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The Secret Monster Society Joins Steam Greenlight and Releases a Demo

The Secret Monster Society is looking for support through Steam's Greenlight program. Deceptive Games have released a demo for it's latest game so if you enjoy what you see then give the game a thumbs up vote, it doesn't cost a penny!

Have you ever wondered where you dreams come from? The Secret Monster Society is a 2d comedy adventure game where you play as Blithe Dalrich, a dream monster of the ‘underworld’ who, with the aid of his best friend Aphonic, sets off to stop an evil villain bent of destroying human dreams. Meet and converse with over one hundred colourful characters, all with their own distinct personality and quirks. Venture to sunny Caribbean islands, murky forests, dank caves, and even meet death himself.

The Secret Monster Society encapsulates a large amount of mini-games and puzzles. With, one key gameplay mechanic, the ability to time travel between two points in time. The time travel mechanic allows for greater puzzle variance, and story depth.

“The amount of support since first showing the game has been overwhelming. We have been trying to capture the aesthetics of the Saturday morning cartoons that many of us grew up with. And, from player reaction, we may have succeeded.” said Gavin Powell, game director for Deceptive Games. “We have grown up playing 2d adventure games, and combining the two has made for a perfect combination, for the both lore and aesthetics of the game. We are very excited for more players to get their hands on the game.”

The Secret Monster Society is currently on Steam Greenlight. If you would like to show your support, head on over to the greenlight page and vote: HERE.

Availability and system requirements: The secret Monster Society is planned to release on as many platforms as possible starting with Steam, and will require Windows 2K/XP/Vista: 2Ghz Dual Core processor, 3GB system memory, 3D card with 512 MB video memory and DirectX 9.0c.

Tom + Mat Attack 129 – Social Corpse Devourer

Social hooks in games are always fun right? Like ‘poking’ a friend, or helping them harvest their crops, or in the case of Shadows of the Beast, eating their lifeless corpse to fuel your own fiendish intentions! Well, Tom’s been doing just that! Mat however has been socially putting bullets in the heads of the cast of Overwatch and fending off demonic hordes in Doom… It’s a wonderful world!

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Hyper Bounce Blast Out Now On Steam

Hyper Bounce Blast from Flump Studios is now available to download on Steam. The game is currently on offer until June 3rd with a price of £3.39.

We previously noted that we've played Flump Studios games in the past and we're looking forward to be giving this a try.

Hyper Bounce Blast is a retro style, stomach churning shooter, blended with classic platforming elements. Bounce, shoot and dodge to survive ever increasing waves of enemy attacks. Bring it on! 

Use the unique bounce multiplier system to maximise power-ups, build your hyper and survive the onslaught! Hyper Bounce Blast also features an fantastic soundtrack produced by electronic musician Quantum Firefly. 

Features

-Bouncing keeps you invulnerable to bullets, so stay away from that floor!.
-Totally unique gameplay mixing twin stick shooting with bouncy platforming action.
-Dodge a ton of bullets, lasers, tesla coils and buzz saws to survive.
-6 Modes of play, including: Arcade, Time Rush and Tournament mode.
-A very classic bonus round.
-Full Steam controller integration, plus Xbox360 controller, Keyboard and Mouse support

Ghost Theory now being made thanks to Kickstarter

After it's first Kickstarter campaign then again with a relaunch, Ghost Theory has now been fully funded on Kickstarter.

The team at Dreadlocks have also opened up an preorder page for Ghost Theory for continued support for the game.

Prague, Czech Republic—05/18/2016

Dreadlocks are proud to announce that their Kickstarter campaign for Ghost Theory was successful, which means this game is going to be made. Estimated release is Q4 2017 and at a price of 24.99 USD.

Everyday day we’re approached by new fans who just learned about the game and want to support its development. We have therefore created a pre-order webpage (http://crowdfunding.ghost-theory.com) to open our arms to these new supporters. Most of our original Kickstarter rewards are still available, including access to a prototype version of the game or a UV flashlight which you can use to reveal hidden content on other physical rewards – messages, facts, hints and, if you’re lucky, even an extra Steam key. In addition, we will be adding new rewards in the near future – ones that were not available as part of the Kickstarter campaign.

