Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[AirMech beta brings accessible, hardcore RTS to Steam]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/07/airmech-beta-brings-accessible-hardcore-rts-to-steam/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/07/airmech-beta-brings-accessible-hardcore-rts-to-steam/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/07/airmech-beta-brings-accessible-hardcore-rts-to-steam/#comments AirMech beta brings accessible, hardcore RTS to SteamDuring PAX East we told you that AirMech, the hardcore hybrid RTS from Carbon Games, would be available on Steam, in beta form, this summer. We have to take a second to thank Carbon Games for not making liars out of us. Thanks, Carbon.

The AirMech beta is now live on Steam, accessible by buying the "Beta Bundle" for $20. The final game will be free-to-play, but the Beta Bundle offers oodles of perks, including all of the AirMech classes and units, lifetime silver VIP and a beta-exclusive bomber.

The Chrome version of AirMech has been open for beta testing since February, and still is via the official Carbon Games website. More than 250,000 players have tried out AirMech in browser form, but the Steam version adds some flair, such as 86 Steam Achievements and the ability to invite friends directly to play games.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>airmechbetabrowserCarbon-GameschromemacmobilepcSTEAMTue, 07 Aug 2012 20:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Indie Royale launches The Summer Bundle with 8 games and some chiptunes]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/30/indie-royale-launches-the-summer-bundle-with-8-games-and-some-ch/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/30/indie-royale-launches-the-summer-bundle-with-8-games-and-some-ch/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/30/indie-royale-launches-the-summer-bundle-with-8-games-and-some-ch/#comments Indie Royale launches The Summer Bundle with 8 games and various bonusesThe latest in a long line of Indie Royale bundles is now live, this time named after the hottest, most miserable season of the year: Summer! The Summer Bundle includes Harvest: Massive Encounter, The Journey Down: Chapter 1, Serious Sam 2, Gundemonium Recollection, GundeadliGne, Hitogata Gappa, Acceleration of Suguri X-Edition and Dino Run SE.

Patrons will also receive entrance into the AirMech Steam beta, as well as an Indie Royale in-game pet. Anyone who pays over $8.00 for the bundle will be gifted Pixeljams Volume 1, a chiptune collection of music from Pixeljam's catalogue of work. As with all previous Indie Royale bundles, the price you pay is based on the prices of the transactions that have come before you, so get in there and ruin the bell curve.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Acceleration-of-Suguri-X-EditionAirMechCarbon-GamesCroteamDesuraDino-Run-SEGundeadliGneGundemonium-RecollectionHarvest-Massive-EncounterHitogata-GappaIndie-RoyaleLinuxmacoxeye-game-studiospcPixeljamrockin-androidSerious-Sam-2SkyGoblinthe-journey-downThe-Journey-Down-Chapter-1The-Summer-BundleSat, 30 Jun 2012 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[AirMech is a hardcore browser game for Chrome (with more platforms to come)]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/06/airmech-is-a-hardcore-browser-game-for-chrome-until-it-hits-oth/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/06/airmech-is-a-hardcore-browser-game-for-chrome-until-it-hits-oth/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/06/airmech-is-a-hardcore-browser-game-for-chrome-until-it-hits-oth/#comments ImageThe team at Carbon Games is basking in its newfound freedom as an indie studio after its first development endeavor, Fat Princess creator Titan Games, dissolved under Epic Games China. Carbon Games' first project is AirMech, a free-to-play RTS-action hybrid debuting as a browser and PC title, most notably via Chrome.

AirMech is currently in alpha, but it's existed metaphysically since 2009 at least, before Fat Princess was even pitched to Sony.

"AirMech is my baby," game director James Green told Joystiq on the PAX East show floor, where Carbon Games is one-sixteenth of the Indie Megabooth. "We pitched it to Sony before Fat Princess, but they didn't get it."

The world may not have been ready for AirMech in 2009, but now, after the success of League of Legends and other accessible, hardcore hybrid titles, publishers are interested in a solid RTS-action blend that translates to multiple platforms and gameplay styles, Green said.

There are more than 60,000 players in the Chrome alpha for AirMech, and at least 5,000 playing the PC version -- but Carbon isn't stopping there. Green pulled out an Android tablet running an early, mobile version (without virtual joysticks as a default, he was sure to note) and Carbon plans to announce a beta version for Steam this summer. Carbon would love to see a version on consoles as well, maybe even with a single-player mode, production coordinator Chris Merritt said.

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JoystiqAirMech is a hardcore browser game for Chrome (with more platforms to come) originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Carbon Games's AirMech is working its way through alpha testing and will be playable at PAX East next week. It'll be the first "proper" showing of the game, which debuted at last year's PAX Prime in a very early build. The developers will be on hand to distribute exclusive in-game items, which also grant access to the game's closed beta.

"It's important to note that we are happy with the core of the game, and it's balanced enough that we are not wiping accounts or progress," Carbon Games founder James Green wrote on the company's site. "We don't mind if people earn a bit more XP or kudos because they can exploit the AI or found a bug-we're glad to let people benefit in that way because it helps us make the game better. So all of our early testers tend to do quite well, and can rest assured that they can keep their progress and unlocks."

Carbon Games was formed by members of Titan Studios, creators of Fat Princess. The team is currently working on a list of improvements before they consider the game in beta.

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