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EA backs the DS

Not entirely “good game” related but EA have officially announced support for the DS. Whilst we all know that EA are known for their derivative formulaic rubbish (ok… it’s not all rubbish - but I’m generalising here) the fact that the biggest publisher in the world has put their weight behind the DS means that […]

Rumble Box

by Joe Bourrie & Patrick Hackett
Rumble Box is a great, innovative beat-em-up game done with tons of style. You can download it, for FREE, from the developers web site:
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The interview…
What was the origin of Rumble Box? Where does it draw it’s inspiration from? In other words, what the hell were you […]

Professor Fizzwizzle

Innovative, ingenious, frustrating and addictive are some words that come to mind when trying to sum up Professor Fizzwizzle, a downloadable Indie PC game by Grubby Games. It’s fair to say that I’ve never played a game like this before - it really is unique. I’d describe it as a 2D platform/puzzle game with interesting […]

John Carmack on id’s Brand New IP

Spong have featured the highlights of John Carmacks presentation at QuakeCon 2006.
The hi lights are below - and you can check out the full list on the original post.

id Software will be focusing on gameplay over graphics in their next unannounced title.
the next title will be a 3D action title that will be id’s biggest […]

Contact - new media

Contact is a quirky rpg that is coming out on the Nintendo DS. IT has a unique visual style mixing old school retro pixel graphics with lush detailed pre rendered visuals. They are trying to do something a little bit different, and in my book that’s always a good thing.
The game is getting closer to […]

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