Spiderweb Software has announced that Geneforge 5, the last game in the Geneforge saga, is now known as Geneforge 5: Overthrow. The storyline and game structure will be much closer to Geneforge 1 and 2. You will wander around and interact with five different factions. Eventually, you can choose one to fight for. You will start, as usual, as a lone Shaper/lifecrafter. You will be able to choose to be either a Shaper character (the old three choices) or as one of the six different rebel classes. Geneforge 5 is due to be completed in November 2008.
DIYGamer: Spiderweb Software are notable for two things. Primarily being an incredibly prolific indie RPG studio, churning out a huge number of classic, turn-based roleplaying romps. Secondly, pricing these many games with a dedicated, niche audience in mind. Well, that latter point has changed today, as the five critically acclaimed Geneforge games land on Steam today as a bundle with a shared price-tag of $20, reduced to $16 until the 9th.
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Jeff Vogel writes: "Spiderweb Software just started our annual sale. It's ten percent off everything we sell for the whole month of October. That isn't really news. We do this every year, and people seem to like it.
But this year, there is much more. We permanently lowered the prices of everything we sell. At least 20% cheaper (in addition to the 10% for the sale). For some products, much more. The most expensive game we sell is now $20, and that is likely to last pretty much forever.
It's a big mental shift for us, and I thought it was worth blogging about. I write about game pricing on this blog a lot, and I'm not ashamed of it. Right now, most of the huge revolutions in the game biz are in the new crazy pricing models, and there are still a lot of questions out there about the most efficient way to make a game make money."
IGN:
Spiderweb Software, Inc. announced today the release of the entire Geneforge series on one CD for Windows and Macintosh. For the first time, all five games in the epic, award-winning Geneforge saga are available in one bundle at a considerable discount.
