Hyper HeatSig: 7 Upcoming Games to Watch, Ep. 1 [Video]

By Steve Burke Published June 08, 2013 at 5:27 pm

The past month has quite possibly been one of the busiest months in hardware history for recent years -- we've seen the new consoles detailed, GTX 700 line launched, and Haswell drop. And that's just the hardware side of things; gaming certainly doesn't stand still and wait.

For those who recall our Greenlight Spotlight series of videos that highlighted Steam Greenlight games, we've now rebranded the series as what's now called "Hyper HeatSig," effectively a faster-paced, broader-spectrum version of Heat Signature. In Hyper HeatSig, we'll cover several major games worth paying attention to (as opposed to Heat Signature, which just focuses on a single title). We've expanded the scope of the coverage to span all distribution platforms - including Greenlight, Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and plain ol' developer websites.

Let's get to it.

For the launch of Hyper HeatSig, we're looking at seven fantastic, new game titles, including Double Fine's Massive Chalice, indie dev Paul Zakrzewski's new spaceflight combat sim, and many other exciting projects and their gameplay. Here's that video:

Games You Should Watch: Anthymn, Massive Chalice, The Forest, and More

If you're interested in any of these games, I've compiled all the links (in order they're discussed in the video - so you can follow along) below:

Distance, the arcade-style Tron/Trackmania fusion. Successor to Nitronic Rush.
The Forest, a survival/horror game that takes survival literally: Build a camp, a fire, and take shelter.
Void Destroyer, a spaceflight combat sim to tide you over until Star Citizen.
Abducted, a bizarre mystery/horror game with action elements.
Life Goes On, an indie puzzle/platformer that uses player death as an integral mechanic.
Massive Chalice, Double Fine's new tactical/strategy effort.
Anthymn, an MMORPG that hopes to use music creation as the core gameplay mechanic.

And I briefly mention Oculus Rift in the above video, which can be found here.

If you've got a game you want us to cover -- whether you're a developer or a "just" a gamer -- comment below and I'll see about including it in the next episode.

Cheers!

- Steve.

Last modified on June 08, 2013 at 5:27 pm

Steve Burke

Steve started GamersNexus back when it was just a cool name, and now it's grown into an expansive website with an overwhelming amount of features. He recalls his first difficult decision with GN's direction: "I didn't know whether or not I wanted 'Gamers' to have a possessive apostrophe -- I mean, grammatically it should, but I didn't like it in the name. It was ugly. I also had people who were typing apostrophes into the address bar - sigh. It made sense to just leave it as 'Gamers.'"

First world problems, Steve. First world problems.

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