Gentlebros and gentlehoes, I wish you all a merry Christmas, Channukah, Kwanzaa, Yule, Festivus, or whatever the hell you’re celebrating right now! Day after tomorrow I take off for a much-needed respite down under. I shan’t be posting on my vacation, so whether or not you have to stare at this man’s voluptuous body for two weeks falls squarely in the hands of the other editors! “The power is YOURS!”
Now, enjoy some indie gaming holiday cheer:
First off, our Text the Halls IF competition is nearing a close! There are already some great entries available for download! Good luck, guys!
Also, there have been some great indie gaming list threads started in the forums. Here are a few good ones: Supa’ Hard Games, Multiplayer Freeware Games, Big List of Indie Game Developer Interviews. Nice work!
Pen Pen Olympics is a new penguin skiing game from Retrospec and Army of Trolls, the dudes behind Push Push Penguin. SkiFree FTW.
Shacknews has an interview with PixelJAM, the crew behind the delightful shoot ’em up Gamma Bros., about their new title, Dino Run. The game is currently in production and is slated for a February-ish release.
There’s a new trailer for N+, the XBLA version of N that should be coming out any day now. Being a ninja is hard work!
Our beloved cactus has just released the sequel to Mondo Medicals, called “”http://h1.ripway.com/cactussoft/newsite/news.htm">Mondo Agency." It’s a horror-ific FPS shooter in the style of the first game. Yes!
Apparently, someone’s making a Roguelike based on Fist of the North Star (aka Hokuto No Ken). This “”http://www.roguetemple.com/2007/12/16/fist-of-the-north-star-rl-hokuto-no-rogue/“>Hokuto No Rogue” isn’t playable yet, but there are some videos of it on YouTube. I’m interested!
Speaking of Roguelikes, there’s a new version of DoomRL that kicks a lot of ass. Kornel is overhauling a lot of the game’s mechanics, so check it out!
Monty’s Christmas Special is a freeware, X-mas-themed platformer made in the style of an old (auld?) Spectrum title.
The fourth issue of RGCD is now available. This giant discmag has slews of cherry-picked reviews, features, and downloads for retro games.
Last but not least, the IGF Student Finalists have been announced. I think Brandon is going to post some commentary on this later, maybe. If not, then mantits for you! Happy holidays!
(Sources: Indygamer, The Gnome’s Lair, Rogue Temple)