Civilization Revolution and Dungeon Defenders are the March offerings from the Xbox 360 Games with Gold program. Xbox 360 owners will be able to snag these games free from March 1-15 and 16-31 respectively.
The Video Game Studio From Hell: Four Months Later
The people who run Trendy Entertainment want you to know that things are better. Or maybe they want you to think things are better. Maybe they just want you to play their game.
Shake Up At Studio From Hell
An awful situation may be turning around for the better. Trendy Entertainment president Jeremy Stieglitz will alter his role following Kotaku's report into the company's practices yesterday, according to two people close to the situation.
Investigation: A Video Game Studio From Hell
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Seven-day work weeks. Sexist decisions. An office environment so toxic, employees are terrified to speak up for fear of losing their jobs.
Tower Defense Games As a Psychological Metaphor
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Dungeon Defenders Offers Free Halloween DLC (for PC)
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A new mission, costumes and weapons and other good stuff await you in Dungeon Defenders' "Halloween Spooktacular" downloadable extension, available for free now but only on PC.
Dungeon Defending is Much Easier With a Portal Gun
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Trendy Entertainment's tower defense action role-playing game Dungeon Defenders hits Steam next week, and Valve has packed the game a little care package, filled with tiny Team Fortress 2 dudes and an Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device. What, no snacks?
Dungeon Defenders Heading to Android
Those of you asking about the iPhone, iPad Dungeon Defenders coming to the Android. Here are your details. It hits Dec. 23 as part of the Unreal Engine adding Android device support. The game will cost $2.99.
We're Giving Away Codes For the iPhone and iPad's Dungeon Defenders
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I kinda love Dungeon Defenders and it's blending of role-playing game with tower defense. The developers just shot over five codes for the game, so now some of you can check it out for free too.
On My iPad, An Ambitious Tower Defense Game In World of Warcraft…
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The second iPhone/iPad/iTouch game using the Unreal graphics technology that made last week's Infinity Blade look so stunning is out on Thursday. We played it today. This is Dungeon Defenders: First Wave.
Unreal Engine Powers Upcoming Tower Defense of the Ancients iPhone,…
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Surprise! Dungeon Defenders, which seems to combine the best of tower defense games with the combat of Defense of the Ancients, is also coming to mobile platforms.
Dungeon Defender Is Tower Defense Of The Ancients
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Combine the strategic planning and placement of tower defense with the leveling, skills, and fast-paced combat of defense of the ancients, and you've got Dungeon Defenders, coming this fall to Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, and PC.