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LOSTWINDS: WINTER OF THE MELODIAS NOMINATED FOR MILTHON AWARD

The Milthon European Game Awards are approaching and Frontier’s self-published fantastical platformer which tells the tale of Toku and his wind-spirit Enril, LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias, has been nominated for the “Best Indie Game” award. LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias was first released in 2009 on Nintendo’s WiiWare...

Posted by jameson | 31 Aug 2010 | Frontier Developments | No Comments

10 Classic PC Games That Found New Life on the iPhone

10 Classic PC Games That Found New Life on the iPhone Samuel Axon | Aug 21, 2010 Apple’s iPhone may mark a second golden age of computer gaming for a lot of reasons. The open marketplace means anyone can create a game; from major companies to just a couple...

Posted by jameson | 29 Aug 2010 | iphone games | No Comments

News: “WHEN ARE NEW THINGS GOOD FOR GAMES?” ASKS DAVID BRABEN

David Braben continues his regular monthly column for Develop Magazine where he delves deep into “technology, design, and the murky ground where they cross-over” within the games industry, this time by covering new technologies in the games industry. The article can be read in full below, or on the Develop...

Posted by jameson | 20 Aug 2010 | News | No Comments

Famous 2000’s video games if made in the 80’s

Here is what would look like famous 2000’s video games if made in the 80’s. Some nice parody of Metal Gear Solid, Little Big Planet, Resident Evil 5, Brutal Legend or Dead Space and Bioshock. Nice retro-gaming !

Posted by jameson | 20 Aug 2010 | Retro Games | No Comments

Elite, the Dark Wheel the novella by Robert Holdstock

Oolite Series Of Books

Just about to have a read of a series of digital books based on the Oolite series the modern spin off of the ultimate space trading game Elite. The the original book by Robert Holstock appears to be an inspiration but who has sadly passed away, The review of...

Posted by jameson | 17 May 2010 | Digital Books | No Comments

News: David Braben joins develop columnist team

Legendary designer to contribute monthly opinion piece; plus Microsoft’s Ben Board becomes fully-fledged commenter Forgive us for being a little bit excited but, well, we are: Develop has expanded its team of industry commentators to include legendary designer David Braben, and Ben Board, Microsoft European Development Account Manager. Braben,...

Posted by jameson | 02 Feb 2010 | Frontier, News | No Comments