Wednesday, August 12

Upcoming online game The Flock will shut down after 215,358,979 deaths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMjScoeTymU

We at Ars' gaming squad do our best to tread water amid a growing sea of impressive indie games, especially those made by upstart teams, and we were glad that we spied a tiny, inconspicuous booth for The Flock at this year's Game Developers Conference. The asymmetrical team shooter, made by a university development team in the Netherlands, pares down the bloated ambition of this year's Evolve in shining fashion. The Flock's creepy, tense battles force a single, flashlight-wielding human to face off against a few ravenous, stealthy monsters—who battle to themselves become the human and finish the level's objectives.

Good thing we caught this one early, as well, because The Flock won't last forever.

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