Pixel Prospector has released their new site. According to the News post at Pixel Prospector / indev, the site features:

* 235 Free Indie Games (only full versions)
* All with a Gameplay Clip (2 min – 10 min)
* All with at least 5 Screenshots
* All with essential info (Download Link, Developer, Size, Year, Homepage)
* All with additional info (Dev Tool, Links to other Reviews, Links to additional Let’s Plays and other Videos, Info whether a game needs to be installed or not)
* All with a short description
* New Logo by Jason “JaJitsu” Boyer
* 1 New Game Every Friday

There’s a little bit more info in the source link below, so go check it out, and be sure to check the new website out at the link below:

Check out Pixel Prospector | the indie goldmine

Source: pixelprospector.com/indev

Source: indiegames.com

Once again…Hurry up and get your free portal!!!!

Portal is not an indie game, but…well, what the heck!

If you haven’t already signed up for Steam, now is a time to. Portal is free until May 24th in celebration of it being released on the Mac, so what are you waiting for? Get one! Go! NOW!

Hurry up!!! Stop Reading!!!

Source: Steam

SHMUP: Orbital Combat is Andrew R. Gray’s first public project that was started in early February 2010. It’s a starfighter simulation in the vein of the Rogue Squadron games – defeat enemies and upgrade your ship to get the highest rank possible!

Well because of this, Simon “AuthenticKaizen” (aka the Pixel Prospector) contacted us with the news of his new “Pixel Prospector” site. Pixel Prospector / INDEV is Simon’s website which focuses on free indie games and posts about them, but what will the new Pixel Prospector site be? Well according to his post here:

“So, what will the new site offer you may ask…
As you know the INDEV part focuses on games in development and the main site will offer you this:

* 200 Freeware Games that are actually completed
* 1 new game a week
* Nice Gameplay Videos for every game
* 5-10 screenshots
* 10 min trailer that includes all 200 Games.”

Simon told me that the new website will be released soon, as a matter of fact, his exact quote was:

“defnite launch date: end of may ”

So if you want some indie gaming for 0 dollars and 0 cents then you should probably check that out when the new site is released. The site will be available at: http://www.pixelprospector.com/ so be sure to watch for updates.

In this game you can play as Mario, Link, Bill R. (From contra), Simon (From Castlevania), Megaman, and Samus. Each of them have their own unique abilities such as shooting from their original games!

Press Z to jump and X to attack or Run. S is an alternate attack for whatever character you are using.

* Mario – Mario is only character with the ability to run. He also gets fireball powers when he gets the flower just like in the original Mario NES. Mario has no alternate attack with S.

* Link – While in the air, link can perform an upward thrust or downward thrust by pressing up or down. He can also throw his boomerang to stun enemies and grab items by pressing S.

* Bill R. – Bill Can shoot in different directions if you hold up and down while moving. His powerups are very nice once you get him the flower.

* Simon – Uses the whip to kill foes. He also can double jump while in the air if you jump a 2nd time, don’t ask me how this is physically possible! Simon can also throw axes by pressing S. He can throw more axes at a time by getting a Mushroom or Firepower.

* Megaman – Uses his blaster cannon to shoot enemies. He can also slide by pressing down and Z while on the ground for a burst of speed. When megaman gets the Mushroom or Firepower he can charge his blaster cannon to get a charged shot that is very powerful.

* Samus – Samus uses her blaster to shoot enemies. She also can turn into a ball by pressing down. While in ball form she can set bombs by pressing X.

(This image was taken from Indiegames.com, to see the rest of the screenshots click the link above, if you don’t want a spoiler then don’t go beyond screenshot number 3)

Well TNTBF was created as a contest entry into the YoYoGames “design a handheld game” competition. Because of this the game is free. Of course, upon first examination of the game I thought “hey something to post in the blog” then I downloaded it to see what it was like. What entailed was me spending around 30mins to an hour beating the game, dying over 200 times. Yes over 200 times, and I enjoyed every minute of it!

This game is…wow…that’s all I can say. Some might not get it and might not get as addicted, but I REALLY enjoyed it. Jonathan ended up chiming in while I was playing it and we were exchanging comments about how “i was addicted”. The game starts to get hard but pulls you in greatly. This game is definitely recommended, and you can’t take it at face value, play the game. If you like it, tell us or Jesse, his website is below where the game’s link is. If you hate it then you probably never played a nintendo and should really do something about that.

To sum it up, They Need to be Fed is great, it’s an awesome freeware game that will push you into beating it the moment you start playing and I did enjoy it thoroughly. I recommend playing it.

Download it here, you won’t regret it

Ryan Atkinson contacted us about his new game Working Memory Workout. WMW is a memory game where you have to remember the last thing that was shown and determine if the new image you are shown is different or the same as the previous image.

Ryan told us: “WMW is based on a simple memory task called the N-back (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-back). I won’t make claims about what WMW can do, but it has the potential to be really great for our brains, because training with the dual N-back variation increases fluid intelligence according to one study. (http://www.iapsych.com/articles/jaeggi2008.pdf)

WMW is for people of all ability levels, and it automatically adjusts difficulty to maintain an appropriate challenge. It has a lot of features and customizable elements, but few achievement-based rewards. WMW was designed for daily use, and results might emerge over weeks, months, or not at all.”

The game looks rather interesting, If you are a memory match fan, or just are curious about the game you can get it by clicking this link. Have fun increasing your brain power.*

* as stated by Ryan playing this game may or may not increase fluid intelligence. ItBGames cannot prove whether this increases brain activity or not, but we can say you might enjoy it. Neither Ryan nor ItBGames can be held responsible for what this game does to intelligence. Insert laugh track here.

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.