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.
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Second Half-Minute Hero demo on the way
XSEED Games announced that the second of two downloadable demos for the upcoming speed RPG, Half-Minute Hero PSP, will be available to download starting September 24th. This demo will feature Evil Lord Mode, a real-time strategy game where players will take control of the powerful, and obnoxiously gorgeous, Evil Lord. In this mode players must summon monsters to fight enemies. Summon monsters are divided into three types: Brutes, Nimbles and Shooters, and enemies are also divided up into the same categories. Each type of monster or enemy has advantages/disadvantages towards another type of monster or enemy. Figuring out the best strategy to use against each type is crucial as when the time limit reaches zero, your reign of evil is over.
This second demo will be available for download through PlayStation Network on Thursday, September 24th. Half-Minute Hero is published by XSEED Games and will be released in October 2009 at retailers across North America.
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Orbital Worlds preps Armoured Shift for iPhone
Independent game development studio Orbital Worlds announced Armoured Shift, an upcoming iPhone and iPod Touch shooter set to hit the App Store in September. This arcade style shooter puts players in command of the Scythe MKIII, a powerful and agile spacecraft which they must deftly control to defeat waves of asteroids, enemy ships, and deadly bosses. Unlike the majority of shooters available on the App Store, Armoured Shift takes advantage of the iPhone’s accelerometer to handle all the action, as opposed to an on-screen joystick style control scheme. Other features include six open world maps, graphics running at 60 FPS, multiple enemies, bosses, power-ups. arcade and story game modes, an online leader board, in-game Achievements and 8 original music tracks.
Armoured Shift is set to launch sometime later this month.
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