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FRACT has gone into full production with a 3 person team. The game began its life as a graduate project for Richard Flanagan at the Universite de Montreal/Ubisoft Campus. It went on to win an award at the Independent Games Festival for Best Student Game, and with good cause. Here is a promotional video for the demo.


Headed by Richard Flanagan and inspired by electronic music FRACT is a very interesting project utilizing the Unity Engine. The available demo plays like a cross between Tron and Myst. There is something desolately beautiful in the ruined electronic landscape you are presented with. The fact that FRACT will be getting a more in depth treatment is very exciting.

FRACT: http://fractgame.com/
Demo (PC): http://www.phosfiend.com/external/fr...E_Flanagan.zip
Demo (Mac): http://www.phosfiend.com/external/fr...E_Flanagan.zip

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You can read more about Cargo! here.
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Minecraft is a phenomenon. It has sold millions of copies and been universally lauded. Amazingly, it has accomplished these feats before it has exited its beta period. Minecraft's creator, Markus Persson, has hit upon a winning formula, and other game makers recognize this. It is unsurprising then that some game makers are attempting to emulate Minecraft's gameplay. What is surprising, however, is how blatantly they are copying Minecraft. I've created this list to explore and catalogue the vast world of Minecraft clones.
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