Hello all, Jonathan and I are taking a break for the Christmas holidays. We may drop in and post a thing or two during this break, but we won’t be back full force until January. Also, as the name suggests here are some ideas for what you could get you and yours for christmas.

First of all, Bytejacker has some suggestions for games at and under $5:

Remember, Kino One is also only $4.95 and just in time for christmas, so pick up a copy if you like classic arcade shooters, especially if you like co-op gameplay.

We apologize, Kino One was unable to be up on Game Du Jour on the 21st of December, however it will be up soon. We will post an update stating when the game will be up. And it will be for half-off still so be on the lookout!

And, on the 21st of December Kino One will be half off on Game Du Jour! If you want to pick it up for less than $2.50 then snatch it up on the 21st. The special will only run for 24 hours so get it as soon as you can.

Also, check out these links for more ideas on getting cheap games:

Games under $10 on Steam
Games under $5 on Steam
Games under $20 on Direct2Drive

Also, while you are looking for game ideas, and might get in the mood to play some free games, just check out these 2 websites with free games:

HeavyGames
Armor Games

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Music in the game: The Crystal Method – Intro :Grin:
In plans:
- different bonuses;
- reconstruct effects;
- scrolling map;
- obstacles;
- maybe color;
- reconstruct enemies and main hero;
- + you wishes;

AWSD and cursor: to move
Shift: to slow time

The fine people over at Intermediaware have released their game Absolute Blue for the low, low price of free. So head over to www.intermediaware.de and get yourself a copy.

Space: The Retribution, is a simple yet fun game. It’s rather short, but it’s free and worth a play. It’s a space shooter with RPG elements, I recommend playing it.

From the game: “Space is no longer safe. Your mining stations have been taken over by an unknown enemy. It’s up to you to liberate them.”

“Do You Remember My Lullaby” is an interesting project. I put it under “Free Games” although, technically, it’s not a game. It’s a short story that is done with RPG Maker, as the developer describes it:

“It is an odd game around these parts of town.

Well actually, it is not a game at all.

Lullaby is a short story presented with the style [of a] 2D game (mainly non-interactive), partly as an experimentation to test the storytelling potential of this arguably relatively limited medium. No epic adventures, no battle filled tension, and barely even any [dialogue]. Just a short, simple story following one particular person’s day during the holiday season.

So if you have 20 minutes, why not give it a spin and see something a little different?”

I highly recommend checking it out, It’s a decent short, not what I expected. The developer is a good storyteller to say the least.

Legends Of Illarion is an RM2K3 game based on Illarion, the online roleplaying game. Illarion is a free, graphical fantasy game that focuses on true roleplaying rather than hack & slash.

“Similar to Joakim’s The Legend of Princess, Ivory Springs is an incomplete project that is short on length but packs enough content to entertain for about half an hour or so. The game is an enjoyable exploration platformer which features great background art and sprite designs, a catchy soundtrack, directional shooting, Mega Man-type slides, and memorable boss fights.

There is a special guest appearance included as a surprise, but if you haven’t been following konjak’s work for a while now you’d probably wouldn’t even notice her cameo.

In case fullscreen mode doesn’t work properly and 2x resolution isn’t centered on your screen, try this method:

- switch to 2x
- right-click on your Windows desktop
- select display properties
- choose another desktop resolution (maybe 800 x 600)
- switch back to your original resolution

The game window should now be centered with 2x resolution mode enabled. Press Alt and F4 to quit at any time.”

Source: indiegames.com