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NoobFeed.com almost can't contain the amount of incredible deals that lucky PC people can enjoy this season. The Humble Indie Bundle 4 might well be the most awesome of them all with Super Meat boy, Shank, Bit.Trip Runner and much more. And that's without IndieRoyale or GamersGate in the picture. It's backlog time!
"Like its retail games, the Wii’s downloadable titles on WiiWare often get a bad rap. The two line ups are very similar; though there is an overwhelming glut of undesirable titles, a batch of quirky, unique and fun games exist below the surface."
"Just like mainstream gaming has Mario, Kratos, and Master Chief, indie gaming has memorable characters of its own. Many of these stand out to indie fans as some of the best protagonists in video games. While people without a vested interest in the offbeat scene might not recognize Runman or Ikachan, these are well-known heroes to supporters of independent games. Here’s our countdown of the top five indie game heroes."
"WiiWare has seen much better days. The download platform on the Wii definitely had a ton of potential to start, but it seems to have floundered over the past couple of years. As a result, many great indie games go criminally unnoticed. Looking for some solid, independently developed titles to pass the time? Fire up your Wii and head on over to the Wii Shop Channel. Here are the best indie downloads WiiWare has to offer."
Why do people play indie games? Why should you play indie games? Just why the heck are low-cost or free indie games so awesome? Bright Hub encourages gamers to give indie games a chance if they already haven't in the latest entry of Spotlight on Indie.
"Rather than compete with the “shiny PlayStation 2” graphics of the time, Amaya said everything was based around 16x16 pixel artwork at a 320x240 resolution to appeal to a younger generation. Planning each character down to the color and pixel, choices like only having the main character sporting the only red clothing in the game and having all shirts without sleeves seem like minor touches that would go over most peoples’ heads. Of course, he made sure that the white face and large head of th..."
BrightHub looks back on all of 2010's downloadable games and gives you the best Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, WiiWare, DSiWare, PSP, and PC downloads as well as the most impressive DLC pack of the year.
"but let's face it; you've played those games countless times and probably beat of them all. How about you check out some games that take the look and feel of these drinking-age classics that still provide plenty of unique challenge and freshness? Here's a quick list of modern games inspired by the NES that are too good to pass up."
"The scene behind the scenes will never surrender its hard-earned pennies to this corporate machine, and have responded back by cooking up their own free versions, made free and with plenty of love."
The Nintendo Wii is quietly having a great year of quality new releases. Here are the top 10 games released for the system during the first-half of 2010.
This past March was packed with many new blockbuster releases as well as lesser known but equally as great titles. So which games stood out the most for the month?
Six new games are headed to Nintendo's downloadable services this week: one for WiiWare, and five for DSiWare. However, that single WiiWare game highlights the releases this week.
Indie cult classic Cave Story is releasing today on WiiWare for North America, courtesy of the folks over at Nicalis. Take control of a boy who has lost his memories, in a world inhabited by creatures called Mimiga, who are in danger from a maniacal scientist. Level up your weapons in this epic action-packed a...
"Two interesting releases this week featuring games whose originals had some great concepts but weren't as good as they could have been. Just Cause 2 parachutes you on to another open-world island for mayhem and destruction while Red Steel 2 sends you to a wild west future with Wii MotionPlus support."
The conference portion of Nintendo of America's media summit has ended today, and here's a full recap of the announcements:
"The Nintendo Wii is currently the top console on the market this generation, and Nintendo and its third-party publishers are going to make sure that it stays on top of the game. There will be plenty of new titles to play this year -- sequels to popular franchises as well as new IPs, both on retail disk as well as digital download -- so don't think for a second that it'll be a "sparse" and "light" 2010 when it comes to Wii gaming.
Here's a quick look at the games we're most looking forward ..."
With the two press conferences dominating the first day of the Nintendo Conference/Media Summit yesterday, the rest is being devoted to the games. Nintendo has issued a press release detailing some of the games to look for in its holiday lineup in the US, along with a glimpse at some of the 2009 releases.
The major notable is that there will indeed be a WiiWare version of the cult-favorite PC freeware adventure Cave Story. The Wii Speak Channel will also launch Nov. 16, when Wii Speak is...