Kotaku: Darwinia

These Developers Just Took Their Characters Out Back and Shot Them. For Real.

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:00:00 EST

There's retiring old video game characters by not using them any more, and then there's retiring old video game characters by building little models of them and destroying them. More »

Minecraft Would Look So Much Better With Physics Like This

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:40:00 EST

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Would a really sweet and totally accurate physics engine really add much to the addictive gameplay of world-carving indie hit Minecraft? Perhaps not, but this build and destroy demo—"Minecraft + Physics!"—according to its creator would certainly make it easier on the eyes. More »

Steam Sale Saves Developer

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:30:00 EDT

If ever proof was needed of how important Valve's Steam platform has become to many PC developers, look no further than the tale of Introversion, the developers of Defcon and Darwinia, whose company was saved by a Steam sale. More »

Darwinia+, Your Xbox Live Arcade Game Of The Week

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:30:09 EST

Introversion Software's port of the award-winning Darwinia comes to Xbox Live Marketplace this week for 1200 Microsoft Points. The abstract strategy game may not be the most graphically impressive of XBLA offerings, but its gameplay is rock solid. [Xbox.com] More »

The Darwinian Invasion Of Xbox Live Begins Next Month

Mike Fahey — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:30:00 EST

In 2008, independent developer Introversion announced an Xbox Live Arcade version of its innovative PC strategy action puzzler, Darwinia. Now Darwinia+ is only a few short weeks away. More »

A Look At How Microsoft Approve A Game For Release

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:30:00 EDT

Introversion - developers of Defcon and Darwinia - have a treat in store for us. Following "unprecedented approval" from Microsoft, they've uploaded a paper trail documenting the journey a game takes from pitch to release. More »

New Multiwinia Video Shows "King of the Hill"

Adam Barenblat — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDT

For those of you who don't know, Multiwinia is the fourth game developed by Introversion Software. I was a huge fan of Defcon and Darwinia. Multiwinia looks like it's shaping up very nicely. In this video we take a look at the "King of the Hill" mode where players try to control zones. More »

New Title Chronometer In The Works At Introversion

Leigh Alexander — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:20:00 EDT

Over at Introversion Software's blog, the developer of Defcon and Darwinia has revealed it's at work on its sixth game, Chronometer, with funding from the UK's Channel 4. More »

Darwinia 360 Is Darwinia+

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:30:00 EDT

Darwinia on the 360 is a "possible future release" no more. Developers Introversion have, after the ESRB leak the other day, come out and officially announced the project, which is to be called Darwinia+. You'll get two games for the price of one: Darwinia, and the multiplayer Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest will be bundled together, and while at the moment that's all Introversion are saying, quite frankly at the moment that's all we need to be hearing. More »

Darwinia Coming To Xbox 360

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:40:38 EDT

The latest batch of ESRB ratings shows that Introversion Software's "digital dreamscape" Darwinia is planned for an Xbox 360 release, most likely via Xbox Live Arcade. The virtual themepark of Darwinia is a bit hard to nail down to one genre, as it features real-time strategy gameplay with action and puzzle elements all nestled within an abstract design. For anyone interested in this possible future release, demos are available online via the official site or Valve's Steam service. It's nothing if not interesting. More »

Clips: DEFCON Christmas Mod

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:40:09 EST

Sometimes it's better to give than to annihilate entire nations with thermonuclear bombs. That's the philosophy behind this lovely mod of the PC strategy game DEFCON: Everybody Dies, the WarGames-like Introversion title in which the goal is to destroy your opponent while suffering fewer losses. More »

FOLLOWUP: Reader Says Piracy is Still a Breeze, May Actually Encourage Purchases

egauger — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:50:24 EDT

Ask the Kotaku Scouts, and ye shall receive. A reader whom I shall dub "Hamswaddle the Fierce" to protect his salty identity has written in to assure me that Introversion's swaggering is misplaced. To further protect Hamswaddle's precious alter ego, I have also obscured his voice with my handheld iPatois, which came bundled with a Buccaneer setting: More »

Rag Doll Kung Fu Hits Meatspace Stores

Brian Crecente — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:58:17 EDT

Rag Doll Kung Fu is heading to brick-and-mortar stores, according to GameSpot. The string-puppet fighter was the first truly indy game to hit Valve's Steam last October and garnered some great reviews. Publisher Merscom says they will start selling the game in stores for $19.99 this August. That's about $5 more than the Steam version, but the publisher promises to pack some extras in their cardboard box. More »