The
SolForge website has word that
SolForge entered open beta testing
last week, offering a sample of this collectible card-based strategy game from
Stone Blade Entertainment. Here's word:
In SolForge, players build and
customize decks of cards to compete with other players online or against AI
opponents. SolForge is free to play, and players can earn new cards to improve
their decks through gameplay. Over 180 cards are included in the initial
release, providing challenges for players and collectors alike, and additional
cards are planned for inclusion in future updates.
SolForge is a digital collectible game designed by Stone Blade Entertainment in
a partnership with Richard Garfield, the creator of Magic: the Gathering.
SolForge was successfully funded via a Kickstarter campaign last year, resulting
in more than 7,000 backers who contributed $429,000, or 171 percent of the
project's funding goal. Until now, SolForge has only been available as a limited
demo on iPad and in closed beta on PC.
Hero of the Kingdom
is a new adventure/RPG from Lonely Troops, and there's a playable demo to check
out to see if it's for you. Here's
a gameplay trailer and
here's word: "You were living a calm life on your small farm together with your
father. One sunny day your life completely changed. Malicious bandits raided
your house and burnt it to ashes. Your father is missing. A darkness is falling
over the whole country and you are setting off on a dangerous journey to places
unknown. You must overcome your fear and find your father. You won't hesitate to
take the road. This is going to be the greatest adventure of your life."
Continue here to read the full story.
This teaser trailer
promotes
Eschalon: Book III, the upcoming climactic third installment in
Basilisk Games' RPG trilogy (though they are quick to note that it can be fully
enjoyed as a standalone game as well). Here's the description that accompanies
the video: "Eschalon: Book III is the third and final game in the Eschalon
series, scheduled for release this 2013 holiday season. Eschalon: Book III
brings the trilogy to a climatic end as you seek to uncover the mystery of your
past, the secrets of the Crux stones, and who the Orakur really are. You'll
traverse miles of virtual wilderness and dungeons, filled with secrets and
danger, in an unparalleled role-playing experience designed to feel like a true
pen-and-paper RPG."
Continue here to read the full story.
Here's this week's list of the 10 bestselling games in Valve's
Steam service:
- PAYDAY 2
- Saints Row IV
- Total War: ROME II
- The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
- Europa Universalis IV
- Civilization V: Brave New World
- Space Hulk
- Gone Home
- Papers Please
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Legendary Edition
Our horribly overgrown backyard situation came to a head yesterday when I
outfitted myself with a weed whacker and took to whacking weeds out there. We
have an electric trimmer, but whenever I try to use it, I end up like one of
those "as seen on TV" ads with the string all tangled around everything. This
made the obvious solution to get an "as seen on TV" head, which also required
getting a gas trimmer, as the electric guys don't have the horsepower to drive
all that extra inertia. Properly outfitted, the gimmicky head certainly works,
and I managed to get close to half the yard done in pretty short order, and
should be able to finish it today. I do hate how those little motors churn out
so much pollution, but I got a trimmer with a four-stroke engine, so at least
its not nearly as smoky and noisy as one of those two-stroke jobbies.
R.I.P.:
David C. Anderson, Assistant Director on Three James Bond Films, Dies at 72.
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