Arkedo co-founder working on The Next Penelope, a sci-fi racer
Arkedo co-founder Aurelien Regard is developing a stylish PC racing game inspired by Nintendo’s F-Zero series, IndieGames.com reports. The Next Penelope challenges players to survive a series of overhead-view races interspersed with high-speed, free-roaming boss battles. The game is currently in development for Windows, Mac, and Linux, though IndieGames notes...
Humble Weekly Sale spotlights PopCap with Peggle, Plants vs. Zombies
This week’s Humble Weekly Sale focuses on casual games developer extraordinaire PopCap Games, serving up downloadable copies of Peggle, Plants vs. Zombies, and other favorites plucked from the studio’s back catalog. Buyers who pay at least $1 for the bundle will receive Steam and Origin copies of PopCap’s pachinko-puzzler hybrid...
Devolver Humble Bundle has games, films; supports Brandon Boyer
The Devolver Digital Double Debut bundle offers a mix of screen-based activities – five games and five movies – now through March 16. It’s hosted by Humble Bundle, so some items are available for whatever price you want, and others unlock if you pay more than a certain amount, this...
NASA taps Kerbal Space Program to replicate real space mission
The actual rocket scientists at NASA have joined forces with the virtual rocket scientists of the Kerbal Space Program to update the indie space simulation with legitimate technology and an actual, real-world, ongoing mission. Kerbal Space Program: Asteroid Redirect Mission shares its name with NASA’s ongoing attempt to land astronauts...
Star Citizen dogfighting module lands ‘shortly after’ PAX East
In his latest monthly status update, designer Chris Roberts reveals plans to grant the public access to the dogfighting component of Kickstarter success story turned space epic Star Citizen. “As I write this, the Star Citizen team is all around me hard at work on the Dogfighting Module,” Roberts wrote....
Joystiq Streams: Have ourselves a time with South Park: The Stick of Truth [UPDATE: Relive the stream!]
South Park: The Stick of Truth could so easily have ended up as a sad casualty of the gaming business. Even from the outset, the odds were stacked against it. Obsidian is a talented developer but its games, particularly Alpha Protocol and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II,...
Gearbox polling Homeworld fans for Remastered Collection contents
Gearbox Software is polling fans of the classic real-time strategy game Homeworld to determine the Collector’s Edition contents of its upcoming compilation Homeworld Remastered Edition. Announced last year, Homeworld Remastered Edition updates Homeworld and Homeworld 2 with high-res textures and support for HD resolutions, among other improvements suggested by fans...
War of the Vikings begins on April 15
War of the Vikings will launch in full for PC on April 15, following a stint on Steam Early Access and other online distributors. Publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Fatshark plan to announce new features and release plans during a Twitch livestream today, March 5, at 2PM ET. Executive Producer...
Monaco tops 750K sold, makes off with $215K in Humble Bundle 11
Sales of the neon stealth game Monaco have hit 750,000 following its inclusion in Humble Indie Bundle 11. During the bundle bonanza, Monaco earned approximately $215,000, developer Andy Schatz writes in a rundown on his blog. “That’s a nice hefty sum,” he adds. Monaco was one of the “beat the...
Double Dragon with diversity in ‘Beatdown City’
Game developer Shawn Allen grew up as a biracial black kid raised by a white mom in a mostly Latin neighborhood in Manhattan. Now, as an adult, most people assume he’s black, Middle Eastern or Hispanic, while others squint and ask, “Where are you from?” Diana, his wife, is Puerto...