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We've followed the game Dyson all the way from its origins as an entry in the TIGsource procedural generation competition. It stole our hearts, and later went on to make itself into a freeware game with some added features. Finally, a year later, it has been released under the new title Eufloria. While the title has changed and the gameplay has been tweaked, this is still the Dyson we know and love from so long ago. It's just received a facelift and the trappings of commercial, retail release. While it may appear to be a strategy game on the surface, it's actually something much different, and sets itself apart through its liberal use of procedural generation and an incredibly unique atmosphere.

It appears that one of BigDownload's most featured indie games has been delayed. Dyson, that serene, minimalist strategy game that emerged from the TIGSource Procedural Generation Competition, has been delayed from its original date of late July to sometime in October. While it may be sad that the game is not releasing on schedule, it does allow the developers to add more to the game. More features, within reason of course, is always a good thing.

One of the new things that is being added, and the most important, is base-level Lua scripting so that modders can edit the game to add new graphics and gameplay with ease. This also sets up the developers to add more play modes and gameplay goals within the game proper with the extra time they have. Finally, over the next few months, more details about the new Dyson will be revealed, such as the aforementioned new play modes. Excellent!

Welcome to Freeware Friday, a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge!

There's a reason why B-movies or movies with unintentionally bad acting or production values are still watched by countless people. It's because even with low production values and/or terrible acting, movies like Rocky Horror Picture Show or Night of the Living Dead manage to be a spectacle of hilarity or drama. There's not many games that fall into this B-movie niche, freeware or otherwise, but Cottage of Doom is definitely one of them. Taking cues from Night of the Living Dead and possibly Evil Dead, it's a hilarious look at what an excellent B-game could be.