Deadlight<\/strong><\/h3>\nDeveloper: Tequila Works<\/a>
\nRelease date: 01\/08\/2012<\/em><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a post-apocalyptic side-scrolling shoot-\u2018n\u2019-punch-\u2018em-up platforming adventure with zombies. They had me at \u201cpost-apocalyptic\u201d.<\/p>\n
Deadlight reinvents the Reagan-era 1980s, with a viral outbreak that\u2019s turned humans into brains-hungry mobs. Protagonist Randall Wayne must do whatever it takes to survive in the Pacific West wasteland, including lots of running from left to right and climbing ladders.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/deadlight-screenshot-01.jpg\" "\\"deadlight")
<\/a>Deadlight<\/p><\/div>\n
Spelunky<\/strong><\/h3>\nDeveloper: Derek Yu<\/a>
\nRelease date: 04\/07\/2012<\/em><\/p>\nOne part platformer, one part roguelike RPG<\/a>, and all instantly over with an infected spider bite, Derek Yu\u2019s indie dungeon crawler spelunker is prepping to delve into the caverns under the Xbox LIVE Arcade. What will you awake in the darkness? Probably not a Balrog, but damn, that\u2019s a lot of frogs.<\/p>\nThe game is also currently available as a freeware download for Windows – Spelunky website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/spelunky-screenshot-01.jpg\" "\\"spelunky")
<\/a>Spelunky<\/p><\/div>\n
Battleblock Theater<\/strong><\/h3>\nDeveloper: The Behemoth<\/a>
\nRelease date: TBA 2012<\/em><\/p>\nWhat happens when you\u2019re taken prisoner and forced to fight in a deadly combat theatre for the sadistic amusement of unseen spectators? Ride pigs, obviously. Well, they look a bit like pigs.<\/p>\n
Battleblock Theater is the third game from The Behemoth, previously known for Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers. Expect lots of unmitigated chaos and anthropomorphic fuzzy-wuzzies.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/battleblock-theater-screenshot-01.jpg\" "\\"battleblock")
<\/a>Battleblock Theater<\/p><\/div>\n
Dust: An Elysian Tail<\/strong><\/h3>\nDeveloper: Humble Hearts<\/a>
\nRelease date: 15\/08\/2012<\/em><\/p>\nAfter winning Microsoft\u2019s<\/a> 2009 Dream.Build.Play Xbox development contest, Dust: An Elysian Tail was upgraded from an Xbox LIVE Indie Games launcher to an Xbox LIVE Arcade launcher.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s a side-scrolling, Metroidvania-class action RPG featuring a swashbuckling ninja raccoon, a talking sword, and a fairy squirrel-bat\u2026thing, and if you\u2019re thinking it sounds like furry-fanfic, you\u2019re probably not entirely wrong.<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/dust-an-elysian-tail-screenshot-01.jpg\" "\\"dust")
<\/a>Dust: An Elysian Tail<\/p><\/div>\n
Happy Wars<\/strong><\/h3>\nDeveloper: ToyLogic<\/a>
\nRelease date: TBA 2012<\/em><\/p>\nThe thing about war is that it’s kind of a downer. All that death and destruction and letters to devastated families about sons and daughters shot to bits on the front lines in defence of freedom or flags or fries or whatever. ToyLogic\u2019s Happy Wars attempts to take the waaaaaaaah<\/em> out of war, and put the weeeeeeeeeh<\/em> back in it. Somebody has to.<\/p>\nInspired by Battlefield and Castle Crashers, Happy Wars is an online, 15 vs 15 class-based arena battle game where the objective is to capture territory and murder everything in the way just like a real war, but with totally adorable graphics. Collateral damage? More like collateral omglol, so cute :3<\/em>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/happy-wars-screenshot-01.jpg\" "\\"happy")
<\/a>Happy Wars<\/p><\/div>\n
Which upcoming downloadable games are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below and on the MyGaming forum.<\/p>\n
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\nRelease date: 01\/08\/2012<\/em><\/p>\n
It\u2019s a post-apocalyptic side-scrolling shoot-\u2018n\u2019-punch-\u2018em-up platforming adventure with zombies. They had me at \u201cpost-apocalyptic\u201d.<\/p>\n
Deadlight reinvents the Reagan-era 1980s, with a viral outbreak that\u2019s turned humans into brains-hungry mobs. Protagonist Randall Wayne must do whatever it takes to survive in the Pacific West wasteland, including lots of running from left to right and climbing ladders.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Deadlight<\/p><\/div>\n
Spelunky<\/strong><\/h3>\nDeveloper: Derek Yu<\/a>
\nRelease date: 04\/07\/2012<\/em><\/p>\nOne part platformer, one part roguelike RPG<\/a>, and all instantly over with an infected spider bite, Derek Yu\u2019s indie dungeon crawler spelunker is prepping to delve into the caverns under the Xbox LIVE Arcade. What will you awake in the darkness? Probably not a Balrog, but damn, that\u2019s a lot of frogs.<\/p>\nThe game is also currently available as a freeware download for Windows – Spelunky website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a>Spelunky<\/p><\/div>\n
Battleblock Theater<\/strong><\/h3>\nDeveloper: The Behemoth<\/a>
\nRelease date: TBA 2012<\/em><\/p>\nWhat happens when you\u2019re taken prisoner and forced to fight in a deadly combat theatre for the sadistic amusement of unseen spectators? Ride pigs, obviously. Well, they look a bit like pigs.<\/p>\n
