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Shadowrun is a cyberpunk themed RPG developed by BlueSky Software, based on the tabletop RPG by FASA. It was released for the Sega Genesis in 1994. It’s worth noting that although it is based in the Shadowrun world, it is a … [ Read More... ]
We love cyberpunk around here, well, at least I do. Check out this great looking gameplay video of the new Shadowrun, Shadowrun Returns.
As you can see, Shadowrun Returns is composed of top-down, isometric graphics, which hearkens back to the Sega Genesis and SNES classics. It looks especially good if you consider that is just “alpha” gameplay footage, meaning it’s not even in the beta stages yet. Comments … [ Read More... ]
On Wednesday, March 4, a Kickstarter for an isometric single player RPG will be live. Torment: Tides of Numenera will be a DRM free game for PC and Mac, and possibly more platforms. Although the developer behind Torment: Tides of Numenera has had quite a few games successfully kickstarted.. Such as Wasteland 2 (coming out later this year). However, if Torment: Tides of Numenera they say … [ Read More... ]
One of the most important minds in gaming, Yu Suzuki, recently spoke with a French reporter at the Monaco Anime Game Show about the possibility of Shenmue 3. Yu Suzuki reportedly said that he is considering crowd funding Shenmue III via Kickstarter or similar services. He also said that he is open to completing the Shenmue story in manga or anime form. Shenmue III has been long … [ Read More... ]