About Nathan Bowring

Video games used to be rated by the people working at the Entertainment Software Rating Board, deciding just how violent, profane, sexy, and all-around kid-unfriendly a video game is, …
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FortressCraft, an indie game developed by Projector Games and bearing an incredible likeness to Minecraft,  has been selling very well. In its first six days online, it sold 58,572 copies and …
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Developer WXP Games and publishers Valcon LLC and TikGames have announced thier new upcoming XBLA game Xotic. Xotic is a sci-fi first-person shooter in which the player fights through brightly colorful, …
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Poker Night was developed by PouncingKitten Games and release January 9, 2011 and costs 80MSP. A copy was provided by the developer for review purposes.

The recent release of Microsoft’s Full House Poker has allowed people to finally play Texas Hold’em on their Xbox. However, the game faces competition from the indie game Poker Night, allowing players to play not only one but thirty types of poker. Although not as sleek as Full House Poker, the game does offer some quality poker fun.
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Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury, the upcoming twin-stick shooter from Treasure Video Games and 3D Publisher, will be released on XBLA May 4, 2011. First announced last August, Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury is …
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In the near future, there may be free games on the predominantly purchasable game marketplace that is the Xbox Live Arcade. A “trusted source” has been quoted by …
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The release date  and pricing for Brad Borne’s and EA’s upcoming The Fancy Pants Adventures has been announced. You will be able to run, jump, platform, can collect …
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A recently released XBLIG developed by Josh Schonstal, simply titled PewPewPewPewPewPewPewPewPew, lets you control the game only using your voice. The game is playable with any Xbox 360 compatible microphone, …
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Swarm was developed by Hothead Games and published by Ignition Entertainment. It was released March 23, 2011 for 1200MSP. A copy of the game was provided by the publisher for review purposes.

Swarm is a 2.5D side scrolling platformer in which you control a group 50 small, blue, clueless creatures. The goal of the game is to collect DNA for the “Momma” of the alien swarmites throughout twelve levels while making sure at least one of said swarmites stays alive. The game is not about story; it is about points. Swarm proves to be a fun and engaging gameplay experience once you get used to a few minor drawbacks.
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A new teaser trailer for Ankama Creative Studio’s Island of Wakfu has been released. The preview shows two player cooperative gameplay set to beautiful graphics. The game will see players control …
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