First up is winter sports title Ski Doo: Snowmobile Challenge, from some of my favorite devs Coldwood Interactive, published by Valcon Games). Think intense, authentically licensed snowmobile racing, including online multiplayer matches, and great in-house physics. (Boxed title for PS3 and Xbox 360.)
Next up is Wheel of Fortune from Sony Online Entertainment, joining the previously released Jeopardy TV - gameshow - to - console translation. (DL for PS3 via PSN.)
Then there are couple of student projects from the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy.
These student projects are done as part of the two-to-four-week "Rapid Prototype Production" course, a boot camp for making first games and innovating gameplay. Both titles are same-box multiplayer, and downloadable to play on PC (be sure to read the system requirements, first).
Ballocalypse -- A puzzle game described as "intense, fast-paced, multi-player 'Pong meets Peggle' on steroids!" It's a fun diversion, and has some nice little add-ins like rumble, pan/tilt/zoom, etc.
Arcane Fury -- a straightforward, multiplayer contained arena multiplayer brawler, and there's something very satisfying about freezing and then pushing off another player (though boost is a tricky, as I keep sailing off the platform to my death).
Again, these titles were made in less than a month(ish), and have all of the gameplay elements tied in.
Like I said, I'm sure I've missed more titles that have recently released, so I'll try to pick those up in a later post.
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