To honor this celebratory press announcement, we have decided to publish a new in-game screenshot of one of our selected haunted locations beside the actual real-life photo of that location. We hope this will get your spines refrigerated.

Table Top Racing: World Tour confirmed for PC, launching on Steam, 26th May

After it's huge success on Sony's Playstation 4. TTR: World Tour is gearing up for release on PC, with a launch date of 26th of May. The game is from Nick Burcombe co-creator of wipEout, so checkout the full details and trailer below!

Liverpool, UK, 18th May, 2016 – Indie developer and publisher Playrise Digital today confirmed that micro-combat racer ‘Table Top Racing: World Tour’ will launch on Steam, Thursday, 26th May! TTR: World Tour has been downloaded millions of times already on PlayStation® Network since it launched earlier this month, the Steam version will launch with a introductory discount of 15% on its standard price of £14.99 / $19.99 / €19.99 and will be available from here.

The introductory discount also applies to the ‘Supercharger’ DLC pack which features 1 new track, 4 new race routes, 4 ultrakool super cars, 3 full championships and 16 special events, rrp £4.79 / $5.99 / €5.99.

“It’s been a fantastic month seeing Table Top Racing: World Tour launch on PS4 and now arriving on PC for Steam,” commented Nick Burcombe, CEO and Game Director of TTR at Playrise Digital, “As an independent dev team of less than 10 people, we’ve been overwhelmed with the support, encouragement and enthusiasm from gamers so far. We’re responding to as many requests and questions as we can and will continue to support the game for as long as the gamers continue to support us! It's very exciting to bring TTR to Steam, I can't wait to see what the PC gamers make of it. TTR is all about fun and a good laugh with your friends online, as millions of PS4 gamers just found out”.

TTR: World Tour is a high octane miniaturised combat racer from Nick Burcombe, the co-creator of Sony PlayStation's all-time classic, 'wipEout’ and more recently, the hugely successful, 10 million time downloaded indie mobile hit, ‘Table Top Racing’. TTR: World Tour is a total re-invention of the Table Top Racing universe bringing micro combat-racing to a truly next gen audience for the first time.

Gamers can get behind the tiny wheels of 12 ultra-cool, fully customisable miniaturised racing cars, as they tour the globe and visit 5 tabletop locations, mastering 20 race tracks, whilst battling Championship mode and Special Events. Best of all, get online and challenge up to 8 friends in a 'vindictive but addictive', battle to find out who is the ultimate racer! Powered-Up Combat Racing has never looked so good or been this much fun.

TTR: World Tour features: 
▪ 8 PvP online multiplayer combat racing - it's both addictive and vindictive! 
▪ 6 Unique gameplay modes spread throughout the Championships
▪ 90+ Varied and challenging events
▪ 20 Dynamic circuits based around 5 themed locations
▪ Exclusive "YO! Sushi" endorsed race track
▪ 12 Ultra-cool micro racers inspired by some of the world’s most iconic cars
▪ 8 Cunning Power-Up weapons with both attack and defence capabilities
▪ 6 Super-powerful “Wheel Weapons” to give you the upper hand
▪ 20+ Track exclusive Breakbeat soundtrack by Wes Smith (Juice Recordings, San Diego)

Gaming PC Build Guide: What they don't tell you

The last time I built my own gaming PC would of been around 15 years ago, yeah thats a long time and well overdue. So why now? My main reason is being able to play a whole bunch of indie games that are launching on Steam, along with the urge of going back to be playing FPS games with a mouse and keyboard.

I'm also seeing my self turning off the TV and tuning into Twitch streams, after I turn the TV back on of course! I've been watching all the latest CS:GO competitions and it takes me back. I was apart of the first UK professional clan, more on this topic another day. Let's get on with the guide.

While I knew what I was doing, I felt I should refresh myself with all the latest products and setup configurations. I browsed and read a lot of different guides for building a gaming PC but here's a few things that cropped up when purchasing and building my new setup.

