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Guns of Icarus (8)
Game Development (6)
Games We Loved (6)
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Industry Update (5)
Elementia (4)
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Muse will be in SF for GDC for a quick stay from March 10-13th. We’ll be attending classes, reconnecting with friends, and looking for potential partners & new opportunities. If you’d like to get in touch with us during our stay, just drop us an email:
hello [at] musegames [dot] com
Thanks to everybody who joined the ranks of our Facebook Fans. Without further ado, the winner is……Katie Saban!
It was great to see so many people reaching out. You guys are great and we will be in touch soon with more info about our upcoming games.
Don’t forget: we’re having a developer get-together this Wednesday from 6-9 PM at our office in Soho. If you’re in NYC, come out and say hello.
It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally hosting a Unity Devs get together - this Wed from 6-9pm in our spacious offices in downtown Manhattan. Come shoot the shit with our team and all the other NYC Unity folk! p.s. play games, drink beer, eat pizza - our treat!
The Boing Boing games page just turned me onto Captain Forever, an awesome way to kill some time and entertain your dreams of becoming the next Buck Rogers. It’s everything you want in a flash game: easy to learn, tough to master, with addictive gameplay, and a unique sense of style.
Dear Fans:
We’ve got a great deal for you. Become our Friend on Facebook, and get a chance to win a copy of Guns of Icarus!
How to Play: Become our fan starting NOW until February 28. On March 1 we will announce the winner. All new friends will be eligible.
Don’t forget to tell your friends!
The early 1990’s were the Golden Age of Sierra Adventure Games, which featured a bunch of addictive, kid-friendly adventure titles like So You Want to be a Hero? and Space Quest III. These games featured cheesy protaganists and plenty of self-deprecating humor. So when Manhunter: New York came along, the sudden turn towards a dark tone and bleak atmosphere was shocking.
Manhunter: New York was set in the unimaginable post-apocalyptic future of the year 2004. An alien race called The Orbs had occupied New York City two years before and turned it into an impenetrable fortress. The Orb’s domination of the city was total — all inter-human contact was strictly forbidden. To make matters worse, your nameless protaganist was one of the stooges for the alien oppressors. As the eponymous Manhunter, it was your job to track down and arrest human criminals on behalf of the Orbs.
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This edition of Games We’re Playing is contributed by our friend and fellow gaming junkie Alexander Liss
I just finished my first playthrough of Demon’s Souls, a third person action RPG from From Software, and I’m moving into New Game+. I’d boldy say it’s the best game on the PS3 to date, and perhaps even one of the greatest RPG’s of all time. Trying to describe how good this game is is like drinking from a fire hose.
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