After releasing Comic Jumper and Marooners as some of the gifts for Xbox Live Gold subscribers last month, the next set of games to be released for free under the Games With Gold promotion have now been announced by Microsoft. Xbox 360 owners will be treated to Portal: Still Alive and Earth Defense…

Rivals of Aether has its final launch character in Etalus, a giant warrior polar bear with command of ice. He is a heavy character like Kragg, using his control of ice to freeze opponents and even grant him frozen armour to help tank hits. He can freeze sections of the…

Smashers, fighting game fans and lovers of pixel art rejoice, as Rivals of Aether is coming to Steam Early Access on the 22nd of September. According to Dan Fornace the lead developer, Rivals of Aether is planned to be in the Early Access stage for about 6 months, in order…

In less than 3 days, the Smash Bros inspired indie fighter, Rivals of Aether, has been successfully greenlit via Steam Greenlight. Rivals of Aether has you choose a Rival from one of the four classical elements to fight in various arenas to see who is the champion of combat. You…

In a big announcement from the team behind Rivals of Aether, two new characters have been revealed to the public. These are Kragg, Earth's Bastion and Wrastor, the Wind's Fury. Wrastor looks like a mix between Fox and Marth from Smash Bros, focusing on blinding speed and aerial mixups to…

With Rivals of Aether being announced just yesterday, I caught up with lead designer, Dan Fornace to talk about the game's design, inspirations for the game, the possibility of online multiplayer as well as much more. SF: From the announcement trailer, we can clearly see nods to fighting games like…

From the people who brought you Super Smash Land, comes a brand new 2D fighter called Rivals of Aether. Inspired by fighters like Super Smash Brothers, Rivals of Aether cast you as a Rival, a creature which channels one of the 4 elements of Earth, Wind, Fire and Water to…