Added: 09.10.2014 1:57 | 7 views | 0 comments


Journey through an eerie and mysterious world. Last September indie developer Heart Machine pitched on Kickstarter, requesting a modest $27,000 to fund the game. Its beautiful art style and reverence for 8-bit and 16-bit classics immediately attracted attention—one month later it was successfully funded at a grand total of $645,158. Obviously the scope and vision of the project adjusted accordingly. Dates and release windows have shifted over the course of the year, but now Heart Machine has released a preview build to a wider audience. People who backed the project through Kickstarter or Humble Bundle can now play the game, myself included (I contributed through Humble Bundle). I was already excited about Hyper Light Drifter, but my anticipation has only increased after my hands-on time with it. Immediately Hyper Light Drifter grabs hold of the player's attention with its mysteriously futuristic aesthetic and moody soundtrack. The latter comes courtesy of Disasterpiece, composer of the 2012 indie hit . The visuals and music coalesce to establish distinct atmosphere and tone that both intrigues and unsettles. Hyper Light Drifter appears to be a world worth exploring, even if what awaits is darkness and despair. The air of mystery compliments the challenge of the combat, which touts depth in the face of simplicity. Players only need to focus on three main actions: attack, dodge, and shoot. But the way in which players link those three actions together proves key, as just a few hits will result in death. I died quite a few times while playing the preview build, but not once did I feel overly frustrated. Hyper Light Drifter strikes me as the kind of game that will fit well within our current difficulty renaissance, right alongside other indie games like . Projectiles also play a big role in the game, as players start off with a handy pistol and pick up other weapons along the way. I only found one additional weapon—a laser gun—but others exist in the preview build. In fact, there are quite a few secrets in the preview build I was unaware of until I did some research after my time with it. As a fan of the Souls series, I love when games allow players to make discoveries on their own and figure things out in creative ways. The fact that Hyper Light Drifter's short preview build hints at the same structure is impressive. If I had to nitpick and find a few faults with the preview build, I'd cite the ease in which players can fall off edges and the inconsistent performance. I'm of two minds when it comes to the former—on the one hand I like how the game emphasizes the importance of platforming, but I also had trouble locating edges. I understand the need for some kind of penalty—perhaps a loss of health a la —but immediate death seems a bit harsh. As for inconsistent performance, it appears the frame rate dips in spots and looks sluggish. It didn't run quite as well as I was expecting, but for all I know it's a problem isolated to the preview build. Despite those issues, I still had a great time playing Hyper Light Drifter. The preview build is just a small chunk of the full release, but it already hints at the fact that Heart Machine knows how to implement a strong combat system and craft a rich and detailed world. The end of 2014 is still a tenuous goal for the game's release, but it's more likely that Hyper Light Drifter will come out some time next year on PC first, followed by additional platforms.

Added: 02.10.2014 15:25 | 14 views | 0 comments


Mortars! Machine guns! Endangered species!.
This may come as something of a shock, dear reader, but in Far Cry 4, people will occasionally try to hurt you. When this happens, your options are twofold: you can sit back and laugh at them contemptuously, secure in the knowledge that you're real and they're not, or, you can seize the nearest gunpowder-filled L-shape and deploy it to terrible effect.

Added: 01.10.2014 20:12 | 13 views | 0 comments


Ed from Twinfinite writes: With the dog days of summer behind us, its time to start gearing up for one of the busiest parts of the video game year. Companies wait all year for the holiday season and its around this time that they start to bring out the big guns to beat out the competition. October (along with November) is generally one of the most crowded months and this year is no different. Lets take a ride in the Twinfinite Time Machine to once again explore video game history and see if October was just as busy five, ten, and fifteen years ago.

Added: 01.10.2014 0:35 | 10 views | 0 comments


Gearbox Software's RPG series comes to early Steam Machine OS users.
SteamOS support has been confirmed for Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.

Added: 28.09.2014 8:28 | 22 views | 0 comments



Instead of just going through the basic “is it worth it or not” articles, I thought about doing something a bit more relevant to the discussions currently happening in the PC gaming circles: how well do some of these small form-factor devices work as living room consoles or Steam Machines?

Added: 26.09.2014 6:12 | 12 views | 0 comments


Limited-time preview of Hyper Light Drifter being made available by developer Heart Machine from October 3-5.

Added: 23.09.2014 14:12 | 11 views | 0 comments


Aidan takes a look at a new indie Survival Horror Game Pantasmal from Eyemobi. "Ive been saying for a while now that 2014 seems to be the year for horror titles. With the aftermath of Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, The Forest, Daylight, and the upcoming Alien: Isolation and The Evil Within. Now weve got the beginnings of another promising contender, Phantasmal."

Added: 23.09.2014 0:17 | 10 views | 0 comments


Super Good Advice is an Exotic Heavy Machine Gun is another Exotic weapon which you can found in Destiny through the exotic weapon bounty mission line. Much like Horn Hand Cannon, this bounty is also random. This batch of exotic includes, Tolands Legacy a fusion rifle A Voice in The Wilderness a heavy Machine Gun and the 3rd for right to left is Horn Hand Cannon.