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4 CommentsKentucky Route Zero's second act delayed to mid-May
By Michael McWhertor on Apr 29, 2013 04.29.13
The second act of Cardboard Computer's five act episodic adventure, Kentucky Route Zero, has been pushed to mid-May, the developer announced in its monthly newsletter. Kentucky Route Zero's creators say that some unexpected work relating to distribution, the Independent Game Festival and "troubleshooting for a larger number of players than we anticipated" are responsible for the delay of Act 2. The episode will hit a few weeks later than its previously expected end-of-April release. "It's looking really good though, and we're anxious to have it out in the world," Cardboard Computer wrote. Until the act's release, the developer plans to release new screenshots through its Facebook and Twitter accounts. Kentucky Route Zero's first act was released in January for Windows PC and Mac,...
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38 CommentsBreathe In The Road: Cardboard Computer and Kentucky Route Zero
By Charlie Hall on Apr 11, 2013 04.11.13
Top The South Critical Artware Mammoth Caves Hard Times Games vs. Art New Media The South The South Elliott spins his glass on the table, looking into it as he begins. "We [Northerners] have this relationship to the South … for a really long time … where it was ... almost ... being managed by colonial powers in the North. There's this sort of economic relationship between the two." The story of America, from the Civil War to present day, is the story of mending that relationship writ large, at times a furtive task that has taken generations. The country's journey is along for the ride every time the men cross into the South to visit family (they're both in relationships with Southern women). They are...
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4 CommentsCart Life wins big at the 15th annual Independent Games Festival Awards
By Jenna Pitcher on Mar 27, 2013 03.27.13
At tonight's 15th annual Independent Games Festival awards, held at the Game Developers Conference, Richard Hofmeier's Cart Life won three of its three category nominations, including the Seumas McNally Grand Prize, Excellence in Narrative and the Nuovo Award. FTL: Faster than Light won one of its two nominations, which was the Excellence in Design category. It also won the Audience Award. 140 beat out Hotline Miami for the Excellence in Audio award. Kentucky Route Zero and Little Inferno won Excellence in Visual Arts and Technical Excellence, respectively. Zineth won the Student Showcase category. Each full category is listed below. Seumas McNally Grand Prize Cart Life (winner) FTL: Faster than Light Hotline Miami Kentucky Route Zero Little Inferno Excellence in Visual Arts G...
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16 CommentsCommunity service: The story of Chicago's Indie City Arcade cabinet
By Andrew Hayward on Mar 14, 2013 03.14.13
The initial pitch The initial pitch If memory serves John Murphy, currently part of the Young Horses team at work on Octodad: Dadliest Catch, the idea for the Indie City Arcade first emerged in November 2010. Along with Jake Elliott, co-creator of Kentucky Route Zero, and local designer Ben Cabot, the trio envisioned a custom arcade cabinet housing original games, created in the mold of the Torontron and Winnitron units. While those efforts spawned from what the group perceived as more established indie development communities, Chicago was (and is) still very much a work in progress. "The Indie City Games group is about really trying to coalesce a group of indie game developers in Chicago, and that's still an ongoing project," says Elliott. Indie City Games is a collective...
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3 CommentsKentucky Route Zero now available on Steam
By Dave Tach on Feb 22, 2013 02.22.13
Kentucky Route Zero, Cardboard Computer's atmospheric adventure game, is now available on Steam and on sale until March 1. Steam users can grab the entire five-episode run for Windows, Mac and Linux for $22.49, a 10 percent discount on its regular price of $24.99. The release was made possible by Steam Greenlight, a service that lets users vote for the games they'd like to see on Valve's digital distribution service. Cardboard Computer released Act 1 in early January through its website, where you can get a DRM-free version and a Steam key. Act 2 is expected "around April 2013," according to game's listing on Steam. For more on what the developer describes as an "magical realist adventure game," you can watch a recent episode of Cooperatives or listen to episode 42 of the Besties.
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2 CommentsKentucky Route Zero gives fans a free tour in Limits and Demonstrations
By Emily Gera on Feb 13, 2013 02.13.13
Developer Cardboard Computer is offering users a free glimpse into the world of IGF finalist Kentucky Route Zero, with the release of Limits and Demonstrations, a tour through an in-game museum that gives the player information relating to the full game. The studio describes this museum-styled tour as "not exactly a prequel but directly related to some upcoming stuff," and states that aspects of the tour offer details into the first act of Kentucky Route Zero. Limits and Demonstrations will feature the work of the fictional artist Lula Chamberlain, and shares the art style, dialogue and sense of eeriness as Kentucky Route Zero. According to the developer, if users are able to run this on their PC or Mac, then Kentucky Route Zero will also run smoothly. Limits and Demonstrations can...
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10 CommentsIGF 2013 finalists announced, including FTL, Hotline Miami and Super Hexagon
By Dave Tach on Jan 07, 2013 01.07.13
The juries for the 15th annual Independent Games Festival have released a list of this year's finalists, which honors games like FTL: Faster Than Light, Hotline Miami and Super Hexagon. This year's finalists divide into seven categories that recognize achievements in art, audio, storytelling and more. The categories and nominees include: Seumas McNally Grand Prize Cart Life FTL: Faster than Light Hotline Miami Kentucky Route Zero Little Inferno Excellence in Visual Art Guacamelee Incredipede Kentucky Route Zero Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime Year Walk Technical Excellence Intrusion 2 LiquidSketch Little Inferno Perspective StarForge Excellence in Design FTL: Faster than Light Samurai Gunn Starseed Pilgrim Super Hexagon Super Space ____ Excellence in Audio 1...
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5 CommentsKentucky Route Zero's first act now available on Windows, Mac
By Samit Sarkar on Jan 07, 2013 01.07.13
Kentucky Route Zero developer Cardboard Computer released Act 1 of the five-act episodic adventure game series on Windows PC and Mac today, and said a Linux version is "coming soon." Act 1 is available for $7 through the game's website in DRM-free fashion, while all five acts can be picked up in a bundle for $25, a discount of 29 percent. The bundle also includes the game's Ben Babbitt-composed electronic soundtrack in MP3 format and the studio's private monthly newsletter. Kentucky Route Zero debuted on Kickstarter in January 2011, a few months before Double Fine Adventure launched the gaming craze on the crowdfunding service. Cardboard Computer, which comprises Jake Elliott and Tamas Kemenczy, raised more than $8,500 there, and scheduled Act 1 of the game for release in December...
