Shahid Ahmad
Risk of Rain headed to Vita
Hopoo Games’ action-platformer Risk of Rain is making the jump to Vita, SCE Europe’s Shahid Ahmad confirmed on Twitter today. It’s just the latest in a long string of indies the PlayStation strategic content boss has snagged for PS3, PS4 and Vita. Risk of Rain is also available via Steam. Thanks, Destructoid.
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Indie revolution "is over", says Sony's Vita champion
The indie revolution is already over and done, according to Shahid Ahmad, best know as the man who gets excellent indie games onto PlayStation platforms – especially the Vita.
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Mighty No.9 Kickstarter adds Vita and 3DS stretch goal
Keiji Inafune’s Mighty No.9 has announced a PS Vita stretch goal, as Sony’s Shahid Ahmad stated earlier at the EG Expo. Ahmad’s role is chiefly to bring indie games onto Sony’s handheld, and the spiritual successor to Mega Man will be a great addition.
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PS4 Indie Showcase - EG Expo 2013 Livestream: Sony's indie main-man Shahid Ahmad shows off PS4's indie offerings
There’s been a strong PS4 indie showing at Eurogamer Expo, and at 4pm Sony’s Shahid Ahmad hits the stage to take you through a selection of indie games coming to PlayStation 4. Watch the livestream right here.
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PS4 indies versus triple-a: "I don't see a divide", says Sony's indie man
PlayStation 4 is treating indies and large triple-a entities as one and the same, according to the man behind Sony’s indie charge Shahid Ahmad. He sees the next wave of next-gen stars in the indie circuit, and he’s keen to get them on board.
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Meet Sony's indie man, Shahid Ahmad
Sony’s ongoing indie push has been spurred on by the enthusiasm of one particular person, Shahid Ahmad. Johnny Cullen talks to the man who’s championed some of the best indie titles on PlayStation.
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Sony believes releasing an iOS game is like 'playing the lottery'
Sony has used to gamescom to proudly show off how many indies are choosing to release their game on PS Vita. Sony believes the reason for this, amongst other things, is that developers stand to make more money on Vita than on other mobile devices.