{"id":57520,"date":"2013-08-21T16:09:01","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T14:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=57520"},"modified":"2013-08-21T17:18:03","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T15:18:03","slug":"7-big-indie-announcements-from-sony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/57520-7-big-indie-announcements-from-sony","title":{"rendered":"Big indie game push on PS4, new games revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sony\u2019s Gamescom press briefing was undoutebly headlined by the news of the PS4\u2019s release date and new game announcements, but Sony made it clear that indie titles are going to play a big role in Playstation\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>Gamescom videos have yet to make their way to the net for all of the indies mentioned below, but you can catch a glimpse of them in Sony&#8217;s full Gamescom 2013 presentation (below).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NCkC6NGkS0Y?rel=0\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Volume (Mike Bithell)<\/h3>\n<p>Following from Thomas Was Alone, Mike Bithell is introducing Volume, a stealth game which uses a unique geometric visual style, where players have to think carefully of how they\u2019re going to overcome obstacles and remain undetected.<\/p>\n<p>Volume is coming to PS4 and PS Vita first.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iWqZotGmLoI?rel=0\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Wasteland Kings (Vlambeer)<\/h3>\n<p>Wasteland Kings is a retro-inspired action game, where you take control of a rogue-like hero who has to fight mutants and creatures created from radioactive waste.<\/p>\n<p>Wasteland Kings is making its console exclusive debut on PS4 and PS Vita next year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uni26nOWdDU?rel=0\" height=\"450\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Rogue Legacy (Cellar Door Games)<\/h3>\n<p>Rogue Legacy is an indie platformer with roguelike elements by Cellar Door Games that was released on June, and now the game is headed for PS4, PS3 and PS Vita.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of Rogue Legacy is to explore a randomly generated dungeon, defeat four bosses in each of the four unique environments of the dungeon, and defeat the final boss.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T0DKxOEikTs?rel=0\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (Nicalis)<\/h3>\n<p>The Binding of Isaac is getting a remake with Rebirth, and features local co-op, competitive loadouts, more than two playable characters, 110 new items, extra gameplay, enemies and bosses, plus an expanded storyline.<\/p>\n<p>Binding of Isaac: Rebirth will make its console exclusive debut on PS4 and PS Vita next Spring; and for PlayStation Plus customers, it\u2019ll be available at no additional cost.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z6_C2ppkdVc?rel=0\" height=\"368\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">N++ (Metanet)<\/h3>\n<p>The ninja-starring platformer is getting a sequel on the PS4.<\/p>\n<p>N++ is going to have new multiplayer modes, thousands of hand-crafted levels, and the tools to create, share, and compete worldwide<\/p>\n<p>N++ will debut exclusively on PS4 this year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-qECwcwKy68?rel=0\" height=\"450\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Guns of Icarus Online (Muse Games)<\/h3>\n<p>Guns of Icarus Online will bring steampunk airship battles to the Sony\u2019s next-gen consoles, so prepare to fly some crazy contraptions over and engage in some cloud-high destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Guns of Icarus Online will make its console exclusive debut on PS4.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oNTf5ZscLHY\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (Dennaton Games\/Devolver Digital\/Abstraction Games)<\/h3>\n<p>Hotline Miami took the gaming scene by storm with its surprisingly interesting story and ear-blowing soundtrack, and Sony has announced that Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number will be making its way to PS3, PS4 and PS Vita.<\/p>\n<p>The top-down shooter is sure to bring some more chaos, weirdness and tracks to keep you head bobbing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YcIgabcx-9Q?rel=0\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The full Gamescom PS4 indie list<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Assault Android Cactus (Witch Beam)<\/li>\n<li>FEZ (Polytron Corporation)<\/li>\n<li>Final Horizon (Eiconic Games)<\/li>\n<li>Guns of Icarus Online (Muse Games)<\/li>\n<li>Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (Dennaton Games and Devolver Digital)<\/li>\n<li>N++ (Metanet)<\/li>\n<li>Rogue Legacy (Cellar Door Games)<\/li>\n<li>Samurai Gunn (Teknopants)<\/li>\n<li>Starbound (Chucklefish)<\/li>\n<li>Switch Galaxy Ultra (Atomicom)<\/li>\n<li>The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (Nicalis)<\/li>\n<li>Velocity 2X (FuturLab)<\/li>\n<li>Volume (Mike Bithell)<\/li>\n<li>Wasteland Kings (Vlambeer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.17em; line-height: 19px;\">More PS4 news<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation-4-news\/57394-playstation-network-to-earn-sony-billions.html\">Playstation Network to earn Sony billions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation-4-news\/57121-the-order-1886-screenshots-show-ps4-power.html\">The Order: 1886 screenshots show PS4 power<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation-4-news\/56346-ps4-dev-kit-reveals-juicy-hardware-details.html\">PS4 dev kit reveals juicy hardware details<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation-4-news\/56325-ps4-info-20-things-you-didnt-know.html\">PS4 info: 20 things you didn\u2019t know<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sony commits its love for indies with some huge announcements<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":57546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[10919,21,553,391,11033,129,1239,527,15399,1853,71],"class_list":["post-57520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-gamescom-2013","tag-headline","tag-indie","tag-indie-games","tag-indies","tag-playstation-3","tag-playstation-4","tag-ps-vita","tag-ps3","tag-playstation4","tag-sony"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57543,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57520\/revisions\/57543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}