Category Archives: indie

Skullgirls developer Reverge Labs has announced that a much-anticipated patch has cleared certification with SCE America.

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Dyad will finally be released through PSN in Europe tomorrow, according to the PS Blog. Released in the US back in July, those in Europe will get it for a 30% discount at €9.99 with an additional 20% off for PS Plus members for two weeks. Until tomorrow, then.

Legendary designer David Braben has turned to Kickstarter to fund a new entry in the Elite series.

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Former Polytron programmer Renaud Bédard has joinced Toronto team Capybara Games, the latter has announced on Twitter. Capybara is probably best known for Critter Crunch and as co-creators of Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP; Polytron’s single release so far is Fez.

Thanks, Gamasutra.

Team Meat has released two new pieces of art for its next project, Mew-Genics, described as the “strangest” game the pair has ever worked on. The artworks show two of the five characters teased in the game’s announcement art, Mr Tinkles and Dr Beanies. Hit the break to see the images. We still have no idea what the game involves beyond cats and randomly generated data of some kind.

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Cave Story could be heading to PSN and XBLA if a recent ESRB age-rating is anything to go by. Check out the details below.

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Natural Selection 2, the indie shooter from developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment, is launching slightly earlier than planned. The game that was once a Half-Life mod is now its own fully-fledged title, and it’s looking rather tasty.

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Hey, you know what’s going to be on sale this week? Closure’s going to be on sale this week. The black and white indie puzzler is another of Sony’s indie love affairs, and can be yours for as little as $5 from tomorrow, according to the PS Blog. It’s won plenty of critical praise and a couple of rewards, and the fine folk at Eyebrow Interactive only want you to love it as you quietly terrify yourself on Halloween. Consider obliging them.

Prison Architect’s paid alpha funding process is paying off, as developer Introversion Software has just revealed that the game has made $370,000 in just four weeks. The game follows a similar funding model as Minecraft, giving players access to each new build as it is released.

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No sooner did we post our interview with Prison Architect developers Introversion Software, did Eurogamer release the studio’s superb Eurogamer Expo developer session from September. In it, co-founder Chris Delay discusses the game’s mechanics, funding model and more. Watch it below.

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Hotline Miami developer Jonatan Söderström is out of cash, but is assisting Pirate Bay users in downloading his gritty 1980s title for free. He’s offering them the most recent patched version instead of the initial build. Check out the details below.

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Prison Architect is the grim new sim title from indie studio Introversion. VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with the dev about death row, shanking and the poor treatment of indies in the console market today.

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Prison Architect developer Introversion Software has spoken out against Microsoft’s costly Xbox Live Arcade certification process, and has suggested that big change is needed for the publisher to compete with Steam.

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The Indie Royale Halloween Bundle is now available and features the five-episode season Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse, Home, Pathologic, MacGuffin’s Curse, and EvilQuest.

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Hotline Miami will be getting a patch addressing issues with GOG and Steam version of the game. Reports indicate the Steam version isn’t updating achievements correctly, and the official Twitter account for the game said support for the Xbox 360 gamepad is on the way. The account also said extra levels an possibly an a level editor is on the way – well, sort of. When asked about the aforementioned goodies, the reply was: “more will come.” More, is always good. Thanks, PCGamesN.

Steam has launched a new indie bundle, this time themed around Canada’s incredible range of talent. The $15 Canadian Indie Bundle includes Capsized; Dungeons of Dredmor; Hoard; Shank; Shank 2; Space Pirates and Zombies; Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP; and Waveform. All this goodness would set you back more than $60 individually, and any duplicates would make smashing little surprise gifts for your favourite gaming crush. That’s all; let’s sign off before I make one of the eight predictable Canadian jokes games journalists are permitted on these occasions.

Thanks, Joystiq.

This cancelled Romino title is so charming I am even now writing hate mail to the entire games industry for failing to bring it to market.

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Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is now available through Steam, GOG.COM, and GamersGate, Black Forest Games has announced. The game is currently available for $13.49/€13.49 and is 10% off its original price of  $14.99/€14.99. Check out the launch trailer and screens below. An XBLA and PSN versions are scheduled for release in early 2013.

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Jason Rohrer, the developer behind a number of well-received indie releases, has detailed his latest project – “a massively multiplayer game of burglary and home defense”.

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MarvDev has been launched by Marvelous AQL Europe in order to help independent developers with funding, game design, marketing and operations.

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