Category Archives: indie

Edmund McMillen has confirmed that Sony is still interested in The Binding of Isaac.

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Nathan Grayson pulls no punches in his attack on the core gaming press, issuing a rallying cry to promote and support one of the most important sectors of our rapidly transitioning industry.

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With just 65 hours and over $200,000 to go, former Halo designer Ryan Payton maintains Camouflaj did the right thing in asking for half a million bucks to Kickstart République.

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The former BioShock developers at Fullbright have announced the new team’s first game.

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Thatgamecompany co-founder Jenova Chen has said the studio’s next game will be “inspired” by Journey, indicating it could bring people together in the same way as its last game did.

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Botanicula is out now on Steam for Mac and PC, and to celebrate its somewhat delayed arrival, it’s on sale at 10%. The gorgeous adventures comes courtesy of Amanita Design, the team behind Machinarium, and at only $9, is a tempting little package. Behold.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Director Takumi Naramura has said the cancelled western WiiWare release of La Mulana came about because of differing territorial expectations and Nigoro’s insistence on getting extra content in.

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The first game from thatgamecompany since the end of its three-game deal with Sony is aiming for a reveal sometime this year, co-founder Jenova Chen has told VG247, with a decision on its publisher “in the next month”.

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Head on over to IndieRoyale to take advantage of its latest fine offer: The May Hurray Bundle includes Dungeon Defenders, Containment: The Zombie Puzzler, Data Jammers: FastForward, Brainpipe – A Plunge to Unhumanity and Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space, on a variety of platforms. The gem of the collection, action RPG Dungeon Defenders, has already sold over a million copies and boasts impressive cross-platform play features. You have six days to grab the thrifty collection with the current price hovering around the $5 mark – the more you pay, the less the next person is slugged, and vice versa.

Mojang boss Markus Persson doesn’t seem too impressed with EA’s Indie Bundle currently available on Steam, and has taken to Twitter to call the firm out for using the term indie to describe its game pack.

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EA has posted an Indie Bundle on Steam. The collection includes: Shank, Shank 2, Deathspank, Deathspank: Thongs Of Virtue, Warp and Gatling Gears for $20.98 which is 70% off the price of $69.94. Both Deathspank titles include Steamplay which will allow you to play the game on either Mac or PC. If you purchased the games on sale individually, it would cost you $34.9, so you’re saving around $13.96 by purchasing in bulk. Get it here until May 9.

FortressCraft has sold 750,000 units on Xbox Live Indie Games in just ten months, according to developer Adam Sawkin. The creative builder has brought in well over $1 million for its creator and regularly appears in weekly charts. Minecraft, with which the game is often compared, has sold over 5 million units on PC and Mac and arrives on Xbox Live Arcade on May 9.

Thanks, Joystiq. [image]

Bastion is now available for Mac via the Mac App Store for $14.99. IndieGames notes some users are complaining of a game-stopping bug, which may or may not be affecting all users. It is not known at this time when the issue will be addressed.

You won’t need to memorise level layouts to successed with the iOS release of Super Meat Boy: The Game.

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Over the weekend, Harebrained Schemes celebrated the end of its Kickstarter funding period for Shadowrun Returns, netting more than four a half times its initial goal.

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VVVVVV will finally release in Europe on 3DS, according to the game’s publisher, Nicalis. Those in the US have been playing the Terry Cavanagh title since last year. Expect it to land on the eShop May 10. Thanks, NintendoLife.

It looks as though Sony is set to reveal another title next week and hints indicate it could be the Giant Sparrow’s indie title The Unfinished Swan.

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Reverge is pretty pleased with success of its downloadable indie fighter, Skullgirls.

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Graphics nerds, prepare to preach. This teaser trailer for Theory Interactive’s Reset is like sex for your eyeballs.

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Robert Bowling has said when he made the decision to leave Activision he knew with his next venture he wanted to “create new opportunities and experiences.”

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