Over a year ago, we alerted you to a new strategy RPG that was being prepped for launch exclusively on the PlayStation Network. More details on the game began to leak this past November, when we learned that developer SideQuest Studios – famous for its Soldner-X games on PSN – was well along on the project.
DetailsOn this Cinco de Mayo, Twisted Pixel is launching the fourth in a series of themed challenges for Ms. Splosion Man. The challenge shows up in the opening menu of the main game, but only for the duration of the contest, which runs May 5th – 20th, 2012. Twisted Pixel has a special prize in store for the top 5 leaders in this challenge.
DetailsTop independent games publisher, Rising Star Games, today announced the Sony PlayStation 3 exclusive title Rune Factory Oceans will be available in stores from 25 May. Developed by Neverland and Marvelous Entertainment, the role-playing farming sensation will provide PS3 owners with an experience of activities and adventure never before seen on the high seas.
DetailsNew Star Soccer is a stunning combination of touch-screen football and lifestyle management. The game casts you as a young professional playing for one of the lower league clubs. As the years progress, teams in the divisions above will begin to notice, offering increasing riches in order to tempt a signature. A career which begins in Boston, can end up in Man U – and now even move internationally.
DetailsMark Lamia, Studio Head for Treyarch said in an interview “Running in the multiplayer engine for the first time, Zombies gives players a bigger and more diverse set of gameplay experiences, as well as entirely new ways to wage war with the undead.” He also said that Call of Duty would be this big platform in which Zombies is a big game to play. Can this be the official art for Zombies? We’ll have to wait and see.
DetailsA game that lets you rob a bank? Bring it on. PayDay: The Heist is the first game from Overkill Software. Featuring a similar formula to the Left 4 Dead series, the game puts you in charge of completing challenging heists cooperatively with up to three friends or solo with the help of three bots. The overall package is a fun and a welcome addition to the PlayStation Network and PC.
DetailsMedal of Honor Warfighter creates dotted lines to real world events by featuring real world terror threats in the game. The action focuses on hotspots around the world often overlooked by the media.
DetailsThe community of designers over at Dribbble are always happy to release new freebies to the public. It’s such a populated network that it can be frustrating to browse through all the newest shots looking for hidden gems. Thankfully I keep up with all the latest submissions and have put together a wonderful showcase of free downloads.
In the gallery below I’ve published 40 freebies having been released since early Q1 2012. These include full PSD graphics along with background patterns and .png icon sets. Any digital artist or web designer will surely find at least a few handy resources from this collection. Be sure to let us know your favorites in the discussion area below.
Set in a world straight out of a child’s storybook — described by the developers as a “fairytale landscape” designed to inspire a “sense of wonder” — The Unfinished Swan revolves around a young boy named Monroe who one day finds himself immersed in the art he and his mother admire in the real world. By using the analog sticks to move around in a first-person perspective (or the PlayStation Move, should you so desire), players will be able to launch paint balls at their surroundings with their controller’s triggers, turning the boring whitewash you first encounter into something alive and traversable. The paint will coat the walls and floors of labyrinthine corridors and rooms as you work your way further and further into the unknown.
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