Case

ATX Bench Case, ATX Mini Tower, ATX Mid Tower, ATX Full Tower, ATX Super Tower, Home Theater Computer Case, Server Chassis... the list goes on. Do your research, while I did buy the correct size case to fit my motherboard I rushed in and wanted a cheap case to hold my parts together. This did do the job but my case didn't come with all the correct standing pins to hold my motherboard into place, a few missing screws is ok, I hope.

The other problem with choosing a cheap PC case is ensuring it's going to hold all your components. My AMD radeon card is a lot larger then a typical Nvidia card and the card itself only just managed to fit into the case, it's still a tight squeeze once the power cables are connected to the card.

Next issue was ventilation. The case did come with one case fan as standard and has room for one other fan, this is located at the back. Buying a fan to install into the case I made a slight oversight but luckily I purchased the correct size of fan for my case, so make sure you double check the sizing of the parts that you'll be placing inside the case before jumping in and thinking it will do.

Talking of case fans, you can now buy ones with a 3 or 4 pin connectors. Plugging a 3 pin into a 4 pin slot will work but you won't have the ability to control the fan speeds, that you'd get with a 4-pin fan.

Windows

Setting up Windows was as simple as booting up your PC with a Windows disk but most custom builds won't come with a DVD drive but you can now boot and install Windows from a USB stick, simple right?

Every guide I read and followed on how to install Windows informed me to download a Windows install and this would create the install within the USB stick, while this was true IF you're downloading the files on a correct Windows operating system e.g. Windows 7 and up, I was not. Using a Windows Vista system, known as a Legacy Windows you cannot download the installer as a easy setup tool and only as a iso file, I couldn't get this to work so I had to borrow a more up to date system to create my windows installer.

Maybe an oversight by myself but just a few niggles slowed me down along the way but general research is key, while being practical is the best way to learn and progress. 

Leave a comment below if you've recently built a new PC or are looking for some advice and we'll do our best to help you out!

Tom + Mat Attack 127 – Be-Witcherd

For two people who claim to have ‘not played a lot of games this week’, they certainly have enough to talk about! Mat’s on a quest to hunt down the last cherry picks of his NES collection, debating if the Witcher 3 is actually a good game and neglecting to mention he’d also played the new Ratchet & Clank (that’s for next week I guess!). Tom has naturally, been playing some more Skylanders, as well as buying more elusive Lemmings titles! It’s a jam packed episode, I tell thee!

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Tom + Mat Attack 126 – Blaziken’s Boy Bits

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On this week’s belated TMA, we’re talking more Toys to Life! Tom’s discovered the joys of Skylanders, while Mat too has been buying some Super chargers! Other than that, the boys have been playing some Pokken Tournament, with Mat swearing a vow of game buying celibacy to anything not handheld… But I mean, you still hold a controller, right…?

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Tom + Mat Attack 125 – In the mood for Tron!

They boys are back! Slightly later than they should be, but they’re here at last! On this week’s TMA, Tom has been playing yet more Toys to Life games, while Mat has yet again been to another flea market and found wonders the likes of which you’ve never had described in an audio format! Tom also gets a surprise and is finally able to talk about Nitro Plus Blasterz, while Mat has actually played very little! How crazy!

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Tom + Mat Attack 124 – Toys To Life Talk

On this week’s TMA, the boys are talking games! Surprising no? On the schedule this week is some serious Toys to Life Talk, with Tom getting into the thick of things with Disney Infinity 3.0 and Mat has been playing Skylanders Super Chargers! Other than that, Mat’s been to the first Flea Market of the year, hunting down some PS2 and PS1 titles, while Tom has been playing, but not talking about Nitro Plus Blasterz! Embaaaargoes!

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Tom + Mat Attack 123 – Catastrophic Introductions

You know what they say, 4th (or 3rd…) time’s a charm as Tom & Mat eventually are able to start a podcast! Tom’s been hoovering up any Marvel Disney Infinity Figure he can get his hands on for Infinity 3.0’s upcoming Powerstone Battlegrounds Playset, while Mat defends the need to Amiibo! Other than that, the boys have been playing some Tembo the Bad Ass Elephant, The Witcher 3 and Discussing the worth of Barbie games on the PS1. It’s a mixed bag, but that’s the way we like it!

