The latest Xbox LIVE indie gaming promotion is taking shape. The Summer Uprising sales special will run from 22 August 2011 to 2 September 2011. Now, eight developer selections have been chosen.
These are unreleased titles that will be making their debut during the sale promotion. As stated by the Summer Uprising website “Our goal is not to immediately boost initial sales, but long term exposure to the [Xbox LIVE Indie Games] platform, as well as introduce developers to their audience and the industry.
There will be a voting period in which fans can nominate two games to be included in the final days of the sale.
Below are the currently selected titles that will headline the promotion, complete with developer descriptions:
T.E.C. (Tesla Energy Collector) 3001 is 3D action single player game. You are guiding a robot through a virtual space to collect leftovers of energy for human kind. There are 20 levels and each one of them brings unique challenges to the player. Players will master guiding a robot (T.E.C.) through a series of trials and repetitions.
Use your grappling hook, walljumping, doublejumping and other acrobatic abilities to speedrun as quickly as possible across action-packed platforming levels.
Gather (up to) 3 of your friends and compete in a 4-player speedrunning spectacle! With all the players on the same screen, your goal is to out-run your friends so they fall off the screen. Do so by finding the best and quickest routes and by cleverly using weapons such as your grappling hook. With gameplay reminiscent of Mario Kart and Micro Machines, you’re guaranteed to have a good time!
Milkstone Studios proudly presents an epic 2D adventure of glory and vengeance!
Take Arms is a 2d multiplayer class-based shooter in development for Xbox Live Indie Games. Set in the near future, the world’s two remaining super powers are at war, and both sides are nearly decimated. With their cities charred and ruined, each side is down to the last of their soldiers. The best of the best. The only ones able to survive. Join the fight in the final battles of this last great war!
Up to 8 players can fight it out over Xbox Live or System Link with three different playable classes and three game modes (Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag). Before joining in the action online, practice it up with bots that support multiple difficulty levels and all game modes.
Train Frontier Express is a stylized what-you-see-is-what-you-get landscape building and train driving game, based off model railroading. Build a world, then drive your train and enjoy the view.
Flick hapless Critters around to get them safely out of each level! Dodge all sorts of lethal goodies like spikes, buzzsaws, and fire, and use a variety of wacky items to pull it off. Play through 60 mind-bending, reflex-testing singleplayer levels, 6 bloodthirsty challenge levels, and 1 murderous bucket-headed robot! Want more? Try out the local multiplayer and the built-in level editor.
Doom & Destiny is a conventional Japanese stye RPG with an unconventional mood. Strange events bring four friends in a fantasy world made of cliche, strange people and a lot of humor. Help them in the battle against the evil villain and to find their way home. The game is built as an interpreter to Enterbrain’s RPG-Maker VX, the visuals are powered by an internally developed lighting and battle system, bloom and post production effects from Microsoft XNA samples and royalty free music from http://incompetech.com
A 2D fighting game that, though it was previously released, is coming out with a new build that hopefully fans and newcomers will enjoy alike. The game features retro-style 2D gameplay, 8 characters, and interesting mini-games as well as an original, lightly delivered story.
Update Description:
1. Rebalanced characters preventing gameplay-breaking infinite combos
2. Changed the game from standard def. to widescreen giving the game a new, more pleasing appearance
3. Scoring! Though the game scores cannot be shared online (in this build anyway) players are now given points during gameplay unlike the previous version
4. Mini-games. There are three new mini-games that offer new challenges and gameplay not offered in the previous version.
5. Updated art and music giving the game a more polished look
Gamer voting
From Monday, 1 August 2011 until Sunday, 14 August 2011, fans will have the opportunity to choose two titles that they would like to see as part of the promotion on any of the remaining candidates. To check out the list of candidates and ready your picks for the voting, head on over to the Summer Uprising entries page.
Voting will take place on the IGSU Facebook page.
Winners will be announced during the #IGSU Twitter chat.
On Tuesday Aug 16th – 9PM EST, the community will have the ability to speak directly with the developers, organizers, and journalists in a roundtable style chat. As mentioned before, the two winners from the fan vote will be announced at this time as well.
Indie Games Uprising Summer Schedule:
1 August – 15 August: Community voting for 2 additional titles.
16 August – 9PM EST: IGSU Developer Twitter chat, community winners announced
22 August – 2 September: Promotion and release of 8 developer and 2 community voted titles
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