Frozenbyte, the developers behind the Shadowgrounds games, have found a niche in which they're almost entirely alone. Which is strange, when you consider how very popular the top-down shooter once was. Too many have assumed it a dated concept, replaced by the first and third-person views. But Shadowgrounds nails it, providing non-stop shooting that replaces fiddliness with fun, but still looking awesome. The recent sequel, Survivor, pushed their home grown engine far further, showing off the improved physics and lighting in a game style that could have gotten away without including either. Rock Paper Shotgun took the chance to chat with Frozenbyte's Joel Kinnunen, to discuss working outside of the mainstream, public perception of smaller budget gaming, the role online distribution plays in game development, what's next for Frozenbyte, and the possibilities of a small-scale indie revolution.
VGChartz's Taneli Palola: "Pulkkinen is a relatively new face in the video game industry. Thus far he has worked exclusively on games developed by Finnish game studios, but I wouldn't be surprised if at some point in the near future his music begins to attract attention from elsewhere as well. Given that he is only 34 years old he likely has many more years ahead of him in the video game industry."
Hardcore Gamer: The Indie Gala folks are back with quite a surprising bundle. For one cent, you can get Rebuild - a sim-style game, while $1 gets you that as well as the multi-player action-platformer Kill Fun Yeah, the overhead exploration game Shadow Grounds, the self-explanatory Zombie Driver HD, and a mystery game next week. Spend $5.80 to get those games, as well as the shoot-em-up Gimbal, Shank 2, Mass Effect 2, ZDHD's DLC and OST, as well as a second mystery game that will unlock next week.
The folks at Humble Bundle are back again with another great deal. This time around they’re letting you set the price on Frozen Synapse, a game that normally costs $25. You will also receive the Frozen Synapse soundtrack.
Guys, at least pay 5 bucks for it, don't be like some people who just pay like a cent, that's just low. Support the cause!
You need to pay a minimum amount to get all 5 games, so if you pay a cent you wont get so much
I don't know about the other payment methods but Amazon Payments won't let you pay 1 cent.
