Archive for November, 2011

Beyond Beyaan: Alpha Footage Video & Progress Status

Beyond Beyaan: Alpha Footage Video & Progress Status

By on November 30th, 2011 at 3:17 am
Brent "Zeraan" has been doing fantastic progress in Beyond Beyaan lately. After a period of perceived uncertainty Brent seems now to be committed on bringing BB to life more than ever.
What Makes A Good Game – Story

What Makes A Good Game – Story

By on November 28th, 2011 at 10:08 am
A story in a game is an important tool for the developer. It gives the developer the means to create emotion, a way to share the lore of their game universe and a way to present a point.
Renations Open Beta Begins

Renations Open Beta Begins

By on November 24th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
Today Pikaia Games has open up Renations to the public. This means that Renations is now officially in open beta status.
Star Hammer Tactics Released for the iPad

Star Hammer Tactics Released for the iPad

By on November 24th, 2011 at 11:25 am
Black Lab Games, an Australian game development studio has just released Star Hammer Tactics, a new space turn-based tactics game for the iPad today.
Distant Worlds Legends Released

Distant Worlds Legends Released

By on November 23rd, 2011 at 8:59 am
Distant Worlds Legends, the second expansion of Distant Worlds has been released today and is now available for download at the Matrix Games store.
Renations: First Impressions and Exclusive Invitations Offered

Renations: First Impressions and Exclusive Invitations Offered

By on November 22nd, 2011 at 2:52 pm
Pikaia Games has offered Space Sector, and 50 of its loyal readers, a chance for a first hand preview of Renations, Pikaia's new sci-fi browser-based real-time strategy MMO.
Anno 2070 Released

Anno 2070 Released

By on November 18th, 2011 at 4:55 am
Anno 2070, a Sci-Fi real-time strategy game developed by Ubisoft, was released today.
Distant Worlds Legends: New Gameplay and Features Preview Video

Distant Worlds Legends: New Gameplay and Features Preview Video

By on November 17th, 2011 at 3:22 am
Matrix Games, Slitherine and Code Force have released an extended gameplay and features preview video for Distant Worlds: Legends.
Sword of the Stars 2: Lords of Winter – First Impressions

Sword of the Stars 2: Lords of Winter – First Impressions

By on November 15th, 2011 at 6:11 pm
Ok folks it's worse than I thought, Sword of the Stars 2 is currently unplayable. There's plenty of good and even great stuff on SotS2 but there's also plenty of horrible stuff as well.
Gratuitous Tank Battles: Alpha Battle Footage

Gratuitous Tank Battles: Alpha Battle Footage

By on November 11th, 2011 at 2:46 am
Positech Games, or UK Indie pc-developer Cliff Harris, released a new video showing off the battles, the tower-defense side of the game.
Anno 2070 Demo Now Available

Anno 2070 Demo Now Available

By on November 7th, 2011 at 9:27 am
Anno 2070 is the new game of the Anno series that takes place in an Earth's near-future where the sea's rising level has destroyed the coastal cities. The player will need to gather resources and engage in diplomacy in order to build a new society.
Starbase Orion Review

Starbase Orion Review

By on November 5th, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Starbase Orion has undeniably achieved its goals of providing an experience similar to Master of Orion with better Multiplayer. This is great news for 4x gamers on the iOS as this genre is still rare on the Apple App store.
Star Supremacy – A New Free Sci-Fi MMORTS goes Open Beta soon

Star Supremacy – A New Free Sci-Fi MMORTS goes Open Beta soon

By on November 4th, 2011 at 10:05 am
Star Supremacy is a free to play, browser-based space MMORTS being developed by Barbily Tech
What Makes A Good Game – Progression

What Makes A Good Game – Progression

By on November 2nd, 2011 at 10:33 am
I'd like to talk about about Progression in games. Progression is having goals and how the player achieves them. What is their purpose(s) in the game? How do they fulfill their purpose(s)?