Posted in December 8, 2014 ¬ 2:59 pmh.Craig Stern
Word reaches me that there’s a new 3D isometric action RPG in town by the name of Fight the Dragon. Developed by Australian indie devs 3 Sprockets, Fight the Dragon has no single overarching narrative premise to speak of–or at least, none the developers care to provide. Rather, the game relies heavily on community-created content. […]
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Posted in June 10, 2013 ¬ 12:22 pmh.Craig Stern
Nick Branstator of indie development studio 10 x 10 Room writes in to tell me about Conclave, a “browser-based RPG designed to evoke the spirit of tabletop roleplaying games.” The devs describe Conclave like so: Playable solo or co-op, synchronously or asynchronously, and delivered in pure HTML5 so as to be maximally compatible with all […]
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Posted in February 21, 2013 ¬ 12:26 pmh.Craig Stern
Multiplayer tactics battler The Banner Saga: Factions (previously covered here) has been given a soft launch; it will be available to the general public (i.e. not just Kickstarter backers) next Monday, February 25th. In the wake of this announcement, Alex Thomas of Stoic Studio took to Kickstarter to explain the delay in getting the single […]
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Posted in July 20, 2012 ¬ 11:14 amh.Craig Stern
It was only a matter of time until Pocket Heroes made it to release (specifically, about two months since the last time we posted about it). Well folks, that time is now! According to the developers, this initial release is basically a starter pack, as they’re planning on continuing to add content over the coming […]
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Posted in May 7, 2012 ¬ 7:31 amh.Bentley Holmes-Gull
I love a good tabletop war game, and I love Collectible Card games. Sadly, this love can never be due to the difficulties and constraints of living on a physical plane of existence. I want desperately to collect and paint miniature versions of heroic soldiers and horrifying monsters, but the limitations of a shared one-bedroom […]
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Posted in February 23, 2012 ¬ 5:47 amh.Craig Stern
IndieGameMag reports that Stoic Studio, a newly-formed indie operation consisting of three former Bioware employees, have announced that they are creating a new turn-based tactical RPG called The Banner Saga. On their site, the devs describe their game as follows: role-playing meets turn-based strategy, wrapped into an adventure mini-series about vikings. Travel through stunning landscapes […]
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