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How To Create Horror: Indie Style

Matt Dawson - November 1, 2018

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Sylvio 2 On Kickstarter For a Shriek-uel

Stephanie Smith - December 13, 2015

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#Voices4Devs: Voice Actors Give Online Support for Game Unionization
As more people working in video games try to form their own union, they’ve recently gotten another burst of online support. Apparently starting on April 2, voice actors united under the #Voices4Devs hashtag on Twitter to call attention to the developers they work with on games. A wide variety of voice actors from AAA titles […]
BadLand Publishing Stole Money From a Disabled Toddler
As if you thought gaming couldn’t get any worse after the whole Rape Day fiasco it turns out that Badland Publishing went and stole money from a disabled toddler like some sort of cartoon villain. What the fuck video games? BadLand is a Spanish company who publish a whole bunch of indie titles and they […]
Classic Dragon Ball Antagonist Cell Finds New Life in Games
Dragon Ball FighterZ has been phenomenally well-received on a wide scale, sparking the interest of long-time franchise fans, the general fighting game community, the esports scene, and casual players. Part of the appeal of the game is how well it committed to the aesthetic of Dragon Ball’s 2D origins as a manga and anime when […]
NPCs Massacre Game Shows Steam Still Isn’t Doing Enough
Steam recently did something notable, it actually blocked a horrendous game from appearing on their storefront. It’s notable because their policy up until this point was essentially “Fuck it, do what you want just pay our cut.”. The game is question was pretty awful. It was a rape and murder simulator. Unlike Night Trap, this […]
Troll Games and their Place in Gaming Culture
It is hard to make a good game, it may even be harder to make a game that sells well. Some focus only on the former and some only on the later. When a game developer only wants to make a game that sells well without taking the time to make it actually good, they […]

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How To Create Horror: Indie Style

Sylvio 2 On Kickstarter For a Shriek-uel