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Kick off the long weekend with free Reprisal

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Have any plans for the long, Memorial Day weekend? Perhaps you should go and enjoy a free, indie game. A game, say, like Reprisal. See, right now Electrolyte and Last17′s Reprisal, a Populous-style, civilization simulation, is a Steam Greenlight candidate. It hasn’t gotten the go-ahead to get onto Steam yet, but the developers think giving more »

Penny Arcade’s On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 free today

Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3

Need a game with a crazy long game like Penny Arcade’s On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3 to play? No? What if I told you said game was a fun RPG and also happened to be temporarily free. I’m guessing it suddenly sounds a lot more inviting. I bet you’re really interested now. That’s more »

Android Amusements: Punch Quest

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Ah, Punch Quest, an endless runner with lots of humor. Am I upset that the Android version took over a year to appear and costs $0.99 when the iOS version was free-to-play? Nope. I’m just happy that it is finally here and I am more than happy to pay $1 for RocketCat Games and Madgarden’s more »

Super Sanctum TD looks like the best Sanctum

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Confession: I acquired the original Sanctum from one of those many indie game bundles. May have been a Humble Bundle. May have been something else. I can’t quite recall. Anyways, I got it and always thought it seemed like an awesome tower defense game. It looked like a great idea. But, I never played it. more »

Review: Color Commando

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Title: Color Commando Price: $1.99 System(s): DSi and 3DS Release Date: May 2, 2013 Publisher (Developer): Circle Entertainment (Goodbye Galaxy Games) ESRB Rating: “Everyone” We’re starting to reach a point where DSiWare is becoming obsolete. Sure, we still get an occasional game or application, but they’re becoming rare. Back in the old days, of 2012, more »

7 Grand Steps Interview: Getting historical with Mousechief

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If you’ve been reading GamerTell the past few days, you’ve probably noticed I’m fascinated with the beta of Mousechief’s 7 Grand Steps. Their last game since Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble, 7 Grand Steps is a simulation were players get to follow and guide a family through various ages, in the hopes of creating more »

7 Grand Steps: Examining the Bob family tree

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So, I’ve been playing the beta of 7 Grand Steps. The best way I can describe it is as a family simulation, where players must guide their family through the various ages in the hopes of not only surviving, but finding happiness and success. Previously, I had written about the first four generations of the more »

GamerTell Review: Anodyne for PC

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Title: Anodyne Price: $9.99 System: PC Release Date: March 22, 2013 Publisher (Developer): Analgesic Productions LLC. (Analgesic Productions LLC.) ESRB Rating: Not Rated Anodyne. It’s a strange name to give a game, but it reflects exactly what this game intends to offer. From independent game designers, Sean Hogan and Jonathan Kittaka, Anodyne is takes a more »

Minecraft – Pocket Edition sells 10 million copies

Minecraft - Pocket Edition

Minecraft developer Mojang have been celebrating after selling the 10 millionth copy of Minecraft – Pocket Edition. About a month ago, Mojang jumped for joy over the 10 millionth sale of the PC version of Minecraft as well as congratulating Mojang founder Markus “Notch” Persson for reaching 2nd place in Time magazine’s TIME 100 Poll.

7 Grand Steps preview: The Bob Dynasty begins

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It started with one man and his wife. Khet and Selk Bob were humble people, and worked in a field by a river. There were cities at this time, though they were nothing like anything we can imagine now. It was a far simpler time, but eve then, the Bob family had noble ambitions. They more »