Category Archives: Games

A New Hope

By Kalle Sjöström on March 14, 2013

In October last year, me and Peter began having nightmares about the foundation which The Showdown Effect code was written upon. This all started when the authors of it had left the building and the one who could see through … Continue reading →

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I do not MUD.

By Carl Brännström on February 21, 2013

MUD? What the hell is that? Some kind of game?? DON’T GO THERE!!! I only like games where you can kick the shit out of people! Chivalry, Dark Messiah, Wolfenstein, Dark Souls, Duke Nuke’em 3D – in all these games, … Continue reading →

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Do you MUD?

By Peter Lindgren on February 14, 2013

MUD is an acronym for Multi User Dungeon, it’s essentially a text-based MMORPG. They’ve been around ever since the 80′s, first only at universities but when the interwebs spread in the 90′s it became available for most of us. MUDs are heavily inspired by traditional pen-and-paper role-playing … Continue reading →

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The Showdown Effect beta starts today!

By Malin Hedström on January 31, 2013

Today we are massively excited to let you all in to the beta of our upcoming multiplayer 2.5D action-hero slaughter fest! All players who preorder the game will be given instant access to the Beta that starts today, January 31. … Continue reading →

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Arrowhead – A semi-brief history

By Malin Hedström on January 27, 2013

In the beginning of 2008, two classmates with a lot of passion for video games came together after a presentation by Swedish Game Awards at Luleå University of Technology. They soon got a few others hooked, set out with the goal … Continue reading →

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Dota 2 Faceoff: Arrowhead vs Talawa

By Emil Englund on January 10, 2013

By the end of 2012 Arrowhead was struck with the affliction commonly known as Dota 2. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Dota 2, it’s Valve’s sequel to the Warcraft 3 mod DotA (Defense of the Ancients) in which … Continue reading →

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The Showdown Effect Beta and Live stream

By Malin Hedström on December 18, 2012

Today is the big day! The Showdown Effect is ready to face off against the world and today we invite You to join in on the beta fun. But what is The Showdown Effect? you might wonder. A new trailer … Continue reading →

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