ARS: In the gaming world, "when it's done" has been the rebellious release-date choice favored by the industry's coolest coders. Forget quarterly reports and optimal schedules! Just ship the thing! Then the holidays come along, and everyone's trying to keep up with year-end lists and holiday game sales, when suddenly a bunch of indie knock-outs materialize with surprise releases. With new consoles and big-name games launching, these games get lost in the mix.
Well, we made some time and checked out a few of the lesser-hyped releases that snuck in just under the wire for 2013 (we’ll be covering the early-access release of DayZ in the coming days as well). Here's a taste of some December debuts that video game fans might've missed.
Neil writes: "Back in 2013 the small indie team at Hopoo Games stumbled onto a winner, with the launch of Risk of Rain on Steam. That was then followed up by other format launches and then the release of Risk of Rain 2 in Steam Early Access earlier in 2019. Now though, it's time for Xbox One gamers to get in on the action, with the arrival of both Risk of Rain 1 and Risk of Rain 2."
VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "In recent years it seems the demand to bring retro games to modern consoles has grown exponentially and no company has done a better job of riding this wave than Code Mystics, a porting studio whose emulation work has been among the best in the industry. Working in partnership with numerous companies, including Atari and LucasArts, but most notably SNK, Code Mystics has re-birthed numerous classics and the Vita has always been an integral part of its plans, making the company a perfect match for this series of articles."
Neil writes: "We're fast approaching the holiday season and before you know it the wallets will be empty and gifts a-plenty will be passed from pillar to post. But before we get that far we still have to think of ourselves... and what better way to do that than by spending a little cash on some discounted games thanks to the Xbox Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale!"
