrategames.com/demos/MagicPearlsDemo_setup.exe">http://www.firstrategames.com/demos/MagicPearlsDemo_setup.exe</a>
Wings 2 is a 2D multiplayer network game. Fly small and agile ships in varied maps, choosing from a wide variety of different weapons and devices to use against your opponents. The game offers several game modes with different styles of play, and supports internet, LAN and splitscreen games.
Pixeljam Games has recently released the neo-retro arcade space shooter Gamma Bros, a large and beautiful space shooter akin to classic arcade games like galaga, gradius and robotron, but with a modern twist. Lots of enemies, powerups, bosses, a full soundtrack, amazing sound FX and a few surprises. Gamma Bros. is completely free for all to download and play, at www.pixeljam.com/gammabros.
Charlie's Games release Bullet Candy, a fast paced shooter with 50 levels, 4 play modes, loads of enemies, even more bullets, power-ups, huge explosions, and amazing graphical effects all combined with some seriously intense shooting action.
Find out more and download a free demo at:
Buccaneer is a single and multiplayer pirate ship battle game. It has been in development since last year and is rapidly approaching "Demo Day" in July 2006, when we will release a one level, free single player demo version.
The game mechanic is fairly unique, with players controlling a pirate ship using standard W, A, S, D key commands for movement and the mouse for camera control and cannon batteries. There are 10 huge multiplayer maps, where you can pick a ship and go head to head with other pirates, or join a pirate faction and steal treasure from under the nose of the opposition. There are also 3 single player campaigns, each incorporating many varied levels connected by a storyline. Each level has an objective or objectives that need fulfilling to progress to the next, while the player simultaneously attempts to amass an Infamy score that carries over from mission to mission. A player's Infamy score doubles as a timer and slowly ticks away, forcing them to complete levels as quickly (or ruthlessly) as possible - the final score for one level becomes the starting score for the next. So do one mission badly and you may not be able to complete the next before your Infamy is gone and your captain is simply forgotten!
Our website at www.stickmanstudios.co.uk has more information about gameplay and includes screenshots, and a teaser trailer (in the news section). There is also a tutorial outlining how the ships are controlled as well as more info on characters and the various ship classes found in the game.
1UP revisits some of the games that continue to hold interest long after their introductions:
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.offset=0&cId=3151130
I, for one, was shocked to see that I'd missed "The Ur-Quan Masters", based on the Star Control 2 source.