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In 2010, two Dutch students—Rami Ismail and Jan Willem Nijman—founded an independent video game studio. It would…
Mar 20 2019
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The Switch is a very good platform for indie games, and it’s only getting better. During today’s “Nindies Showcase,”…
Jan 5 2017
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Vlambeer are best known for their video games like Luftrausers, Nuclear Throne and Ridiculous Fishing. I’ve been…
May 7 2014
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Vlambeer's Rami Ismail accidentally inspired a Nuclear Throne challenge, to beat the current version of the game…
May 2 2014
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The Internet is in danger, everyone. That sounds like kind of a silly thing to say, but it's true. While not yet set…
Apr 12 2014
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Vlambeer's Nuclear Throne is adding four-player online and local multiplayer. If you're familiar with the brutal Gauntlet-style game, you're cheering right now. Online multiplayer will be added to the Steam Early Access version of the game soon. It's going to be glorious.
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Apr 7 2014
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Giant Bomb's Patrick Klepek wrote a great piece about the Luftrausers Nazi kerfuffle, in which people pondered if…
Apr 3 2014
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You know what they say...more money more problems. Or, more accurately, the more money you have, the more likely you…
Mar 18 2014
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Luftrausers makes you feel like you're constantly in the danger zone.
Feb 5 2014
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The world of games can difficult and unforgiving — most creative endeavors are. But that doesn't mean that there…
Nov 25 2013
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Remember the developers who are famed for being ripped off? Someone made a game about that: now you too can rip off Vlambeer games (like Ridiculous Fishing) and get away with it. Heh.
Nov 19 2013
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Vlambeer's wondrous Ridiculous Fishing is now on Android, if the price is right. Purchase the Humble Mobile Bundle 3, with its Rymdkapsel and Epoch goodness, beat the average price for the pay-what-you-want pack, and all the Ridiculous Fishing you could ever want is yours.
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Oct 7 2013
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Guido Henkel has been in the gaming industry for over thirty years, where he worked on classic titles such as Planesc…
Aug 5 2013
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Welcome to the second Kotaku Quick Q&A, this time with a small twist. Our interviewee answers four of my questions…
Jul 16 2013
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Jun 13 2013
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A black Samsonite backpack belonging to Rami Ismail, co-founder of Ridiculous Fishing and Super Crate Box developer Vlambeer, disappeared during Sony's E3 mixer at the Figueroa hotel last night. According to Joystiq the bag contains an Asus laptop, two Vitas, the iPads, power adapters — Ismail says it's "pretty much… Read more
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Apr 24 2013
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Two days ago, dev studio RubiqLab found themselves the subject of much scorn, thanks to the unseemly resemblance…
Apr 22 2013
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Mar 29 2013
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Vlambeer’s great mobile game about highly aggressive angling is one of the best iPhone games to come out this year.…
Mar 26 2013
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"Luftrausers" is a made-up word. Sounds German. But it's not. "Luft" means "air," but "rausers"? It's nonsense.*