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• Notch calls out EA over its Indie Bundle on Steam

  Mojang boss Markus Persson doesn’t seem too impressed with EA’s Indie Bundle currently available on Steam, and has taken to Twitter to call the firm out for using the term indie to describe its game pack.

  9 years ago

• Tuesday Shorts II: Gears 3 controller, Left 4 Dead, Gunstringer demo, The Kore Gang

  Here’s a second dose of shorts for your Tuesday.

  9 years ago

• The Baconing: Dated for Steam, XBL, new screens

  Hothead Games has announced Steam and Xbox 360 dates for The Baconing, DeathSpank’s latest adventure. The details are posted below, to avoid any date confusions, along with some new screenshots.

  9 years ago

• Check out some colorful characters in latest video for The Baconing

  HotHead has released a new video for DeathSpank’s latest adventure, The Baconing. Where else can you collect a bounty for a Leprechaun Mob Boss? No, no, not Johnny Cullen, an actual mob boss who heads up a group called the McMafia who reside in Rainbow’s End, which is a Leprechaun Las Vegas.  

  9 years ago

• Wednesday Shorts II: Hitchhiker’s, Wheatley, Splatters, MoH, Mad Catz

  It’s time for your second batch of shorts. Take the plunge after the break.

  9 years ago

• Crunch time: More industry vets voice opinion on topic du jour

  More and more developers are offering opinions on the recent hot topic of the dreaded crunch time. While some contend that a certain amount of time spent crunching during a game’s development cycle is inevitable, all seem to agree it can be avoided if proper planning is implemented and adhered to from the start.

  10 years ago

• Quick Shots: DeathSpank gets pimped out in The Baconing

  DeathSpank needs all the help he can get when it comes to fighting injustice, but normal armaments just won’t cut it –  our hero needs items just as odd and cheeky as he is. Luckily, he can get his hands on the pain inducing Mobile Nuker and the Drill of Justice while sporting his protective Technocrat armor.  But […]

  10 years ago

• The Nuclear Family revealed in new Baconing screens

  Hothead Games has released some character details and screenshots from The Baconing.

  10 years ago

• Deathspank gets bored in new Baconing trailer

  Bored-looking Deathspank is bored, going by this new trailer of The Baconing. Too bored. So something’s giving him a challenge. Watch the video after the break. Thanks, Joystiq.

  10 years ago

• DeathSpank dons too many thongs in The Baconing

  Hothead Games has released the first set of screenshots from DeathSpank’s latest adventure, The Baconing.

  10 years ago

• More Tuesday Shorts: Resident Evil is 15, Capcom calendars, WoW Study, Dyad, more

  More shorts for your Tuesday are posted below. Get ’em while they’re hot and such.

  10 years ago

• DeathSpank is back in The Baconing

  Hothead games has announced a new DeathSpank adventure which tasks our hero with finding the Fires of Bacon and destroying the evil power of the thongs.

  10 years ago

• Hothead creating Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy game

  Hothead’s announced this morning that it’s developing a title based on The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

  10 years ago

• Swarm launch trailer gets shouty, violent, and pink

  Swarm is rolling out onto the console networks this week, and in case you were wondering why an academically-informed exploration of swarm behaviour should interest you, here’s the sweet voice of an innocent child to remind you.

  10 years ago

• SWARM gameplay trailer is full of suicidal blue fellas

  There’s a new gameplay trailer for SWARM out.

  10 years ago

• Swarm to release next week

  HotHead’s Swarm is now triply confirmed for next week’s console network updates.

  10 years ago

• Swarm heading to PSN and XBL in March

  HotHead games has announced that Swarm will see a digital release in March and has also released the latest edition of “Ask Dr. Mike”.

  10 years ago

• Swarm developer diary explains how to control your blue fellas

  Hothead Games has released a new developer diary for Swarm, featuring the game’s AI creator, Mike Hayward.

  10 years ago

• Swarm screenshots show off a bunch of little blue fellas

  Hothead Games has released six new screenshots of its zany action-platformer Swarm, and we’ve posted the group below for your viewing pleasure.

  10 years ago