A rather international rush looking at Gamescom, GDC, IMG Awards and another Kickstarter game. Loads of press releases to the rounds and there’s never enough time to go through them all. This show hopes to fix that. The Tuesday show goes through some of the missed releases and gives you…
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The Torch Spotlight: We Happy Few
In the dystopian past of the 1960s, We Happy Few tells the story of an alternate reality in which German occupied England in World War 2. This retro futuristic alternate version of the 1960s find residents of the city of Wellington Wells are literally drugged up on happy pills. Those…
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Book One: Riyria Revelations
Need an impossible job done? Well just call Riyria.
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MCM Midlands: A Stroll around Comic Book Village!
Comic Con came to the little town of Telford England on Saturday. Cosplayers, Universal trailers, and watching as Will and Chris went crazy over the cast of Red Dwarf, which no doubt was awesome, I found myself at home as I strolled through Comic Book Village. With names like Zombie…
Read MoreAtomp Discusses: Crowdfunding, Early Access and Gaming Part 2
Tom Hooper aka Atomp This is the concluding half of a two part article discussing the current significant trends in gaming of early access and crowdfunding and the changes these are having upon the industry. We are now seeing shifts that would previously have been unimaginable as new tools and…
Read MoreThoughts From the Cyberverse: Yogventures
Wow, we have not done one of these for a very long time, but something happened that makes me think that we need to talk about it. We like crowdfunding here at The Torch EG, we actively seek, admire and showcase projects that we think are worth your money. I…
Read MoreTorch Spotlight: “Wild Warfare”
This is a Statement: “Another ‘Spotlight’ by Wil? What is this wizardry? I’m the ‘guy off the internet. I live online. While that may be bad for my self-esteem and waistline, I see things. And I reviewed this for “Web Game Review” but that is besides the point. Yeah I…
Read MoreThe Torch Spotlight: Superhot
Way back in August of last year, a game called “Superhot” was made for 7DFPS. For those who don’t speak in acronyms, that’s “7 Day: First Person Shooter“. It is a game jam where people and developers have 7 days to make a brand new first person shooter game. Unity…
Read MoreMeet the Developers: Space Pioneer
Have you watched Star Wars? Star Trek? Do you want to be a part of such a mission? Or command such missions and join hands with aliens? Now it’s possible with Space Pioneer~ The Game. Space Pioneer is a space sim created by real astronauts, cosmonauts, scientists, writers, architects, designers and…
Read MoreThe Torch Spotlights: Hood – An Action Noir Graphic Novel
You’re familiar with the Robin Hood stories right? He returns from fighting in the Crusades to find that his home is under the thumb of the Sheriff of Nottingham. He robs from the rich and gives to the poor. Well, what if Robin Hood didn’t come back from war, but…
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