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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Lost Alpha is a mod that attempts to not only restore the content cut from the original game, but update it with modern graphics and gameplay. "It became more than just a modification, it became our dream game, how we saw S.T.A.L.K.E.R.," the dez0wave team explained.
Clicking on monsters until they explode in a shower of coins and weaponry is pretty great, and even better with some robot computer friends to murder them too. Publisher bitComposer today announced squad-based action-RPG Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms for release on PC this year, a sequel to 2005's Kult: Heretic Kingdoms (released as HK: The Inquisition in North America).
A new Jagged Alliance is in the works at Full Control, the foks behind turn-based tactics 'em up Frontline Tactics and the upcoming Space Hulk. The Danish studio announced today that it has licensed the turn-based tactical mercenary series from owner bitComposer to make and publish a new multiplatform game.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is coming to XBLA on March 20, to PC retail disc the week after, and finally to PlayStation 3 sometime in April.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is coming to PlayStation Network as well, and is being handled personally by Black Forest Games. bitComposer still owns the publishing rights for the retail PC and XBLA versions, and all three will be coming in early spring.
BitComposer's claim that it has acquired the rights to the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise has come under fire from developer GSC Game World, which cites legal documents showing its CEO as the license holder.
After S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 was cancelled, former members of developer GSC Game World founded Vostok Games to continue the ideals of the open-world survival shooter series with Survarium. As for the actual S.T.A.L.K.E.R. brand, though, it wasn't quite clear what was happening. Rumours said Skyrimdeveloper Bethesda was sniffing around, but publisher bitComposer today announced that it has grabbed the license and plans to make more S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
The Great Giana Sisters got their start in video games in a cheeky Super Mario Bros. clone which was pulled from shelves after threats by Nintendo, but are starting to make it big in their own right. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams recently launched with a crowd-funded helping hand from Kickstarter, and now it's leaping towards Xbox Live Arcade.
Coreplay jazzed-up turn-based strategy for modern audiences with Jagged Alliance: Back in Action, and now it's turning its revamp-o-tron onto to ye olde turne-based RPG. Publisher bitComposer today announced Chaos Chronicles, revisiting that ancient genre with modern intentions.
Jagged Alliance: Crossfire, the standalone expansion to Jagged Alliance: Back in Action, is now slated to launch in September. It adds a new campaign lasting 15-20 hours, along with extra mercs, weapons, and other jazz.
