New Michael Jackson game in the making!

Industry Gamers is reporting on a new Michael Jackson game (remember Moonwalker) that is planned for release this Christmas. A representative of MJJ Productions (Michael Jacksons own production company) says the game has been in production for several months already and contains speech recorded by the artist shortly before his unfortunate death.

What kind of game it will be is a surprise as no further details have been announced yet.

source:Industry Gamers

Smooth Rag Doll Criminal

Fun to watch, a rendition of Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal created with Rag Doll Kung Fu

DIY VR Gun

Looks like a lot of fun! Make sure you've got enough jump, duck and run space around you when operating this device :)

Duke Nukem Forever Gameplay footage

Bryan Brewer, ex 3D-Realms modeller and animator, has released some gameplay footage after the recent closure of the studio.
There is a really slim chance this game will ever see the light of day as it has been under development since 1997. DNF was officially first announced in April 1997, and promotional information for the game was released in one form or another in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2007, and, more recently, in December 2008. Due to this, the game had been subject to intense speculation and has won several vaporware awards. With the subsequent shutting down of 3D Realms, production on Duke Nukem Forever has been halted. Although Take-Two Interactive still owns the publishing rights to the game, they do not have an agreement with 3D Realms to provide funding for the game's continued development.

Enjoy the footage:

Try harder better faster

Enjoy the iDaft play toy. See if you can recreate this classic techno disco punk song yourself.

Fairly Odd Barbarian

An entertaining platformer that is themed around the Fairly Odd Parents cartoon.
The controls are not completely intuitive which keeps you from completely getting into the game. The graphics and animations are great and are in line with the series. The music has been taken right from the series and supports the look and feel. The sound effects could have been a bit more varied, but hey do their job. Nonetheless this game is quite entertaining.



Play it yourself right here Timmy The Barbarian

Did you know that Mario is black?

Shredz64 is Guitar Hero for your commodore64

Shredz64 is a modern day game for the Commodore 64 that makes use of the Playstation guitar controller hooked through the PSX64 interface.

Its design is modeled after the popular “Guitar Hero” series, geared toward the ability to play along to your favorite C64 music on the guitar. Correctly played notes increase your score and applause meter, while incorrectly played notes decrease your applause meter. If the crowd stops applauding, you’re out!

Additionally, Shredz64 features the “shredocity” meter that allows for extra points when you’re doing an awesome job shredding to your favorite chiptune.

Shredz64 allows you to add your favorite SID files and record your own custom notes, or download songs other people have created.

Source: Synthetic Dreams

Developer Introversion lifts the lid on MS approval process.

Independent developer Introversion is laying bare Microsoft's approval process for a game to be released via Xbox Live Arcade.

The team hopes to provide clarity to the procedures involved in the development and eventual release of forthcoming XBLA title Darwinia+.

The developer website details multiple processes including usability reports, internal design documents, company emails and AI code, with more details to be posted soon.

Source: gamesindustry.biz

Top Casual Game Genres

What is the most popular casual game genre? When I would ask you this question 3 years ago you would most certainly reply with 'match-3' or 'bejeweled'. Boy, that where some crazy times. But even now, 9 year after the post apocalyptic Y2K bugs we see the following trends.

This is the top 3

1. Hidden Object (Mystery P.I. - The NY Fortune, Liong - The lost amulets)
2. Sim (Build-a-lot 3: Passport to Europe, Totem Tribe)
3. Match-3 (Jewel Quest 3, Call of Atlantis)

After that we see game genres like Word, Time Management, Puzzle Bobble mechanic, Strategy)