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Tom + Mat Attack 122 – Not Very Exciting Video Games

The boys decided to do the opposite of the usually exciting video game content and talk budget sports titles, biblically themed platformers and a lot of tosh besides that! Mat makes some controversial statements about Zelda and has his mind blown by how many Double Dragon games there are, while Tom’s been picking up some obscure titles and playing a little bit of Metroid Zero Mission and mispronouncing words! Ahhh banter!

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Machines at War 3 lands on Android

Machines at War 3 is the sequel of Land Air Sea Warfare and Machines at War. It adds upon Land Air Sea Warfare with online multiplayer, a campaign mode, and infantry units. It also features more units and technologies, a redesigned GUI, new music and all new terrain graphics.

Machines at War 3 is a real time strategy game featuring a 21 mission campaign, online multiplayer, and random map skirmishes.  You play as a commander who is aided by a fiery  officer named Samantha Vice.  She assists you in several missions trying to solve the mystery of why your country's secret research team named the Omicron Initiative has disappeared.

More information can be found on the Machine at War 3 website here.

Man O' War: Corsair sets sail on steam

Based on the Games Work Shop board game, Man O' War. The game is available through Steam's Early Access Program and we have a swab who is  currently out in the high seas reporting on the game.

Keep checking back for more details as we receive contact from our guy on duty! 

Thar she blows! ‘Man O’ War: Corsair’ sets sail on Steam’s Early Access and GOG's Games in Development platform today!

Swindon, 15th April, 2016 – Award winning indie studio ‘Evil Twin Artworks’, (the team behind PC classic ‘Victory At Sea’), is proud to announce new Warhammer based pirate ‘em up, ’Man O’ War: Corsair’ launches today for PC on Steam Early Access and ‘GOG’s Games in Development’ platform.

“We’re really excited to have reached this important milestone in the development cycle,” said James Carroll, CEO Evil Twin Artworks. “The community have already started to get behind the game, and we’re looking forward to working with them more closely as we tackle the next stage of development.”

To celebrate the Early Access launch of Man O’ War: Corsair, please find the latest trailer below.

‘Man O’ War: Corsair’ Official Website is here.

About Man O’ War: Corsair:
Man O’ War: Corsair is a video game of high adventure, naval combat and exploration based on the Games Workshop classic Man O’ War table top game. Play as a rogue Captain of the Empire or Champion of Chaos, personally navigating your vessel in third person across the Great Western Ocean while plundering enemy ships, visiting ports, trading and making legends of your deeds across the land and sea! Engage in boarding actions, with direct control over your Captain and take the fight to the enemy.

In Man O’ War: Corsair, players will explore a vast continent featuring over 50 unique ports. Featuring customisable characters, fleets of sailing vessels, cannons, spells and mystical creatures all clashing on an epic scale, but beware the very waters beneath your bows… Here there be monsters!

Man O’ War: Corsair features:

• Sea based warfare – engage in thrilling broadside battles and take command of your captain as you board enemy ships from an on deck perspective! 
• Huge game world to explore with over 50 ports
• A huge variety of customisable vessel types and characters
• Trade and fight with other Captains, vessels and ports
• Hire wizards and other magical beasts to do your bidding
• Command allies from different races and fight deadly enemies including - 
Orcs, High Elves, Dwarfs, Dark Elves, Skaven, Pirates, Chaos, Sea Monsters and more! 
• Travel the huge environment day and night, and in all weathers.

Man O’ War: Corsair is available on Steam now for $29.99, £22.99, €27,99, with a 10% discount for the first week of launch!

Tom + Mat Attack 121 – Ducks Don’t Have Hands…

The boys are back in a chronological order! To celebrate, we talk about the usual nonsense as well as some video games! Mat’s been playing The Legend of Zelda – Twilight Princess HD on the Wii U as well as some Tearaway Unfolded on the PS4. Tom’s had a go at some Chaos Code on the PS3, not to mention some Co-op Broforce as part of this month’s PS+… It’s a funny old life!

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