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Another Castle is a roguelike-platformer hybrid for Wii U
How 'bout that Dusty Raging Fist, eh? Or the recently crowdfunded Cryamore, hmm? Seems like the Wii U eShop is getting some much welcome indie love even as big boxed publishers turn up their noses. Would anyone object to another cool indie project being tossed on the pile? Another Castle may look like your typical retro platformer, but the twist is that the levels and world map are randomly generated. Your goal in each playthrough is to obtain a randomized item at the end of the game, but it's never there since "it's always in another castle." Said item will be available in subsequent runs, however. You can check a free prototype version of the game here. One-man team David Byers, a NeoGAFfer who has previously worked on a number of iOS / Android titles, announced on Nintendo Life that he has just been approved as a Wii U developer and will be bringing Another Castle to eShop -- as well as PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, and OUYA. To aid in his quest, he's opened a Kickstarter with a basic goal of $12,000. Stretch goals will allow him to add more magic and enemy types, a weather system, mounts like a laser-equipped giant owl, and more playable characters. David is shooting for a June 2014 release, but depending on the work required for stretch-goal content, development could extend into 2015. The wait may just be worth it, considering the kind of quality other NeoGAF devs are able to pump out. Another Castle by Uncade [Kickstarter via Nintendo Life] (Thanks, Fred!) Tags:#Android#Apple#eShop#Gallery#Indie#iOS#iPad#iPhone#Kickstarter#Linux#Mac#Ouya#PC#Platform games#retro#video#Wii U Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
10:00 PM on 05.16.2013 Original Sonic the Hedgehog out now for AndroidAs promised, Sonic the Hedgehog ($2.99/£1.99/€2.69) is out now for Android devices via Google Play. Widescreen support at 60 frames per second, a remastered soundtrack, leaderboards, achievements, Time Attack mode,...
2:45 PM on 05.15.2013 Google Play game services announced for Android and moreThis week at Google I/O, the company announced Google Play game services, a collection of game-centric services for Android, iOS, and web platforms. Players running on the former platform in particular should be happy to hear...
7:30 PM on 05.14.2013 EA takes the Frostbite engine to mobile with Frostbite GoMention of Frostbite Go, "a mobile division empowering EA game developers with Frostbite's proven excellent workflows and features to bring true Frostbite experiences to all major mobile platforms," has been spotted on Elec...
10:00 AM on 05.14.2013 Nvidia SHIELD pre-orders open, costs $349Pre-orders for Nvidia's handheld SHIELD system have gone live today, and it'll set you back $349 to obtain one. The company says it'll be carried by Newegg, GameStop, Micro Center and Canada Computers. SHIELD, for those not k...
11:00 PM on 05.10.2013 Dungeon Defenders II video highlights the ApprenticeTrendy Entertainment has opted to focus on the multiplayer online battle arena component of Dungeon Defenders II in this latest gameplay demonstration. Yes, this probably isn't what you signed up for, but it makes sense from...
5:00 PM on 05.08.2013 Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded gets lucky May 31 for $19.99Some perverts burn and fade away, but Casanova Larry Laffer lives on in Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded, a remake of the 1987 debut arriving May 31 on PC, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. Desktop platforms cost $19.99 while the mob...
12:00 PM on 05.07.2013 OUYA impressions: Hands-on with the early backer unitWhen the OUYA was first revealed on Kickstarter last July, my curiosity was instantly piqued. Being the kind of gamer who values sheer fun and general style and aesthetic over pure graphical processing power, the more I read ...
6:00 PM on 05.02.2013 The best and worst games of 2013: Hyperdimension AprilThis review recap is brought to you by Daft Punk's Alive 2007, which fueled the incessant copying and pasting efforts needed to put one of these together. I don't feel like I've blinked since I started working on this, but it...
3:00 AM on 05.02.2013 Star Wars Pinball 50% off on all platformsStar Wars Day is this week on May 4, so Zen Studios is celebrating by offering 50% off on Star Wars Pinball across all the platform it's available on. It's going for $5 on Xbox Live Arcade, $1.99 for the Kindle HD, and $0.99 ...
7:00 PM on 05.01.2013 Shadowrun Returns now available for pre-purchase on SteamCyberpunk role-playing game Shadowrun Returns is now available for pre-purchase on Steam. $17.99 for the standard version or $31.49 for the deluxe version, which includes a soundtrack and an eBook (PDF) that contains short s...
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| 8:00 AM on 04.04.2013 Another Castle is coming along pretty nicely |

If you're excited for the upcoming successful Kickstarter project Another Castle, then this demo footage is for you. It's quite a bit longer than the initial reveal video, and goes a bit more in-depth with the...more
| 5:00 AM on 05.21.2013 Tearaway pre-orders will include the wonderful soundtrack |
Tearaway is one of my most anticipated games of the year now thanks to some recent hands-on time. It's a wonderful little platformer that makes use of all the Vita's features in creative ways. It also has quite the wonderful ...more
| 4:00 PM on 05.20.2013 This custom Trials Evolution track boggles the mind |
When Trials Evolution released last year, I played around with the level editor enough to see huge potential in it and also to understand that I could never personally tap into that potential. Thankfully, there are people li...more
| 10:00 AM on 05.20.2013 Tearaway is a must-own for the PlayStation Vita |
Last week, I got to preview a bunch of current-gen games, which we can expect to see during E3, at a special pre-show event that entailed several different game companies. The Sony showcase in particular had a handful of game...more


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