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Interview with Creator of Escape Goat, Ian Stocker

A few weeks ago Escape Goat came to Steam and like many people I decided to give it a go. Escape Goat is a pure puzzle platformer and offers really fun mechanics that will keep you playing "just one more level." The Steam version supports Mac, Linux and Windows out of the box and I found the controller support to be superb. After getting hooked in by Escape Goat's retro charms I wanted to ask its creator Ian Stocker about the game and if there will be more Goat adventures coming up.

jdodson: Escape Goat was recently released and was just Greenlit on Steam. Now that people have played it I am curious what your reaction to the launch and peoples responses have been?

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A Double Dose of Mario History in HTML5

IGN recently released a new website cataloging the history of Mario. Starting with his early roots in the game Donkey Kong, IGN new site is an fun jaunt down memory lane. IGN parented with HTML5HUB to create the Museum of Mario entirely in HTML5, so if you are flash adverse this is your jam.

http://mario.ign.com/

Speaking of doing awesome things in HTML5 with Mario someone recently recreated Super Mario Brothers in HTML5 and released it as Open Source on Github. You can play each level from the original game and also play a special random world mode where each level is procedurally generated. Check it out.

http://www.fullscreenmario.com/
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The Easter Egg Hunter's Top Gameboy Games

The Easter Egg Hunter brings us another great video, this time cataloging his top 10 Gameboy games. I can't say I really disagree with him on much here as the games he lists are great. His number one is no surprise as that would be mine as well. Link's Awakening is not only the best Gameboy game but it tops my list for Zelda games too. The more I think about Zelda games the more I realize, yeah, for me it's the best one.

SCALE Drops on Kickstarter Looking For Revenge

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"You wield a device that can make any item any size. A tree, a wall, an enemy, a passing cloud, even the levels themselves are all "SCALEable". Space is relative in the game so progress is as much conceptual as it is physical. The unique mechanic of SCALEing is inspired by games like Portal and The Swapper. Progression through the game is freeform and open like Mario 64 or early Zelda overworlds. It’s all about exploring and discovering secrets!"

In what may very well be one of the best Kickstarter videos I have seen, SCALE looks to impress. Not only do the game mechanics seem neat but they drop a few story hints in the video I am really interested in. That said, the... Read All

The Shining in 8-Bit: Less Frightening More Awesome

The awesome folk over at CineFix on YouTube created a video showcasing what The Shining may have looked like if it were given a NES version. Taking serious nods from Manic Mansion this faux game gives the movie a pretty good treatment. Many of the iconic scenes such as the tricycle scene are recreated here, but the 8-bit translation loses much of the haunting effect. That said, I wonder how well a game like this would have done being a recreation of the movie itself?

Blizzard RE Announces It's New MOBA: Heroes of The Storm

In a time not too long ago Blizzard was making something called "Blizzard DoTA." Well it turns out IceFrog owned the trademark to DoTA and he went to work for Valve and after a bit of a legal showdown, Blizzard renamed its DoTA game to Blizzard All-Stars and Valve kept the DoTA mark. Well now it seems Blizzard has finally settled on "Heroes of the Storm" as the name for its new MOBA and dropped a bit more news about it.

Oh and did I mention it will feature Heroes from the Diablo, Starcraft and Warcraft universes? The new reveal trailer made by the guy behind Starcrafts reveals the new bits and it seems Blizzard will unveil more details at Blizzcon 2013.

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TK Baha's Bloody Harvest Halloween DLC Available Oct 22nd

"Our incredible fans have been flooding our inboxes, telling us they want more Borderlands 2 content. We heard you, which is why back in August, we announced Headhunter 1: TK Baha’s Bloody Harvest, the first of the downloadable Headhunter add-ons. Today, we’re happy to let you know that TK Baha’s Bloody Harvest will be hitting Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Steam and Mac on Tuesday, October 22nd – just in time for Halloween!

These Headhunter add-ons offer additional adventures that set you off on a series of missions in new areas that culminate with you taking down some rather unique bosses and claiming their heads to wear as your prize."

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XBox One: Built For The Bueller… Bueller… Bueller…

I recently watched an XBox One marketing video that I thought was interesting enough to comment on. If you know me I am no Microsoft fanboi or hater, I exist mainly in the "meh" space. That said, after watching this video I felt was worth talking about. I don't think I am alone on this one either so chime in with your thoughts.

The main premise of the video is the XBone is "future proof." They do this by claiming the XBone is built "for the future" and talk about the cloud, increased voice commands and the new Kinect camera. Whereas some of these features are cutting edge for sure, I don't think they strike at the heart what it means to build a console for the future.

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Mutants Fight In Vlambeers Latest Game: Nuclear Throne

"Nuclear Throne is Vlambeers latest action roguelike-like about mutants fighting their way through a post-apocalyptic world. The radioactive waste in the world allows mutants to get ahead by mutating new limbs on the fly, the abundant availability of powerful weaponry make the quest to become ruler of the Wasteland one fraught with peril."

Many awesome new games have come to Steam Early Access lately and Vlambeers Nuclear Throne is no exception. Hot on the Indie Games obsession with rogue-likes, nuclear throne spins it up some into a post-apocalyptic mutant gun shoot fest paradise. Right now the game is only available on PC but they do have this to say about where it... Read All

BR Supporter wrote on 10/16/2013 at 04:45am

This game is incredibly fun and addicting. I have played it for about an hour and let me say its one of the best indie games I've played in awhile. Since it's in early access as well, there will be even more content in the future which I am extremely excited about.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/16/2013 at 04:46am

Awesome to hear this is a great game. Did you play keyboard and mouse or with a controller? I heard its a pretty controller focused game.

BR Supporter wrote on 10/16/2013 at 04:49am

I played with mouse and keyboard and it worked perfectly fine for me. I don't own a controller for my PC so its my only option.

I will say that even if I had a controller I would still probably use my keyboard and mouse because I feel like the reaction times you need in this game are more satisfied with a mouse.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 10/16/2013 at 04:50am

Makes sense, thanks BR. Can't wait to play this one myself!

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Double Fine's Latest Game Spacebase DF-9 Comes to Steam

"In Spacebase DF-9, you’ll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of our distant future: meteor impacts! Explosive decompression! Unbearable loneliness!"

Double Fine just released Spacebase DF-9 on Steam Early Access for Mac, Linux and Windows. It was a game that came out of the Amnesia Fortnight that is now being given the full game treatment. The game looks very interesting and seems like something I would appreciate. A rogue-like sim game with a space edge to it and a level of random AI emergence that looks fun to experience.

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