VGM reports: "I-play, the world's leading multi-platform casual games publishing company and a division of Oberon Media, today announced the launch of Fabulous Finds, an interactive game that features a medley of unique game styles that unite in a one-of-a-kind experience. The game is available now for PC download at www.iplay.com, as well as other major casual games portals.
"We're very excited to be releasing a completely new experience for the casual game fan", said Don Ryan, COO, Oberon Media, I-play's parent company. "Fabulous Finds is exceptional in that it has three different types of game styles within one title. Users will be thrilled when they begin playing and realize that seek-and-find is only the beginning."
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
Alone in the Dark developer Pieces Interactive has been hit with layoffs a month after its release, as per the latest information.
That genuinely, genuinely sucks. The reboot has clear flaws, but it really felt like a solid first step for this team to receive *greater* investment.
Shenmue: Reclaiming the Path is a fan game using Dreamcast-era visuals, and tells a new story within the Shenmue saga taking place in both Hong Kong and Guilin. Its expected to release on September 16th.
Something about recreating old school graphics in an era of HD high poly photo realism just hits a spot. I'm not nostalgic cause I mostly played GameCube and GB/A, but it's a visual style that gets over looked even by indies.
Definitely a fan project. Terrible hand animations. Some characters have very bad body proportions. Some look like little kids in adult bodies. Some have short arms, small head, big hips and so on.