HOTLINE MIAMI 2
I dove back down Hotline Miami‘s blood-slick Slip ‘n’ Slide of utterly blissful brutality this weekend, and now it’s all I can think about. It’s a testament to the sheer refinement of its systems, I...
View ArticleBehind the sounds: Hotline Miami and FTL
Music man David Valjalo follows-up his exploration of the big-budget orchestral soundtracks in the mainstream games industry with a look at the other end of the scale – the super-low-budget,...
View ArticleGDC 2013: A Worrisome, Hopeful Contradiction
RPS’s own wayward ronin word master Cara Ellison, during a post-convention victory dinner, put it best: “GDC is where we first hear about all the stuff everyone will be talking about next year.” Maybe...
View ArticleGoodness: Humble Bundle 8 Has Hotline Miami, Proteus
You know, I never really thought about it before, but I think Proteus and Hotline Miami are videogame inverses. One’s about languidly strolling around a neon-bubblegum dreamscape paradise while the...
View ArticleHotline Miami 2: Multiplayer? No. Map Editor? Hopefully!
BOOM. Stop. BOOM. Stop. BOOM. Stop. That was the entirety of my Hotline Miami fan fiction. Do you like it? Personally, I think it falls apart a bit in the third act, but I suppose I am my own harshest...
View ArticleInsanity: 30 Games From Hotline, KRZ, More Devs For $15
This is probably the most exciting game-related anything I’ve seen in months. And yes, as the headline suggests, it’s entirely bonkers. Remember Zineth developer Arcane Kids’ Tribes-meets-Tony-Hawk...
View ArticleForkstarter: Devolver Digital Just Plain Ask For Your Money
I think I might be very easy to please. A simple parody, a few jokes, an old music video, some great games made cheap. It’s Forkstarter, in which Devolver Digital CFO Fork Parker pitches to gamers as...
View ArticleHotline Trail Is The Complete Opposite Of Hotline Miami
Though the name might suggest a pulsating, acid-hazed version of Oregon Trail, that’s not quite what I had in mind when I said “opposite.” Shame, but Hotline Trail is nonetheless sublime in its...
View ArticleLA Cops Fuses Hotline Miami, Syndicate, Beastie Boys
Oh my god, it’s a mirage, I’m telling you all it’s sabotage. Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” is apparently a big inspiration for LA Cops‘ overall attitude/look, but I’m even more pleased that it describes...
View ArticleHong Kong Massacre Is Hotline Miami Meets John Woo
Sometimes all you need is a headline. A headline, and a death wish. … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleMother Russia Bleeds Is Hotline Miami Meets Beats Final Fight
I’m not sure if Mother Russia Bleeds will set the world on fire, but it sure looks cool. It’s a beat-’em-up that I can verify with utmost certainty contains Russia and sloshing, spattering gallons of...
View ArticlePayday 2: Hotline Miami Announced, Is Exciting To Imagine
This makes sense. Co-operative bank robbery manshoot Payday 2 is getting a new piece of DLC which is themed around the propulsive, topdown, ultra-violent manbeat Hotline Miami. It’s called Payday 2:...
View ArticleHave You Played… Hotline Miami?
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game recommendations. One a day, every day of the year, perhaps for all time. The second game in this hyper-kinectic retro-violence series keeps making...
View ArticleHotline Miami 2 Gets Into The Sequential Art Business
It’s difficult to accept that Hotline Miami – the sound of the future – was three long years ago. It’s more difficult still to accept that there might not have been anything which put quite such a...
View ArticleGamer’s Edition Lets Indies Design And Ship CEs
I’ve been a fan of lovely game-related tat in oversized boxes for some time, so here’s a thing that’s cool to me. RPS allies Gamer Network have announced a service for helping independent developers...
View ArticleWot I Think: Hotline Miami 2 – Wrong Number
Live. Die. Repeat. Live. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Kill. Die. Repeat. Hotline Miami 2 [official site] is wonderful. … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleThe RPS Verdict: Hotline Miami 2
Adam’s already run his review of Dennaton’s sequel to neon-hued tactical murder party Hotline Miami, but while he’s a big fan, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number hasn’t been met with universal praise....
View ArticleJackets Off: Hotline Miami Making-Of Docu Gets Personal
Ah man, this one’s pretty good. A while back the producers at ComplexTV flew out to London to interview the reclusive developers of Hotline Miami [official site]. You can watch the results below: A...
View ArticleHalf-Line Miami: A Top-Down Arcadey Approach To Half-Life 2
I have just booted up Half-Line Miami [official site] – a mashup of Hotline Miami and Half-Life as created by student Thomas Kole. As someone who has never really played Half-Life 2 or Hotline Miami...
View ArticleThe 25 Best Action Games On PC
You probably like action games. But which ones should you like best?! We’ve narrowed it down to 25, and then put them in the unimpeachably correct order. Read on for details of the best action...
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