With snowfall either hitting portions of the U.S. or set to hit it within the next day, the latest Indie Royale bundle has quite a fitting name. If you're expecting to be snowed in, you might be comforted to know that for the current minimum of about $5, you can get Resonance, Hinterland, RoboBlitz, StarDrone, Project Aftermath, and Robot Riot.
Carlos writes "I reckon it’s safe to say that no Xbox 360 title arriving on Xbox One via Backwards Compatibility now will be quite as anticipated as that of last week’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, but that doesn’t mean there aren't still hundreds of cracking titles that we’d like to see make their way onto the scheme. The latest batch of arrivals brings five new games across to Xbox One, none of which have really been at the top of the wish list for many players. But are there a few gems in there you should be returning to?"
3D mini golf was good but I was never very skillfull at it, maybe I will jump back to it.
I was actually quite good at it. played online against my nieces and nephews. Beat the crap out of them. The father came to the rescue and I slayed him too. I learned the physics, and got quite good at banking shots. I actually had a lot of arcade games and I am happy to have them back.
The Long Dark has already enjoyed significant success on Steam’s Early Access platform on the PC, selling nearly 350,000 units over nine months and garnering over 95% positive player reviews. The expertise that Hinterland has developed over the past months, and The Long Dark’s reputation as one of the highest quality community-informed titles, contributed to Microsoft’s choice to bring the game to its innovative new Game Preview on Xbox One program, a first on any console.
There’s never been a better time for fans of point and click adventures. The rise of Kickstarter has given way to revivals of old classics, and companies like Telltale have taken the genre in new directions. But this genre revival isn’t a new thing. It’s been alive and well, especially in the indie scene, for years now.
Dave Gilbert and Francisco Gonzalez have both been working on old-school point and clicks for over a decade. They both started making freeware titles using Adventure Game Studio back in the early 2000s, and both earned awards for their work. Dave founded Wadjet Eye Games in 2006, and has since made a living on critical darlings like the Blackwell series and Gemini Rue. Wadjet eye is publishing Francisco's A Golden Wake, a a deep, fascinating look at the real estate boom that preceded the great depression.
Hardcore Gamer sat down with Dave and Francisco to discuss their bodies of work, their history with the AGS engine, and their thoughts on the current state of the genre.
Up next month: "Diminishing Returns Bundle!"