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Indie Selects for June: Amazing Indie Games We Are Really Excited About<\/h1>\n
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- Glenn Gregory, ID@Xbox Marketing Guru<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n
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\nBraid: Anniversary Edition<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/figure>\nThe original Braid<\/em> came out 16 whole years ago and was a landmark release that helped define the Xbox Live Arcade era, demonstrating that indie games, artistic games, and digital only releases can succeed on consoles. Repainted \u201cpixel by pixel,\u201d the new Anniversary Edition<\/em> puts you in control of the flow of time once again, and features a new world of puzzles and an incredible amount of developer commentary.<\/p>\n
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\nRewind, pause and use the strange properties of time in each world to run and jump through beautifully painted environments. Avoid hazards, unlock doors and collect jigsaw puzzle pieces to assemble. If you get hung up on a particular puzzle, feel free to move on and return later.<\/p>\nA FRESH COAT OF PAINT
\nThis is the game you remember, with all the original challenges and the same haunting, evocative score \u2014 but repainted pixel by pixel so that each carefully rendered world comes to life in high resolution. New visual details, animated brushstroke effects and revamped sounds add to the immersive experience.<\/p>\nGO (DEEP) BEHIND THE SCENES
\nExplore the most extensive developer commentary ever put into a game, with over 12 hours of recorded insight and conversation from developer Jonathan Blow, artist David Hellman and more members of the “Braid” creative team. Navigate it by visiting a new in-game world, which also contains new puzzles and redesigns of classic puzzles. \u2013 Created by Thekla, Inc.\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nDuck Detective: The Secret Salami<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/figure>\nDuck Detective: The Secret Salami<\/em> is a delightfully quaky mystery detective game that puts you into the webbed feet of a down-on-his-luck duck with amazing powers of \u201cdeducktion.\u201d But it\u2019s not all duck puns. As the story unfolds, the narrative takes on a more complex and, at times, serious tone that will keep you hooked until the very end. Great animation and writing really bring the experience together.<\/p>\n
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\n\nHappy Broccoli Games<\/p>\n
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THIS MIGHT RUFFLE SOME FEATHERS.
\nJoin the Duck Detective on his latest, greatest case:<\/p>\nInspect and interview suspects to learn their hidden secrets, then use the information you’ve gathered (plus your own de-duck-tive reasoning) to locate the suspect and bust the case wide open!\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nHypercharge: Unboxed <\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n
<\/figure>\nMajor Evil is coming for your hypercore! If you lose it, humans will forget about you and you\u2019ll be relegated to the eternal dustbin of forgotten toys! You see, you\u2019re an action figure. And so are your friends. In Hypercharge Unboxed <\/em>you defend your hypercore against wave after wave of enemies in various rooms throughout the house. Between waves you can build up defenses such as glue traps, walls, and turrets. It hits a perfect mix of childhood nostalgia and frenzied action that is challenging but forgiving. Created by a tiny, indie studio the game has taken Xbox by storm.<\/p>\n
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Inside the Hypercore are the beloved memories of our favorite toys. If Major Evil destroys it, these memories will disappear forever. Defend it with everything you’ve got, or see our cherished toys turn into lost treasures of the past! <\/p>\n
Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you’ve always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!<\/p>\n
PLAY CO-OP WITH YOUR FRIENDS
\nWork together as a team to defend the Hypercore. Grab a friend, break out of your toy packaging, and get ready to fight waves of classic toys. Prepare for each wave by searching for weapons, resources, and even hidden secrets.<\/p>\nOFFLINE PLAY FOR SOLO PLAYERS
\nNot everybody likes to play online. Hypercharge supports Offline, Split-Screen and Local play. You can progress and unlock everything in-game while playing solo.<\/p>\nPLAYER BOTS
\nDon\u2019t have a team to play with? Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ve got you solo players covered. Player bots listen to your commands, collect resources, and even help to build defences.<\/p>\nUNLOCK ACTION FIGURES
\nIn Hypercharge, hundreds of unlocks are available, all of which can be earned directly in-game without any microtransactions.<\/p>\nPLAYER VERSUS PLAYER MODES
\nGo head-to-head against other action figures as you fight to become top of the scoreboard! Classic PvP modes include Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Battery, Infection, and King of the Hill.\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nIndika<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/figure>\nIndika<\/em> is a narrative adventure set in an alternative Russia in the 19th<\/sup> Century. You play as a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery in a story that explores themes of faith, human morality and religious extremism. Sounds pretty somber, right? It\u2019s not, though. It\u2019s darkly humorous, and features a diverse combination of \u201cwalking sim\u201d like exploration in both first and third person, mixed with light puzzle solving, some action sequences, and a thematic or maybe symbolic RPG-like point system that doesn\u2019t affect the gameplay. And then there are flashbacks that are told through retro, arcade-style minigames. It\u2019s an absolutely fascinating game that pushes the boundaries of what we expect in gaming in a number of different ways.<\/p>\n
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\n\n11 bit studios<\/p>\n
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On the outside, Indika seems to be a typical nun attempting to adjust to a difficult and monotonous monastery life. Humble and innocent in her appearance, do not be deceived as this young girl has also made a highly unlikely acquaintance\u2014as she speaks with the devil himself.<\/p>\n
Indika\u2019s unusual connection with the Evil One leads her on an errand beyond the safe walls of the monastery. The world she discovers can only be described as a wild combination of comedy and tragedy straight out of the novels by Dostoyevski and Bulhakov.<\/p>\n
ENJOY AN INDIE GAME WHERE EVERYTHING GOES<\/p>\n
The subjects of religion and authority are prevalent throughout Indika\u2019s journey and she\u2019ll be faced with many questions along the way. Guide her to find the answers one by one before she can finish her life-defining odyssey.<\/p>\n
Odd Meter is a small, independent studio formerly based in Moscow and now operating out of Kazakhstan. Its members put aesthetics at the forefront and aren\u2019t afraid to tread the fine line of ethical norms. Their game is a great testament to that, as INDIKA constitutes an open challenge to the industry’s established approach to creating video games.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nKiller Klownz From Outer Space: The Game<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/figure>\nIf you haven\u2019t seen the 1980s cult classic horror (sort of) film Killer Klowns from Outer Space, you should probably just stop what you\u2019re doing right now and go watch it. Yes, it\u2019s cheesy and silly and not-very-scary, but it\u2019s also hysterical and delightful. Seriously, it\u2019s great. And it\u2019s the basis for this new asymmetric horror game. There has been no shortage of those recently, ranging from Friday the 13th<\/sup>, to Evil Dead, to Texas Chainsaw Massacre, to the long list of famous killers that have been featured in Dead by Daylight<\/em>. KKFOS<\/em> takes that tried-and-true formula and makes it, well, Klowny. The Klowns themselves are absolutely hilarious and really fun to play, with their squeaking Klown feet, and balloon animal tracking dogs. But it\u2019s also a blast to play as a human, with a large variety of props, tools and weapons to discover as you try to stay a popcorn blast ahead of the Klowns. Beyond just the humor, though, KKFOS<\/em> has almost perfectly balanced the various roles players can embody, and it\u2019s a visual treat that any fan of the movie (or just of asymmetrical gameplay) is going to love.<\/p>\n
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- Glenn Gregory, ID@Xbox Marketing Guru<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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