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Humble THQ Bundle

Humble is hosting a THQ games bundle, featuring Saints Row the Third, Darksiders, Metro 2033, Red Faction Armageddon, Company of Heroes, Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, and Company of Heroes Tales of Valor. You must pay over the average price to unlock Saints Row the third, which at the time of this posting is about six dollars. Link to the Bundle.
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Creator of Freelancer, Wing Commander, to head a new Space Sim project

  Chris Roberts, creator of hit space combat franchises Wing Commander and Freelancer is heading a new team, known as Cloud Impedium Games, to deliver what can only be assumed to be a new title for the recently neglected genre. Details are sketchy at best, but many are hoping for a sequel to the short lived success that was Freelancer.
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Steam Greenlight to carry a $100 submission fee

Valve anounced today that their new Greenlight system, which allows the community to vote on which indie games should be on Steam, will now have a registration fee of $100 in order to combat a sea of joke abd misunderstood submissions. This fee will be paid in full to the charity organisation Child’s Play (well-known for their involvment in the
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Vector Thrust adds Skirmish mode!

While it seems that the IndieBase Desura account (or perhaps just Desura in general) was slow to catch up, Vector Thrust has recently been updated to include Skirmish mode, Radio Taunts and enhanced AI. The new Skirmish mode allows the player to engage in a battle using parameters set in the menu, such as the number of AI and what
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Good old Games is having an indie sale!

Good old Games is having an indie sale! Legend of Grimrock, Tiny and Big, Spacechem, and other indie titles 50% off After a good share of classics, and an AAA title already released the week,Indies Invade! this weekend on GOG.com, with a special 50% discount for maximum impact! Their plan is to confuse you with their puzzling space-chemistry, reforge your genes,
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Investment Survey – Keen Software House

Keen Software House the makers of Miner Wars are considering investments and stocks, check out the official post here. Excerpt: Dear Gamers and Fans of Miner Wars 2081, I often receive emails regarding your support and expectations, as well as your interest in participation in Miner Wars, whether on the development side or the business side of the project. A
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Steam Sale: Double Fine Bundle

The double fine bundle contains Psychonauts Stacking Costume Quest You can get all 3 great games on steam for the next 24 hours for the low price of $14.99 USD.     *Pardon the horrible image, we no longer have a GFX guy so i have to use my very limited skills * Author: Jerry Hogate Visit Jerry’s Website -

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DayZ to be standalone & the return of IndieBase!

  Sorry about the absence, but we’re back in business with more indie game news and reviews coming soon! To keep your appetite whetted, Dean Hall (developer of the extremely popular ARMA 2 mod DayZ) has announced that he will be working with Bohemia Interactive to create a standalone version of the mod that put ARMA 2 on top of the Steam
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Developer Chat – Siege of Inaolia

We got the chance to speak to the project lead of an upcoming indie game being built on to the Unreal Engine 3, its been titled ‘Siege of Inaolia’ and the game promises to reinvent the survival genre. ‘Aaron Dordi’, also known by his alias of ‘Helmlock’ took some time out to speak with us. We asked Aaron Dordi how the development of
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In other PC gaming news…

Frozen Synapse is getting a new patch that adds a few new features while fixing some bugs, it is currently not up on steam yet, but expect it to be shortly ,changelog below. New Features All Platforms *EDIT*: Extermination “opposite sides” maps occur less frequently, also have a zone you have to defend AI Level 4 Added New open challenge
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