Category Archives: indie
Thu, Feb 23, 2012 | 05:50 GMT
Physics based puzzler Bitter Sam due March 15, first trailer
Whenever a new, deceptively simple iOS game comes along, you have to ask yourself: Is this the next Cut the Rope? Am I forever going to regret not watching this trailer?
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Posted in: Casual, iPad, iPhone, indie
Tags: Bitter Sam, Moon Active
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 | 21:52 GMT
The Binding of Isaac’s design will inform Team Meat’s next game
Popular indie rogue-like shooter The Binding of Isaac will influence the direction of Team Meat’s next game.
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Posted in: indie
Tags: Edmund McMillen, Team Meat, The Binding of Isaac, Tommy Refenes
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 | 00:01 GMT
Waveform release trailer celebrates March launch
Eden Industries’ debut title Waveform isn’t easy to describe, even in video form – but this trailer gives it a go.
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Posted in: Action, Arcade, PC, Steam, indie
Tags: Eden Industries, Ryan Vandendyck, Waveform
Tue, Feb 21, 2012 | 22:05 GMT
“Why wouldn’t you” go indie, ex-BioWare dev asks
After working at one of the most respected and successful developers in the world, the three ex-BioWare staffers at Stoic Games are happy to be independent.
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Posted in: PC, RPG, Strategy, indie
Tags: Alex Thomas, Stoic Games, The Banner Saga
Mon, Feb 20, 2012 | 11:30 GMT
Double Fine Kickstarter project hits $2 million
Double Fine’s attempt to fund a point-and-click adventure through Kickstarter has now exceeded $2 million, having first started on February 8.
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Posted in: Adventure, Android, Mac, PC, iOS, indie
Tags: double fine, Kickstarter
Sun, Feb 19, 2012 | 23:57 GMT
Humble Mojam earns $450,000 – there’s still time to ruin Notch’s beard
The 60 hour game jam is over, but charitable donations are still piling up thanks to Mojang’s Humble Bundle game jam.
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Posted in: Charity, Mac, PC, indie
Tags: Catacomb Snatch, Fists of Resistance, humble bundle, Markus "Notch" Persson, Mojang, Oxeye Game Studios, The Broadside Express, Wolfire Games
Sun, Feb 19, 2012 | 23:00 GMT
Ex-SWTOR developers reveal The Banner Saga
What do you do after making one of the biggest games of the year? You make the game you want to play: The Banner Saga.
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Posted in: PC, RPG, Strategy, indie
Tags: Stoic Games, The Banner Saga
Sun, Feb 19, 2012 | 22:32 GMT
New Xbox 360 dashboard update returns indies to the limelight
Microsoft has restored the Xbox Live Indie Games service to its front-and-centre dashboard position.
Sun, Feb 19, 2012 | 21:58 GMT
Rumour: Amnesia, Dear Esther devs to collaborate on A Machine for Pigs
Frictional Games has revealed the title of its next release, but Internet sleuths think they’ve uncovered much more.
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Posted in: Horror, Rumour, indie
Tags: A Machine for Pigs, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Dear Esther, Frictional, frictional games, thechineseroom
Sat, Feb 18, 2012 | 18:16 GMT
Us and the Game Industry is the latest documentary about indies
Those interested in SSX and Sundance darling Indie Game: The Movie might also be interested in another documentary on indies, Us and the Game Industry. The film, according to IndieGames, documents developers “reinventing the medium of game design and challenging the established norms with their finely crafted work.” The film contains some names which should sound familiar to you, such as: thatgamecompany, Spry Fox, Jason Rohrer among others. According to the film blurb, the documentary will explore the developer’s “motivation, design process, focus and execution… connecting people and providing the possibility for uncharted experiences outside the normal realm of commercial games.” The official webpage for the film is under construction at this point, but you can watch a trailer for it below.
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Posted in: Movies, Videos, indie
Tags: jason rohrer, spry fox, thatgamecompany, Us and the Game Industry
Thu, Feb 16, 2012 | 01:29 GMT
Minecraft dev to livestream 60-hour game jam, proceeds to charity
Tune in this weekend to watch Mojang put together a game based on your ideas, for the benefit of the Humble Bundle and its target charities.
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Posted in: Charity, Development, Mojang, indie
Tags: game jam, humble bundle
Thu, Feb 16, 2012 | 00:38 GMT
Double Fine Adventure to have voice acting, multiple languages
Double Fine has made its first Kickstarter update, revealing platforms, languages and other exciting plans for its untitled Adventure.
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Posted in: Adventure, indie
Tags: double fine, Double Fine Adventure, Tim Schafer
Wed, Feb 15, 2012 | 23:12 GMT
Ravaged gameplay footage may cause outbreaks of lust
What the world needs now is an awesome online shooter with trikes and gyrocopters. Thanks, Ravaged!
Wed, Feb 15, 2012 | 16:02 GMT
Prince of Persia creator remaking his Apple II classic Karateka
Jordan Mechner, creator of the The Prince of Persia series, is developing a remake his 1984 Apple II classic Karateka which he originally created while studying at Yale.
Tue, Feb 14, 2012 | 23:25 GMT
Minecraft Pocket survival update out now
Mojang has released the delayed update for Minecraft: Pocket Edition on Android, adding in much-requested survival features.
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Posted in: Adventure, Android, Mojang, indie
Tags: Danial Kaplan, Minecraft, Minecraft Pocket Edition
Tue, Feb 14, 2012 | 13:39 GMT
Pay what you want for the Be Mine Indie Bundle
Another pay what you want indie bundle goes on sale today through Groupees, and with this particular set, there are incentives for your purchase.
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Posted in: PC, Platformer, Puzzler, Steam, indie
Tags: Be Mine Indie Bundle, BEEP, Sideways New York, the ball, Wasteland Angel, Xotic
Tue, Feb 14, 2012 | 10:13 GMT
Can Psychonauts 2 exist? Maybe, but not as you hope
Is Minecraft’s Markus Persson about to descend like some benevolent fairy tale prince and rescue Psychonauts 2 from reality’s thorny tower of fiscal woe? Only in dreamland. Patrick Garratt’s trousers are on the block.
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Posted in: Adventure, PC, Platformer, indie
Tags: double fine, psychonauts, Psychonauts 2
Tue, Feb 14, 2012 | 02:21 GMT
Indie Games Challenge winners announced
Eyebrow Interactive’s intriguing platformer Closure scored top honours at the DICE Summit 2012 Indie Games Challenge.
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Posted in: Awards, DICE Summit 2012, Platformer, Puzzler, indie
Tags: closure, Eyebrow Interactive, Nitronic Rush, Symphony, The Bridge
Mon, Feb 13, 2012 | 01:45 GMT
Legend of Grimrock opens beta to all comers
Almost Human is offering you the chance to check out the latest build of first-person dungeon crawler Legend of Grimrock
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Posted in: PC, RPG, indie
Tags: Almost Human, beta, Legend of Grimrock
Mon, Feb 13, 2012 | 00:13 GMT
Frobisher Says and t@g the first of Vita’s Discovery Apps
Two neat little apps will be free to European Vita owners thanks to Sony’s Discovery Apps scheme.
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Posted in: Mini-games, Social, Sony, Vita, indie
Tags: Bolser, Discovery Apps, Frobisher Says, Honeyslug, t@g
Monolithsoft hiring for 3DS title