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Hammerfight (Hammerfall) Now Available on Steam

Matthew — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:18:44 +0000

Konstantin Koshutin’s amazing Hammerfight game–previously known as Hammerfall, is now available to purchase on Steam for $9.99. Go get it, physics game fans!

Blurst Releases Downloadable Raptor Safari, Blush

Matthew — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:12:40 +0000

Blurst, the game portal that I help run over at Flashbang Studios, just released downloadable versions of four of our games: There’s some physics-based game goodness in the mix here, so check them out! There’s a 4-game bundle available if you want to purchase them all for one sweet price. Use coupon code FUNMOTION [...]

Follow Fun-Motion on Twitter and Facebook!

Matthew — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:57:19 +0000

Tired of waiting for front-page reviews to see what new physics games are available? You should follow Fun-Motion on Twitter or become a Fan on Facebook! I’ll keep these updated with URLs to the latest physics games (even if I won’t be doing a full video review). I’ll occasionally run contests to [...]

Trio of Heroes Use Physics to Fight Undead

Matthew — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:52:50 +0000

Trine is a physics-based platformer/brawler from independent Finnish developers Frozenbyte (best known for their Shadowgrounds series). In Trine you instantly swap between three different characters, each with a unique means of manipulating your physical surroundings. The wizard levitates objects and creates blocks/planks, the thief fires a grappling hook, and the knight tosses objects [...]

Trials HD Headed to Xbox 360

Matthew — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:07:18 +0000

I’m a huge fan of the Trials series of games (Fun-Motion reviews: Trials, Trials 2 SE), so it’s great to see the series headed even more into the mainstream with an August release of Trials HD for Xbox 360. They’re launching the game as a part of the Summer of Arcade promotional program. [...]

Nimble Ninjas Face Ferocious Foes

Matthew — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:08:29 +0000

Rubber Ninjas is the 3D follow-up to Matteo Guarnieri’s excellent Ragdoll Masters. Ragdoll Masters is over 3 years old, now, and Rubber Ninjas does a great job of taking the simple ragdoll fighting system into a 3D space. It adds some graphical polish without sacrificing the elegance that made the first game so [...]

Hammerfall Officially Emerges as Hammerfight

Matthew — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:25:28 +0000

The much-loved IGF finalist, Hammerfall, has finally officially re-emerged as Hammerfight. The name change has been hinted at through Russian magazine scans and twice-translated forum posts, but this marks the first time something from Konstantin Koshutin himself has appeared online. The new Koshutin.com website features new screenshots, game information, and a video trailer. [...]

Crayon Physics Deluxe is Out!

Matthew — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:02:17 +0000

As you may have already noticed–for the Internet is aflame with Crayon Physics fever–Petri’s Crayon Physics Deluxe is out. Like, you-can-pay-$19.95-right-now out. Go buy it! It’ll be a fine game to return to reviewing with. Stay tuned. Crayon Physics Deluxe Page

Now Open: Minotaur China Shop

Matthew — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:05:44 +0000

We just released our newest game over at Blurst, Minotaur China Shop. Help The Minotaur fulfill his dream of selling fine china to mythical creatures. It won’t be easy; he’s plagued by a crippling case of Minotaur Rage, which makes it quite difficult to keep fragile stock on hand. Fortunately he was [...]

Incredibots Goes Beta

Matthew — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:03:39 +0000

Incredibots, a neat Flash-based physics sandbox from the fine gentlemen at Grubby Games, just went live with a public beta. It has a lot of potential, and they’re doing a great job of polishing it up. Go check it out over at incredibots.com. You can make your own replays with it, too, which I’m [...]