Calum Fraser

Founder of Alpha Beta Gamer and all round video game enthusiast, especially quirky indies. Been playing games since the zx spectrum days, and aware that we're now in the golden days of video gaming. Part human, part wookie, far hairier than any human should be. Favorite game of all time has to be Super Mario World, closely followed by Super Mario Bros (still got a soft spot for Nintendo).

MAJOR LEAGUE WIZARDRY, OPEN BETA TEST

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Major League Wizardry is a great new trading card game that pits wizard against wizard in turn based warfare.

MLW has a fantastic hand drawn art style, with monster designs that are especially inventive and fun, adding a lot of character to the game.  The game’s easily accessible to newcomers, but also has plenty of depth courtesy of the wide variety of monsters, spells and … Read More

GREY PHOBIA, BETA DOWNLOAD

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Grey Phobia is Sin & Punishment style Run and Gun, hack and slash game with RPG and multiplayer mechanics, set in a very cool comic book style post apocalyptic world.

The game is viewed from behind the character, as you run into the screen shooting enemies, dodging bullets and battling bosses.  It can be played in single-player Story mode or multi-player co-op, features a variety … Read More

PAPER DREAM, OPEN BETA TEST

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bigPaper Dream is a fun, fast paced, twitchy paper airplane game, created by the students of Lawrence Tech, where you require quick thinking and fast reflexes to traverse the levels while trying to rack up a high score.

Levels are cluttered with a variety of school themed obstructions to impede your progress and are generally pretty tricky, especially as your paper plane is remarkably fast. … Read More

Dimensia – Beta Download

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Dimensia is a fun 2D platformer in which you can instantly flip through multiple dimensions in a select environment.   The game has a nice retro aesthetic, the platforming is sound and the dimension flipping is a great mechanic, allowing for some pretty inventive level design.

Dimensia also features a great soundtrack, unlocks, multiplayer, a level editor, hidden easter eggs and in-jokes.  It’s a fun retro … Read More

THE MIMS: BEGINNING, BETA DOWNLOAD

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The Mims: Beginning is a great new god game that really makes you are about your followers. The Mims are an inventive and peace-loving race who have ben shipwrecked and scattered across various floating islands. Your role is to help them rebuild their ship, so they can go home. You’ll do this by helping the Mims build and defend against dangerous wildlife using RTS elements … Read More