Positech, publishers of Democracy and Kudos, released a new expansion pack called Swarm for their downloadable game Gratuitous Space Battles. According to Positech, the Swarm are Space-dwelling nomads who destroy all they encounter, using cunning new gratuitous weapons such as disruptor beams, fusion guns, and deadly smart-bombs. Here’s the Swarm Video:

Check out Positech’s site for more information and to buy the expansion pack which costs $5.99.

Codeminion, publishers of Saqqarah, Stoneloops and Magic Match, have released Brunhilda and the Dark Crystal in beta. They describe it as a casual Adventure Hidden Object Game. TwinBottles created the game.

Feel free to try the beta using this download link Here are some screenshots.

Wadejet Eye Games is allowing fans to pre-order their latest game called Puzzle Bots. The digital download of the game costs $14.99 and $24.99 to get the game on a CD. They plan to release the game May 7th. Here’s a link to the trailer:

Let us know what you think.

Niels Bauer Games released TV Manager 2 in beta. Here’s the trailer:

You can try the game at this link:

http://www.nielsbauergames.com/TVManager.html

BalckFire Games released Alien Dominion: The Acronian Encounter. It looks like it may pack a punch or two. We will publish a full review in a few weeks.

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Alice’s Tea Cup Madness Game Review by Danny Kalis
Game Rating = 4/5

Alice’s Tea Cup Madness is a game much like the popular “Diner Dash” series. In this game, players are Alice (from Wonderland), running a Tea shop, and attempting to serve all your customers in a timely and efficient manner. Customers are all characters from the Lewis Carroll classic including the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, and the Cheshire Cat. If Alice’s customers are not served in the correct manner they will leave or attempt to steal from her. Success, in the game, is based upon goals for each day at Alice’s tea shop, which are attained by properly serving a majority of customers in a given time. Goals increase in difficulty as the game progresses throughout over 60 challenging levels. (more…)

Flotilla Game Review by Pat J Smith
Game Rating = 5/5

Game Review Summary: Flotilla is fun and quirky, like a fast play version of Sid Meier’s Pirates, but in space.

Three Reasons to buy Flotilla

- Reason #1: Fun, easy to learn
- Reason # 2: Great value for ten Dollars
- Reason # 3: Re-playability

Three Reasons to avoid buying Flotilla

- Reason #1: Not so great graphics.
- Reason #2: “Careers” are short.
- Reason # 3: No story to follow

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Remember when strategy games were fun and compelling without requiring years of your life. Or worse, when they degenerate into annoying click-fests, when the player wins by merely being able to drag and drop faster than the AI. Flotilla by independent game developer, Blendo easily avoids both these pitfalls. (more…)

Someone finally turned Hamlet into a video game. Now, finally, the world can rest a little easier.

mif2000′s Hamlet. Trailer from mif2000 on Vimeo.

Game Review by Matt Shelton
Game Rating = 4/5

Telepath Psy Arena 2 – A pickup-and-play turn based tactics game worthy of praise, and your hard earned cash.

I sat down to demo the game earlier today with the intentions of playing for an hour or so and writing my review. Nearly 9 hours later I am pulling myself away, to say this to you fine folks, for the love of god stay away from this game if you are a parent of a small child, or own a pet, because they will surely be neglected.

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OK, lets get down to brass tacks.

TPA2 is all about moving and attacking the bad guys with efficiency. At the beginning of a turn, each character under the control of the player is given a finite number of steps and PSY points to use during that turn for movement and attacks. During the turn you use steps to move units, PSY points to fire weapons. Picking up items or changing the way your facing also uses up steps. Once you have used all your steps and PSY points, the turn goes to the computer and moves its units and sets up its attacks. With the great job Sinister Design has done with the AI driving the game, It wont go down with out fight.

It starts with you traveling from a distance to seek fame and fortune in the Grand Tournament of Ravinale, a competition of blood. Why are you fighting? Who is the big baddie everyone is afraid to speak of? Well, I will not spoil that for you. What I will say is you are sure to love the journey.

The care Sinister has put into this game is very clear, from the surprisingly good soundtrack, to the hilarious dialog, and the slick graphics, you can see the love behind this. I have been a fan of the genre for years, and after being disappointed with almost every offering the mainstream publisher’s has thrown up at us, It’s good to see that someone out there actually gives a crap about quality.

Three Reasons for purchasing, Easy.

1. The best indie game I’ve run across in a long time.

2. CHEAP! 12.95?!? You can’t even get a pizza for that.

3. I think the thing I enjoyed most about this game was the dialog, seriously funny guys.

Three Reasons for not purchasing, this one is a little harder.

1. If you don’t like TBT games this one is NOT for you.
2. If you are required to wear a helmet at all times this game is not for you.
3. If you are prone to fits of epilepsy, this is not the game for you.

In all seriousness, I did enjoy this game VERY much and I hope you will give it a shot.

Driving Speed Pro Game Review by Cindy Shanks
Game Rating = 4/5

Game Review Summary

Have you always wanting to race cars? Driving Speed Pro allows you the chance to experience what being a professional driceris really like as you competing in races to improve your rankiing.

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