Battleblock Theater is the third game from The Behemoth, previously known for Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers. Expect lots of unmitigated chaos and anthropomorphic fuzzy-wuzzies.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Battleblock Theater<\/p><\/div>\n
Dust: An Elysian Tail<\/strong><\/h3>\nDeveloper: Humble Hearts<\/a>
\nRelease date: 15\/08\/2012<\/em><\/p>\nAfter winning Microsoft\u2019s<\/a> 2009 Dream.Build.Play Xbox development contest, Dust: An Elysian Tail was upgraded from an Xbox LIVE Indie Games launcher to an Xbox LIVE Arcade launcher.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s a side-scrolling, Metroidvania-class action RPG featuring a swashbuckling ninja raccoon, a talking sword, and a fairy squirrel-bat\u2026thing, and if you\u2019re thinking it sounds like furry-fanfic, you\u2019re probably not entirely wrong.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Dust: An Elysian Tail<\/p><\/div>\n
Happy Wars<\/strong><\/h3>\nDeveloper: ToyLogic<\/a>
\nRelease date: TBA 2012<\/em><\/p>\nThe thing about war is that it’s kind of a downer. All that death and destruction and letters to devastated families about sons and daughters shot to bits on the front lines in defence of freedom or flags or fries or whatever. ToyLogic\u2019s Happy Wars attempts to take the waaaaaaaah<\/em> out of war, and put the weeeeeeeeeh<\/em> back in it. Somebody has to.<\/p>\nInspired by Battlefield and Castle Crashers, Happy Wars is an online, 15 vs 15 class-based arena battle game where the objective is to capture territory and murder everything in the way just like a real war, but with totally adorable graphics. Collateral damage? More like collateral omglol, so cute :3<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/a>Happy Wars<\/p><\/div>\n
Which upcoming downloadable games are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below and on the MyGaming forum.<\/p>\n
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\nRelease date: 04\/07\/2012<\/em><\/p>\n
One part platformer, one part roguelike RPG<\/a>, and all instantly over with an infected spider bite, Derek Yu\u2019s indie dungeon crawler spelunker is prepping to delve into the caverns under the Xbox LIVE Arcade. What will you awake in the darkness? Probably not a Balrog, but damn, that\u2019s a lot of frogs.<\/p>\n The game is also currently available as a freeware download for Windows – Spelunky website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n Spelunky<\/p><\/div>\n Developer: The Behemoth<\/a> What happens when you\u2019re taken prisoner and forced to fight in a deadly combat theatre for the sadistic amusement of unseen spectators? Ride pigs, obviously. Well, they look a bit like pigs.<\/p>\n Battleblock Theater is the third game from The Behemoth, previously known for Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers. Expect lots of unmitigated chaos and anthropomorphic fuzzy-wuzzies.<\/p>\n Battleblock Theater<\/p><\/div>\n Developer: Humble Hearts<\/a> After winning Microsoft\u2019s<\/a> 2009 Dream.Build.Play Xbox development contest, Dust: An Elysian Tail was upgraded from an Xbox LIVE Indie Games launcher to an Xbox LIVE Arcade launcher.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a side-scrolling, Metroidvania-class action RPG featuring a swashbuckling ninja raccoon, a talking sword, and a fairy squirrel-bat\u2026thing, and if you\u2019re thinking it sounds like furry-fanfic, you\u2019re probably not entirely wrong.<\/p>\n Dust: An Elysian Tail<\/p><\/div>\n Developer: ToyLogic<\/a> The thing about war is that it’s kind of a downer. All that death and destruction and letters to devastated families about sons and daughters shot to bits on the front lines in defence of freedom or flags or fries or whatever. ToyLogic\u2019s Happy Wars attempts to take the waaaaaaaah<\/em> out of war, and put the weeeeeeeeeh<\/em> back in it. Somebody has to.<\/p>\n Inspired by Battlefield and Castle Crashers, Happy Wars is an online, 15 vs 15 class-based arena battle game where the objective is to capture territory and murder everything in the way just like a real war, but with totally adorable graphics. Collateral damage? More like collateral omglol, so cute :3<\/em>.<\/p>\n Happy Wars<\/p><\/div>\n Which upcoming downloadable games are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below and on the MyGaming forum.<\/p>\n 5 reboots that got it right<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 5 game franchises that never say die<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>Battleblock Theater<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nRelease date: TBA 2012<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>Dust: An Elysian Tail<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nRelease date: 15\/08\/2012<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>Happy Wars<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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