2BeeGames Indie Game Competition finalists revealed
2BeeGames today revealed the ten finalists of their second annual Indie Game Competition. The winner, as chosen by the players who vote and a panel of judges, will win $10,000 and have the opportunity to enter a publishing contract with Zoo Games to see their game published on consoles.
If you want to participate in the process of selecting a winner, visit www.2BeeGames.com, play the games and vote for your favorites.
The ten finalists are:
Bullets of a Revolver – submitted by Diefox
Climb to the Top of the Castle – submitted by TwO Bros. Games
Cavemen Vs. Aliens – submitted by John Sear
Cochon’s Pursuit – submitted by Edouard Mercure
Daytraders of the Dead – submitted by Mat Groves/ John Denton
DriftMoon – submitted by Ville Mönkkönen
Kablooey! – submitted by Vertigo Games
Tower of Heaven – submitted by Askiisoft
Turba – submitted by Binary Takeover
Vector Conflict: The Siege – submitted by Dig Your Own Grave Games
Voting ends November 30th so visit the site and get involved while you still can. Votes are counted on a weekly basis and only the favorite games move on.
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Direct2Drive’s mega indie games sale
Direct2Drive is having a pretty amazing sale on Indie Games with a brand new bundle featuring 7 indie titles like Aquaria, Crayon Physics Deluxe, And Yet It Moves, Aaaaa!, I-Fluid, Project Aftermath and Acceleration of Suguri. The pack is selling for right around $25 USD, which is an excellent deal.
The offer runs into next week and there’s some good value in buying all these games at this limited time rock bottom price, so if you don’t own them now is a time as any to start building your collection.
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Medal Wars demo available now
A demo for Medal Wars is now available on PC at www.medalwars.com. Medal Wars is an cartoon style action-RPG set in the chaos of World War 1. The demo features the first act from the game. The full game will offer three character classes with unique attributes and weapon skills, 24 areas to explore, an advanced combat system that offers a deep targeting system, an on-screen inventory and full multiplayer support for Local Area Network and internet.
The demo doesn’t require much to run: Windows 95, 98, XP, Vista; Pentium 500 or equivalent; 64 MB RAM; 20 MB available hard drive space and a 16 MB video card. If you can meet those meager requirements then you should grab the demo now at the link above.
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Wildhollow trailer
Independent game developer KarjaSoft has released a teaser trailer from its upcoming adventure-simulation game Wildhollow. Wildhollow promises a mix of dialogue driven adventure and pet care simulation, set in a colorful fantasy world. In the game players are tasked with searching for clues to their missing parents’ whereabouts while simultaneously restoring the Wildhollow ranch to its former glory. The game is scheduled for release in November 2009 and will be available for Windows and Mac platforms. You can check out the trailer below:
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Lylian gameplay video
Independent studio Pixelpickle Games has released first gameplay video for its game Lylian today on the game’s official website. The video shows off a a tiny bit of this upcoming action side-scroller game about a girl trapped in a mental institution who may or may not have special powers. Specifically a glimpse into the dark world of the childrens’ ward of the Hackluster Hospital. Check out the video below. You can learn more about the game at lyliangame.com.
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Independent Games Festival China finalists announced
Organizers of the inaugural Independent Games Festival China (IGF China) revealed that over 100 entries were received for the first showcase of Asia-Pacific indie games, and finalists have now been decided for both the Main and Student competitions, with winners revealed next week at GDC China in Shanghai, China.
Chinese submissions for the first-ever independent games event targeting this area were received from Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Jiang Su Province, Guang Dong Province, Sichuan Province, and Zhejiang. In addition, overseas submissions from Asian, Asia-Pacific and Australasian nations including the Philippines, Israel, Japan, Singapore, Pakistan, Australia, Iran, South Korea and India were considered.
Finalists were chosen by a panel of local judges, including representatives from IGDA Shanghai, FZD School of Design, Activision and many more. IGF China winners will be showcased at the GDC China event, and are eligible to win up to RMB20,000 ($3,000) in cash prizes, awards, and All Access Passes to GDC San Francisco 2010.
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Strange Adventures in Infinite Space for free!
Digital Eel loves to gives things away fro free. The indie developer is now giving away its space strategy game, Strange Adventures in Infinite Space, for free. The PC, Mac OS X or Mac OS 9 versions of the game are now absolutely free with “no monkey business or strings attached.” Just visit Digital Eel’s site, click on the link and download it. You can learn more about the game by visiting www.digital-eel.com/sais. Strange Adventures has a strong mod community, so after you are done exploring the random universes created by Digital Eel, check out the stuff made by the community. Much of it is wonderful. You can also grab the game from publisher Shrapnel Games.
Soup du Jour, the wacky physics-based matching game from Digital Eel, is also available for free download. Find out more about it at www.digital-eel.com/soup. Very cool game as well.
The games we're pulling together in this feature won't appear on any of those best-of lists and get confused looks when you mention them in conversation. Just because time has forgotten these titles, though, doesn't mean you should forget them, too.
2BeeGames today revealed the ten finalists of their second annual Indie Game Competition. The winner, as chosen by the players who vote and a panel of judges, will win $10,000 and have the opportunity to enter a publishing contract with Zoo Games to see their game published on consoles.
Direct2Drive is having a pretty amazing sale on Indie Games with a brand new bundle featuring 7 indie titles like Aquaria, Crayon Physics Deluxe, And Yet It Moves, Aaaaa!, I-Fluid, Project Aftermath and Acceleration of Suguri. The pack is selling for right around $25 USD, which is an excellent deal.