defiant-development
Latest
Hand of Fate deals destiny on XB1, PS4 in Jan.
The Kickstarter-funded action-RPG Hand of Fate is risking its fortune on Xbox One alongside versions already announced for PC and PlayStation 4; the game is set to arrive January 2015. Currently available on Steam Early Access, Hand of Fate combines elements of an action brawler with a tabletop deck-building game. Players explore dungeons, its structure built via a series of cards, and battle swarms of enemies that appear throughout the caverns in search of loot and an exit. Defiant Development's freshman console effort is also slated to arrive on the Vita, but no release window has been revealed for that version.
Hand of Fate deals out Early Access
Tabletop roguelike deck builder Hand of Fate is now available through Steam Early Access. Players collect equipment, enemy and item cards, then play them out in a 3D RPG setting. Defeating the boss in a particular scenario earns more cards. "Anyone who falls in the cross section of PC gamer and board or card game enthusiast will have more fun playing Hand of Fate than a Game of Thrones fan reading the manuscripts of the two unreleased books," said Morgan Jaffit, director of Defiant Development. The game was quietly funded this past winter through Kickstarter. Hand of Fate is also coming to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in Q4 2014 and Q1 2015, respectively. [Image: Defiant Development]
Deck-building roguelike Hand of Fate coming to PlayStation 4, Vita
Tabletop gaming fans, this one's for you. Indie studio Defiant Development revealed that its "tabletop roguelike deck builder" Hand of Fate is coming to the PlayStation 4 and PS Vita. Funded by a successful Kickstarter project, Hand of Fate is an action-RPG that blends tabletop gaming elements with a deck-building mechanic, allowing players to customize each play session with randomly drawn cards during gameplay. All in-game elements -- from dungeon floor layouts to equipped weapons -- are determined by cards drawn during gameplay, and players must use varied skill and equipment combinations during combat to survive. A release date for Hand of Fate has not been announced. A release for Windows, Mac, and Linux is also in the works. [Image: Defiant Development]
Warco: The News Game is a snapshot of the battlefield
Tired of video games that just reinvent the way you shoot a bunch of guys? Well then say hello to Defiant Development's Warco: The News Game, which lets you ... shoot a bunch of guys -- but wait, it's not what you think! Unreal-based Warco casts you as a war correspondent covering a rebel conflict in fictional Benouja, Africa. So you're shooting soldiers and vehicles for posterity, not, you know, for heaven. Also, if you ever wanted a video game that showed you what it's like to work for Joystiq during PAX, it's basically exactly like this.
