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About Dave Voyles

Dave is based out of Long Island, NY and is currently working on projects using the Unreal Engine. He earned his degree in Communications from SUNY Oneonta and currently doing his MBA in Management of Information Systems.

Dave is also Co-Coordinator for the Indie Games Summer Uprising on Xbox Live. You can follow him on Twitter, at @DaveVoyles

Here are my most recent posts

Dear Esther Celebrates its 100k Sales Milestone with 50% off Steam sale

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Dave Voyles in News, PC News | Leave a comment

The psudo-game / artist portfolio project Dear Esther has broken the 100k sales mark this week, and to celebrate the team is offering the game for 50% off at Steam until 4 p.m. PST tomorrow. ­That’s $4.99 folks! If you happen to be on the cutting edge of trends and own a Mac, you’ll be glad to hear that you are on the winning side of this sale too. While it may not offer much in terms of gameplay, it does … →

Syder Arcade – A Love Letter to a Genre That Welcomes It

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Dave Voyles in PC, PC Reviews, Reviews | Leave a comment

As a lifelong fan of shmups, I’ve played my fair share and come to the realization that it isn’t what initially catches your eye – the visual presentation – that counts as much the gameplay does. Fortunately for developer Studio Evil, it flies its most recent vessel, Syder Arcade with grace while excelling in both fields. Syder Arcade’s strongest asset lies in its appearance, though its gameplay mechanics are nearly as lustrous. Throughout my trek across space, the framerate was … →

XBLIG New Release Roundup for the Week of April 22

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Dave Voyles in Features, xblig | Leave a comment

Whether you want to hunt for crystals like you’re Indiana Jones or knock out internet memes like you are Little Mac back in ’89, this week’s XBLIG roundup has a bit of everything. Armless Octopus Bloody Tentacle Award of the Week Crystal Hunters - Anthony Consider me shocked by this one.  Crystal Hunters is very likely the best game released on the service in all of April.  It’s a room-based puzzler in the vein of The Adventures of Lolo, which you might … →

Platformines is Ready to be Platformed in the Near Future

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Dave Voyles in News, xblig, XBLIG News | Leave a comment

Magiko Gaming is at it again, and has shed new light on the cave dwelling platformer they have been working on for “about 7 or 8 months,” Platformines. This marks the fifth release from the studio, whose most recent title Platformance: Temple Death was not only punishingly difficult and charming, but well received on XBLIG. You can get a peek at our review here without having to brave the traps and dangerous environments yourself. Configuring inputs, tweaking, adding a bit more content and a coat of polish … →

Miasma 2: Freedom Uprising Review: Tactically Delicious

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Dave Voyles in PC, PC Reviews, Reviews, xblig, XBLIG Reviews | Leave a comment

It isn’t every day that we get to review a sequel to an XBLIG game, as many developers often leave for greener pastures after one release or try something different. When afforded the opportunity to play the sequel to one of my favorite XBLIG games of 2010, however, I jumped at the opportunity. I’m not going to get into a ton of detail about the gameplay because so much of it is similar to the previous incarnation that you can … →

The May Hurray Bundle Celebrates Today

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Dave Voyles in News, PC, PC News | Leave a comment

If for whatever reason the irony behind the EA Indie Bundle has you upset, you can take solace in the fact that the latest iteration of the Indie Royale bundles just hit digital shelves, and is going by he name “The May Hurray Bundle. All of this month’s titles are first time visitors to the Royale bundle, and perhaps the most well known grab of the bunch is Trendy Entertainment’s multi-platform success Dungeon Defenders. Others include Containment: The Zombie Puzzler, Data Jammers: FastForward, Brainpipe … →

Free Community-Driven Dungeons of Dredmor DLC Hitting Steam Pipes “Very Soon”

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Dave Voyles in News, PC, PC News | Leave a comment

Expansion packs and DLC have long been an avenue developers have pursued in order to keep gamers engaged in their product. In early times (circa the late 90s) expansion packs were often small additions to games which may have included new levels or a story line from the view of an alternate character. As of late, triple-A developers have begun to consider DLC before the retail game has even hit the store shelves (or digital ones), but indie developer Gaslamp … →

XBLIG New Release Roundup for the Week of April 15

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Dave Voyles in Features, xblig | Leave a comment

In this third week of April we have quite a mixed bag. The beautiful Super Stardust-eqsue Retribution hits the marketplace as does yet another title from Milkstone Studios (do those guys ever sleep?) in the form of Firing Range 2. Those of you who need to satisfy their itch for speed and explosive vehicles can find solace in Unnecessary Violence, while those who only crave the speed part will be pleased the unique gameplay Drive Fast Think Faster delivers. Armless … →

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