Gone are the 2D unit sprites, and in come beautifully detailed 3D models of each man in your army. To tell us a bit more on how this combat system works, we have lead programmer Ken Turner.

The core, geod writes, is a simple shape-detection algorithm, which looks at each part of the 2D image generated by the emulated PPU and determines what kind of 3D object it should be. "Basically ...

Confederate Express, a just-announced tactical RPG from indie developer Kilobite, will feature all of my favorite things: permadeath, zombies and 2D sprite graphics. It is almost completely funded ...

Torn between your love of the original Cave Story's beautifully pixel-drawn sprites and your excitement for Cave Story 3D's complete reinvention of the game's hovering island-world? You can now ...