Indies

6waves Lolapps has denied Spry Fox's allegation that it breached the terms of an NDA in development of Yeti Town. Earlier this week Spry Fox began legal proceedings against 6waves, claiming that it used information given to it while in negotiations to publish Triple Town on Facebook to essentially clone it with Yeti Town. Speaking to VentureBeat, however, 6waves Lolapps chief executive Rex Ng insisted that wasn't the case. More >

Organisers of IndieCade are calling for submissions ahead of this year's festival, set for October in Los Angeles. Submissions are invited from indie artists and designers worldwide, with works in progress encouraged. In addition to featuring, and being considered for awards at the October festival, those selected will be featured on the IndieCade website and promoted through social media. More >

Zynga has again been accused of cloning the work of smaller developers, with Buffalo Studios following Nimbebit's lead in detailing the similarities between its own Bingo Blitz and Zynga's upcoming Zynga Bingo. In an infographic sent to VentureBeat, Buffalo points out the apparent visual and mechanical similarities between the two games. Nimblebit did the same last week when it accused Zynga of cloning Tiny Tower with upcoming mobile game Dream Heights. More >

Indie PSN hit PixelJunk Eden will be released on Steam next week, developer Q-Games has announced. Kotaku reports that Eden will be priced at $9.99 on Steam, and a 17-song soundtrack featuring Japanese multimedia artist Baiyon will also be available, for $5.99. More >

World of Love organiser David Hayward is staging a new game design event called Bit of Alright next month. Taking place in the Battersea Arts Centre in London on February 3, the event includes speakers and sessions from Introversion's Mark Morris and Chris Delay; Hide&Seek;'s Holly Gramazio; Ricky Haggett and Nat Marco from Honey Slug, Gratuitous Space Battles designer Cliff Harris who will be offering advice on how to get out of bed and finish an indie title. More >

Indie studio Nimblebit has written an open letter to Zynga pointing out the striking similarities between iOS hit Tiny Tower and Zynga's upcoming mobile title Dream Heights. Posted on Twitter by Nimblebit's Ian Marsh, the letter contains side-by-side screenshots of Tiny Tower and Dream Heights which suggest Zynga has lifted not just the concept, but much of its execution as well. Players build skyscrapers, fit out individual floors as shops to be restocked and apartments for workers to live in, and drop off visitors at the floor of their choice. Tiny Tower's twin currency mechanic also appears to have been lifted. More >

Following its debut at the Sundance film festival on the weekend, US TV network HBO has bought the rights to Indie Game: The Movie. [Initial reports](http://m.deadline.com/2012/01/sundance-hbo-and-scott-rudin-to-turn-docu-indie-game-into-series/) suggested that the documentary, which follows several high-profile indie developers, was going into development as a fictional comedy series, a remarkable turn for a serious-minded film that caused widespread confusion in gaming circles. More >

75 contestants from 16 universities, split into 15 teams, will each have 9 weeks to complete a working game prototype. Three of the teams will win a Bafta 'Ones to Watch' award. Applications must include a pitch for their game idea and a panel of judges will then shortlist potential teams for interview. More >

Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski will host the Game Developers Choice Awards during GDC in March, organisers have announced. GDC also plays host to the Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards, which will be hosted for a fourth year by Andy Schatz, developer of former IGF Grand Prize winner Monaco. More >

Indie Fund, the group put together by several independent developers to give fellow indies an alternative to traditional publisher funding, has recouped the $90,000 it invested in Toxic Games' firstperson puzzler Q.U.B.E. In a post on the Indie Fund website the team reveals that it has recouped its entire investment in just four days, after 12,000 copies were sold on Steam. More >