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What do a cyborg girl, a yurt in Mongolia, and a derelict entertainment park have in common? They're all in the first gameplay trailer for first-person adventure game Cradle, developed by Russian indie Flying Cafe for Semianimals.
This past Friday, the winners of the 2012 Indie Game Challenge at DICE were announced, with Eyebrow Interactive's monochromatic platformer Closure taking the grand prize.
Steam was knocked offline for several hours on Sunday by a power failure at Valve's data center. The downtime forced some victims to resort to archaic forms of Sunday afternoon entertainment, such as strolling in the countryside and conversing with loved
Though the Dota 2 beta already has enough players to land a stable spot in Steam's top-ten list of most-played games, it's not enough. Valve has explained that the beta is still closed and expanding slowly because there isn't enough server capacity.
Blizzard has filed an official dispute with the USPTO over Valve trademarking "DOTA" for Dota 2, claiming people will think it's connected with Blizzard, and that Valve's trying to steal goodwill it built up. Valve, naturally, denies this.
Shacknews readers share their own stories revolving around the classic Syndicate, the latest game inducted into the "MobyGames Classic" series on Shacknews.com.
The Indie Royale Valentine's Bundle has launched, offering Zeno Clash, Hoard, Lume, and both Soulcaster games.
At an investor's call, Blizzard announced that it is "targeting" a Q2 launch for the long-awaited RPG.
FPS-RTS Natural Selection 2's long gestation will end this summer, when Unknown Worlds' multiplayer evolve 'em up hatches on PC, Mac and Linux.
Valve is continuing to update Team Fortress 2, promising "something brand new for 2012" that "isn't a hat" and "isn't a map."
