Tag: minecraft

  • The Quest for Progress

    Thom experiences feelings

  • Starbound Beta

    “It’s a bit like Terraria in space.” When UK-based indie development studio Chucklefish Games announced their ambitious project Starbound just over eighteen months ago, that statement would have been enough to guarantee the sales needed to fund to rest of development. And indeed, from the pre-order numbers alone, that’s proven to be the case; Starbound raised…

  • Starbound Enters Open Paid Beta State

    Just like its inspiration, Terraria, Starbound is a side-scrolling role-playing experience with elements of world-building and Castlevania-esque platforming. Unlike Terraria, however, the procedural generation of the world extends beyond the terrain and items; Starbound will randomly generate entire planets full of unique races and dungeon areas, which players can travel between once they have enough…

  • Cube World Paid Alpha Now Available

    We previously reported on the action RPG last month after primary coder wollay launched a website for the game at the tail-end of E3, outlining the gameplay mechanics in detail. Most of the initial features described on the website have made it into the first open alpha, including multiplayer support. However, quest-givers have still to…

  • Website Launches for Indie Multiplayer RPG Cube World

    The game, described as a mix between Minecraft and deep, open-world role-playing experiences like The Elder Scrolls, has already built up a dedicated fan-base. Though the PC game doesn’t have a release date, many fans are taking the launch of the website as a sign that Cube World may finally enter an open or closed-beta…

  • Insomnia 49 to Host Minecraft Expo This August

    The festival, which also hosts a number of eSports tournaments, will allow for 3,000 “bring your own computer or console” players to join in on the fun. In addition, Multiplay, the company behind the event, are expecting up-to 15,000 visitors through the door to attend the Exhibition Hall at Telford International Centre. Inside, attendees can…

  • The Ready Up Podcast – Season 2, Episode 17 – RU24/7

    Tony and John are joined by Indra and former RU writer and now VG 24/7 fellow Dave Cook. Games into Movies, new games and REALLY old games too!

  • Creeping Horror – Chapter Five: Lost

    Read the latest chapter in the Minecraftian Creeping Horror.

  • CastleMiner Z has 1.5m sales on Xbox Live Indie Games

    The Xbox Live Indie Game marketplace is a strange and rarely traversed land for many Xbox gamers, but deep within its bowels there lives a very dedicated and passionate fan base. Over 1.5 million strong at least, as it turns out, as CastleMiner Z – a crafting survival horror game featuring zombies – has officially…

  • Minecraft receiving next Title Update on the 9th of April

    This title update for the immensely popular Minecraft XBLA Edition comes with a bucket load of changes, additions and improvements like the ability to “finish” the game by adding ‘The End’, and even some new behaviours for the Enderdragon that PC gaming types won’t have seen before. There’s also been improvements in the speed of…