We’ve seen a lot of free to play offers come and go with varying success. EverQuest F2P has made me pine for days long gone, Raceroom Racer Experience Teaser made the model look like a demo delivery service, and War of the Immortals even made me think that it might be a highly successful way to do business. None of the titles which use F2P as a business model, and I don’t count truly freeware games under this umbrella, have really captured my attention...
As you may or may not know, Steam has been busy at work creating an infrastructure that will bring it above and beyond it’s just digital distributor status. This includes opening up a hardware deptartment and creating a new controller-friendly UI for use on your TV. Their latest push for world domination is the Steam Software suite. These game-creation programs include the novice-level GameMaker: Studio, as well as some more professional modelling, texturing, and...
In this week’s Steamfeed, we find out what quality of games find their way to release via the Steam Greenlight system. Personally, I’m confused at what this game actually is. We also have planes and automobiles to look at, so let’s get to that. Air Conlficts: Pacific Carriers It is World War II and you are doing your part as a pilot in training when suddenly you hear a deafening explosion. Your home is under attack! Scrambling to the deck, you take off. The...
Good morning! We’ve spent quite a long while discussing beautiful little indie games, as well as some real chaff. This week, we get to focus on some major releases and redistributions. I am taking some time off my Tochlight II campaign to write up this feature only reluctantly, but there are some other gems in this short release list. Let’s get into them. F1 2012 A game which needs no introduction from Codemasters, a development house which does racing games...
As you are probably aware, there has been a big push for indie games lately. With Steam’s new Greenlight service being perfected as we speak, we are bound to see more and more indie games pop up on The Steamfeed on a weekly basis. These games tend to be affordable and consumable, which is exactly what developers need to stay afloat. This week is no exception as indie titles dominate the feature once again. Closure This light-based puzzler is cute and refreshingly...
This week has seen the introduction of quite a few small-development games. Some of them with retro-style nostalgia working for them, and some of them utilizing modern ideas, engines, and gameplay, they all look pretty promising, so let’s get into it. The Basement Collection Edmund McMillan’s viral games are so addictive, unique, and filled with gameplay elements from my childhood, that I can’t stop playing them. Get it! The collection also features 2...
This week, Steam has seen the emergence and redistribution of some great games. More exciting than that, though, is the Greenlight system! Lots of indie titles can be voted on by the community to help get them a spot on the Steam New Releases list and, by proxy, the Steamfeed. This exciting new forum is the place where good-quality, though under-appreciated, releases like UNepic, Cards and Kingdoms, and Towns are being featured and await your vote. At any rate, this weeks...
This week has seen the release of some eagerly anticipated blockbuster games. I’m honestly not sure which game I want to get, Darksiders II or Sleeping Dogs. There are also lots of other games besides, and quite a few of them are strategy games. So let’s get into it. Hero Academy This cutesy tactical game has also been released on iOS and makes full use of its cross-platform status. This means that you can play this turn based game on Steam with iOS users and...
It’s been a week of more awesome releases. With a couple of original puzzlers, a new MMORPG IP, an old F2P Steam release, and a good amount of high-quality miscellany, this weekend is the perfect time to burn some credits. Cannon Fodder 3 This isometric “dual stick” (on PC I guess that would be WASD movement and mouse targeting) tactical shooter looks like a blast. Run around enemy encampments, collect weaponry, and blow holes in the heads of your foes...
Getting over the Steam Summer Sale drought of new games has taken a week longer than I had anticipated, but we have finally gotten all the games which were apparently held back during the sale. There seem to be some very promising titles, so let’s get right into it. Wanderlust: Rebirth With obvious inspiration taken from Link to the Past, this multiplayer RPG looks very promising. We’ve got a review forthcoming, so stay locked. Wanderlust: Rebirth is an online...
