Futurepoly’s Jason Stokes recently took some time out of his hectic work schedule to speak with us. Why would we want to talk to him? Jason isn’t just the guy behind a great looking school for game artists, he’s also the creator of Bullet Bros,…
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Guido Henkel, one of the minds behind such masterpieces as Planescape : Torment, and Realms of Arkania 3, is back in the RPG game, this time with Deathfire : Ruins of Nethermore. A first person single player hardcore RPG, Deathfire feels like Legend of Grimrock…
We recently had an opportunity to speak with the one and only Brian Colin of Game Refuge, creator of such classic titles as Rampage, Arch Rivals, and General Chaos to name but a few. At the time we spoke the Kickstarter Campaign for General Chaos…
After finding success with The World Next Door and Cat Lady, Rose City Games and publisher VIZ Media have a new project in the works. Described as a mix of adventure RPGs and social simulators, their newest collaboration, Garden Story follows Concord, an anthropomorphic grape on a…
Last weekend the Pasadena Convention Center in California was packed as the inaugural LightBox Expo celebrated artists in a variety of visual arts, ranging from illustration to gaming. With programming consisting of panels, demos, and portfolio reviews, LightBox also gave artists a venue to exhibit…
Big Drunk Satanic Massacre(or BDSM or short) is the rip-roaring demonic-themed shooter that’s heading for release later this year. Developed by Big Way Games, BDSM is a boisterous blend of brash humor, sex, and satire. Set in the depths of Hell, humanity – and more…
Hand-drawn puzzle game, LUNA: The Shadow Dust, has had quite the journey since it came to Kickstarter in 2016. Developed by four-person team, Lantern Studio, the point-and-click adventure was first conceived as a student animation film. After completing a successful campaign and releasing a demo,…
Going from a troubled Kickstarter to an award-winning title after launching last July, Pixel Ripped 1989 feels like a well-deserved happy ending for creator Ana Ribeiro. But with a continued run on the festival circuit at places like IndieCade and SIGGRAPH, winning the New Face…
Only a few months after releasing The World Next Door, Rose City Games’ first game made in partnership with VIZ Media, the Portland-based studio is already gearing up for their second title with VIZ: Cat Lady. A top-down roguelike featured on Game Informer’s list of…
The global game developer conference, Gamedev.world, starts today for anyone with an Internet connection. Created by Vlambeer co-founder Rami Ismail (Super Crate Box, Nuclear Throne) and voiceover artist Sarah Elmaleh (Katie in Gone Home, female Freelancer in Anthem), Gamedev.world is another free digital conference debuting…
For people who enjoyed the Advance Wars-like strategy of the 2017 release Tiny Metal, developer AREA 35 is making a sequel. Named Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble, the sequel was featured at GDC 2019 alongside various Unreal games. Epic Games hosted it as one of…
Donut County has the honor of being our physical indie release of the week. 2018’s raccoon simulator of sorts is still going strong. It took home mobile game of the year just last month at SXSW. The questionable protagonist of the game is a raccoon…
EGX Rezzed, EGX‘s smaller, more indie-geared sibling, drew to a close this weekend after a three-day showcase of some of the most amazingly imaginative upcoming indie games due out over the next couple of years. With so many games out there on the show-floor, it’s…
Michael Mendheim has been the mad scientist of sports games since the original Mutant League Football released 26 years ago and shows no signs of slowing down. From Kickstarter failure and eventual success, to creative director of Digital Dreams Entertainment, the Mutant League commissioner for…
Axiom Verge is our Physical Indie Game of the Week! (Should we call them phindies? Editor’s note: absolutely not) Axiom Verge is a well-known indie game notoriously developed by one-man studio Thomas Happ. The game is a Metroidvania side-scroller that takes much of its inspiration…
The World Next Door is out today, and it’s the first game created from the partnership between Portland-based indie developer Rose City Games and publisher VIZ Media. A few days before release, Rose City co-founder and director of The World Next Door, Corey Warning, was…
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