It’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) time again and Paradox Interactive have announced 3 new games at their conference with all of them playable at the show in San Francisco in their gaming lounge. In development are The Showdown Effect, Dungeonland and RED Frontier with my favourite being Dungeonland, it looks Magicka esque and that can only be a good thing! So, check out the new games after the break straight from their press release.
The Showdown Effect:
Created by Arrowhead Game Studios, the same brilliant and eccentric minds behind Magicka, The Showdown Effect is a 2.5D multiplayer action game in which players will be participating in death-matches to gain glory and fame. Formerly known as “Project JFK,” The Showdown Effect operates on the principle of “more is more” and offers an infinite amount of ways to customize your gameplay. Whether its character, stage, game mode, or weapons, customize as much as you want and control how creatively you want to kill your friends! Remember, the gorier it is, the better the showdown you will have!
Official webpage: http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/the-showdown-effect
Dungeonland:
A theme park is a magical place reserved only for children, right? Wrong. DEAD wrong. Dungeonland redefines the idea of having “fun” in a fantasy theme park as it attempts to entrap your heroes and let them line up for their demise. Playing as the Rogue, the Warrior, or the Mage, heroes will adventure in a classic co-op dungeon crawl, with a sinister twist: three players can play as the daring heroes, while a fourth takes on the role of Dungeonland’s Game Master, using a pool of traps and monsters to annihilate their unwelcome guests! Featuring hero customization, looting and dozens of items, Dungeonland is an amoral, atypical take on asymmetric gameplay.
Official webpage: http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/dungeonland
RED Frontier:
RED Frontier takes players to the final…well, “frontier”… for a new style of competitive RTS gaming! Would-be commanders will choose their sci-fi heroes and fight strategically alongside teammates and droids in a struggle for resources. On the battlefield, players will have an arsenal of combat droids, vehicles, and ingenious abilities ranging from deployable machine gun turrets and minefields to repair nanoids and orbital rocket strikes. Arsenals are constantly being refilled as fellow commanders respawn instantly and are immediately allowed to re-enter the battlefield after being eliminated. Prevail and celebrate your victory with your teammates in the arena!
Official webpage: http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/red-frontier
Original Paradox Interactive press release
Alexander ‘AJ’ Bridgwood
Gaming and Tech Network 