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Former Telltale, Mark of the Ninja devs found new studio Campo Santo

By Ozzie Mejia, Sep 19, 2013 12:00pm PDT

Former Telltale developers Jake Rodkin and Sean Vanaman, Mark of the Ninja lead designer Nels Anderson, and ex-Studio Ghibli artist Olly Moss have joined forces to create a new studio called Campo Santo. And yes, there's already one game in the works.

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"Jake is a cool dude. It was such a chance encounter during a SF Shackmeet where I told him about ..."

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Humble Indie Bundle adds Bastion, Limbo and more

By Alice O'Connor, Sep 18, 2013 11:45am PDT

The latest Humble Indie Bundle was already a remarkable bargain, including the likes of Fez, FTL, Trine 2, and Mark of the Ninja, but apparently it could do better. Another four games have been bunged into the pay-what-you-want bundle, namely Bastion, Limbo, A Virus Named To...

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"Quite possibly the best bundle yet. Already had most of the games, but worth it for Trine 2 and ..."

- CynicalWanderer see all 3 comments

The Fullbright Company's Steve Gaynor reflects on Gone Home

By Ozzie Mejia, Sep 17, 2013 12:00pm PDT

The Fullbright Company co-founder Steve Gaynor took some time out of his busy schedule to look back at Gone Home and reflect on its development, narrative, Chris Remo's composition, and whether he'll work with the Oculus Rift.

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"Awriite, Hot Scoops! I played through this in a split session between a Saturday and Sunday, ..."

- the archvile see all 6 comments

Valve to explain 'hardware opportunities' for Linux in the living room

By Andrew Yoon, Sep 16, 2013 1:05pm PDT

"Next week we're going to be rolling out more information about how we get there and what are the hardware opportunities we see for bringing Linux into the living room," Gabe Newell said.

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"The more I hear Gaben speak, the more I'm starting to think he's out of touch. I mean it's nice ..."

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Humble Indie Bundle 9 includes Mark of the Ninja and FTL

By Andrew Yoon, Sep 11, 2013 11:15am PDT

It's time for yet another Humble Indie Bundle. This iteration includes not one--but two winners of Shacknews' Game of the Year awards from 2012....

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"Is Brutal Legend any good? I have all of the other games already."

- rottdcorpse see all 14 comments

Valve announces Steam 'Family Sharing'

By Steve Watts, Sep 11, 2013 10:40am PDT

Steam announced a "Family Sharing" feature today, which will let you share your library with up to 10 users. A beta is set to begin soon.

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"No, you're first post is correct. One game running at a time in a shared library. "

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Jack Black reunites with Tim Schafer in Broken Age

By Andrew Yoon, Sep 03, 2013 6:30am PDT

Jack Black and Tim Schafer are reuniting for Broken Age. The two previously worked together on Brutal Legend, one of Double Fine's most divisive...

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"yeah, it's not that there were RTS elements at all, it's that they were bad, boring RTS elements."

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Natural Selection 2 holds free weekend; trying to crowdfund free updates

By Alice O'Connor, Aug 30, 2013 12:00pm PDT

What does your indie team do when you have bills to pay but still want to focus on your pride and joy? Rather turn to paid DLC or start work on a sequel, Natural Selection 2 developer Unknown Worlds is trying a spot more crowdfunding to keep the FPS-RTS's free updates rollin...

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Where is my Heart finds PC, Mac, and Linux

By Andrew Yoon, Aug 29, 2013 1:45pm PDT

Where is my Heart was a fascinating indie game from 2011--but it never really caught the attention of the PlayStation crowd. Two years later, it's coming to PC.

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Wasteland 2 gameplay trailer sentenced to 18 minutes in the slammer

By Alice O'Connor, Aug 28, 2013 10:30am PDT

Wasteland 2 is a still away, so if you're hankering for a cruel wasteland but live outside our devastated manufacturing cities (social commentary, you guys), indulge yourself with a new 18-minute gameplay walkthrough for inXile's retro RPG. The video sees a party of Rangers ...

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"The game seems to be coming along fairly nicely. I wonder if they still have the depth to the ..."

- TheEmissary see all 2 comments

Tropico 5 revealed in first screenshots

By Alice O'Connor, Aug 28, 2013 8:00am PDT

The announcement of Tropico 5 earlier this month may have revealed details on building centuries-spanning dynasties and co-op and all that jazz, but conspicuously absent was any peek at how the game actually looks. So here, check out its shiny all-new art in the first screen...

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"Don't look that much better than Tropico 4, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. T4 doesn't look ..."

- TiTaN10k see all 5 comments

Gun Monkeys giving free keys to lonely players

By Alice O'Connor, Aug 28, 2013 7:00am PDT

Every multiplayer game needs people to play it, but indies especially can have trouble landing a healthy playerbase. Some games have tried kick-starting communities by bunging every player a free copy for a chum, but Gun Monkeys is experimenting with a more-nuanced solution....

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"I've considered this, but never followed through. I would probably need to drink a few Red ..."

- Gwyndion see all 8 comments

Metro: Last Light coming to Mac and Linux

By Andrew Yoon, Aug 27, 2013 11:30am PDT

One of the prettier PC games this year is heading to Mac and Linux. The OS X version of Metro: Last Light will be available on September 10th and it'll be developed in-house by 4A.

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"Tres Cool. One step closer to total Linux Gaming Domination!!! mwuahahaha."

- squeakychimp see all 3 comments

Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse coming to Vita

By Steve Watts, Aug 23, 2013 10:00am PDT

Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse will be coming to Vita, Revolution Software has announced.

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"Or his direct competitor, and edit it so we know it was changed by the Shack."

- Derringer see all 5 comments

Extraterrestrial sandbox exploration adventure Starbound coming to PS4

By Ozzie Mejia, Aug 21, 2013 5:30pm PDT

Extraterrestrial exploration sandbox adventure Starbound is coming to PS4, in addition to PC, Mac, and Linux.

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"Tiy, the artist for Terraria, is the lead on Starbound. He's not a programmer AFAIK."

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