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Belinda Brock - February 27, 2017

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Alexandre Diboine Talks About Drawing for Unruly Heroes
Based in France, Magic Design Studios released their first 2D platformer game, Unruly Heroes on multiple platforms. The game’s website describes Unruly Heroes as having “lushly illustrated environments and [a] hand-drawn art style.” The game’s story “updates [the] classic tale [of Journey to the West] into an epic adventure that is more colorful, humorous and lighthearted […]
Lip Comarella and the Abstract Aesthetics of ELOH
Last weekend the Pasadena Convention Center in California was packed as the inaugural LightBox Expo celebrated artists in a variety of visual arts, ranging from illustration to gaming. With programming consisting of panels, demos, and portfolio reviews, LightBox also gave artists a venue to exhibit and sell their art as prints or other types of […]
Work out Your “What If?” Scenarios in Across the Grooves
Besides the sci-fi and fantasy elements of time travel and alternate realities, Nova-box‘s Across the Grooves touches on other universal themes of regret. The game’s writer, Geoffroy Vincens, essentially confirmed this in an interview with Cliqist. He explained that the game was developed with questions about choosing or refusing to change the past. Who doesn’t sometimes […]
The Curious Lo Fi Horror Creations of Chris Antoni
Sometimes it’s fun to shine the spotlight on something (or someone) that deserves more attention. That’s kind of why we only cover indie games. To discover something interesting and then tell everyone and their grandma about it. Well, this week, Will decided to take a look at the some of the work from indie developer […]

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