In Real Life

Bastion Gets The Hip-Hop Treatment

One of Bastion‘s defining aspects is its music. A combination of digging folk guitar and trippy beats, Darren Korb’s soundtrack was one of the very best of 2011.


Mobile

New Humble Bundle Has All The Great Games You Should Have Already Played

Even by Humble Bundle standards, the Humble Bundle V contains some fantastic games. They’re all so great, in fact, that I’d be surprised if you haven’t played pretty much all of them already.


May 2, 2012
PC

Bastion Is On Sale (Again) For $US6

Kotaku AU

Man, is it just me or is Bastion always on sale? I’m getting a real sense of déjà vu here — I really feel like I’ve written this story before. Regardless, Bastion is available on Steam for the low, low price of $5.99US. Also — if you’re feeling a bit wacky, you can also pick up The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind for $9.99.


April 8, 2012
PC

Early Bastion Prototype Looked Very Different

You can see many of the ideas behind what would become indie gem Bastion in its original 2009 prototype, which developer Supergiant Games is showing off at its booth during this weekend’s PAX East. But it sure looks different.


March 22, 2012
In Real Life

Video Games Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Mean Something

You know why everyone’s up in arms about Mass Effect 3‘s ending? Because it doesn’t mean what they want it to. But whether you liked the ending, hated it or lobbied to have it changed, BioWare’s sci-fi franchise does means something because it aims to be a metaphor. And I wish more games would do that.


March 16, 2012
In Real Life

Now You Can Buy Sheet Music For Bastion’s Best Tunes

I (and everyone else on the planet basically) loved the music to Bastion. Now, SuperGiant is selling sheet music for four of the songs from the game.


March 7, 2012
In Real Life

Bastion Had A… Gardening Feature?

Kotaku AU

I don’t understand gardening, but my wife loves it. We live 200 metres from a Woolworths, so I’d prefer to just go and buy some tomatoes, but different strokes for different folks, am I right? At GDC, the creators of Bastion revealed that early iterations of the game actually had, believe it or not, a gardening feature.


February 7, 2012
News

Live From New York, It’s Bastion’s Ending Theme

If you missed the New York Video Game Critics Circle Awards, here’s your chance to see a whole bunch of videos from last Thursday’s event, including a live rendition of Bastion‘s “Setting Sail, Coming Home” performed by songwriter Darren Korb and singer Ashley Barrett.


January 29, 2012
In Real Life

Supergiant Puts Bastion On A Disc For Soldier

Bastion, the critically acclaimed platformer that’s claimed or been nominated for a bathtub full of awards, isn’t available on physical media. Not unless you are serving your country in Afghanistan, and your base’s internet service is terribly slow.


January 4, 2012
In Real Life

The Voices Of Bastion Perform "Build That Wall"

As a nice little treat, the folks at SuperGiant Games have posted a video of audio director Darren Korb and vocalist Ashley Barrett doing an impromptu performance of “Build that Wall,” the track that won so many hearts (including mine) in the studio’s lovely downloadable game Bastion.