One-hundred-and-sixty. That’s how many times I have died to date. As a cartoon mercenary working for the devil himself, it is up to me to collect the souls of the living, and let me tell you, they have no interest in passing on. I jump,…
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There’s a common sentiment that the Xbox One is at a loss for games. Whether that’s true or not, at the very least, they’re losing this generation when it comes to indie gaming. The company that once brought us Limbo, Castle Crashers, and Braid is…
The hand-drawn 2D indie game trend seen with titles like Cuphead, Hollow Knight, and Indivisible continues with Guinea Pig Parkour, a game that recently hit its Kickstarter goal for Early Access. Developed and animated solely by Jeff Mumm, it’s a 2D platformer adventure following Joe, the…
Remember Celeste, Dead Cells, Frostpunk, Into the Breach, and Return of the Obra Dinn? 2018 was another year where a select handful of independent games got some serious recognition. These lucky few had the privilege of sitting at the “Game of the Year” table among…
It’s awards season for games too, and while the Game Awards took place last December, and the Game Developers Choice Awards and Independent Games Festival awards are scheduled for next month at the Game Developers Conference, the 46th Annie Awards honored games last Saturday at…
Hello and welcome to the final part in our History of Indie Games. Over the past 6 weeks we have examined the long and complex history of indie games and their journey from bedroom obscurity to mainstream titans. This week on our final excursion we’ll…
Sometimes among all the video game releases that happen every day of every week, games manage to slip between the cracks and fall into the unplayed realm. 2018 was no different than any other year for this practice, as some great horror titles came out…
Back in 2011, Japanese development team FromSoftware (commonly referred to as ‘FromSoft’ for short) released their action-adventure RPG Dark Souls into the world as a spiritual successor to their surprise hit Demon’s Souls. From that point on, the Souls, and Souls-like, franchise has become something…
The European Speedrunner Assembly is currently in the midst of their annual speedrunning charity marathon, to benefit Save The Children, which supports children in developing countries. While all types of games are being speedrun, there’s a strong showing from all kinds of indie games, big,…
This past year was a phenomenal one for artistic video games, so its no surprise there are such strong contenders for the Independent Gaming Festival’s Excellence in Visual Art award. From rubber hose cartoon animation to decadent alien temples, serene autumnal town streets to fractured…
Soundtracks, eh? Sound. Tracks. Them old ear ticklers. Those good time, toe tapping, hip jiving noisy noisy sound casseroles. Those hullabaloo rockets that launch themselves right into your brain and make you say “Now this is a racket that really butters my bread, Joe”. What…
The Independent Games Festival has revealed their finalists for the 2018 main competition. In a post to the festival’s main website, IGF revealed their nominees for their 2018 awards ceremony, scheduled for March 21, 2018 during the Game Developer’s conference in San Francisco, California. Of…
If there’s two things I hate in the gaming industry today that everyone else loves, it’s Bethesda and nostalgia. Bethesda has a long record of suing indie developers over spurious copyright claims while pretending to be the victim. Meanwhile they’ve been ruining Fallout and The…
The general consensus of this year’s E3 is that it’s been rather bland. There haven’t been any big new announcements or surprises, just trailers for games we’ve already known about. Most disappointingly of all has been the lack of indie games. The biggest surprise this…
We’re used to Sony blowing us out of the water with their conferences. Whether it’s announcing a slew of new games, or giving spotlight to smaller indie titles, they typically bring the heat. But last night’s Sony E3 press conference was little more than the…
E3 used to be a show dedicated to the big boys and girls of the AAA industry. In recent years, there’s been a shift in the status quo. It’s still firmly about the AAA industry, but each company is in a mini-arms race to see…