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Defining Indie Games and their History at IndieCade

Alyssa Wejebe - December 16, 2019

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How Indie Gaming Saved Adventure Games (again)

William Worrall - March 8, 2019

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How Indies Saved Adventure Games [VIDEO]

William Worrall - November 14, 2018

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The Past Collides with the Present in Return of the Obra...

Andrew Gerdes - November 12, 2018

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The History of Indie Games : Part 1 – Hello World

William Worrall - September 25, 2018

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Can a Game do Justice to the Kursk Submarine Tragedy?

Josh Griffiths - September 18, 2018

Into the Breach: The History of Kaiju and What It Says About Us

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Into the Breach: Mankind’s Place in The History of Kaiju

Geron Graham - March 21, 2018

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Fawning Over Where the Water Tastes Like Wine at IndieCade 2017

Laguna Levine - October 12, 2017

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E3 2017 – A Plague Tale: Innocence Shows History in a...

Josh Griffiths - June 15, 2017

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Historical Games Are Important, So Why Don’t We Crowdfund them More?

Josh Griffiths - May 15, 2017

Should First Time Developers be Vetted Harder on Kickstarter?

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2012-2013: The Kickstarter Bubble

Serena Nelson - October 11, 2016

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Anchors in the Drift Demonstrates the Power of Fig

Gary Alexander Stott - October 22, 2015

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Wars Across the World Brings All The Wars to Kickstarter

Gary Alexander Stott - October 19, 2015

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War of Rights Is Your Best Choice for Multiplayer Musket Cleaning

Gary Alexander Stott - October 16, 2015

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Go On A Medieval Adventure in Space With Medieval Awakening

Gary Alexander Stott - October 5, 2015

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From Fan Art to Film Crew: RJ Palmer Talks Detective Pikachu
The recent quality and appeal of CG-heavy films like the upcoming Cats, and Disney’s remakes of The Lion King and Aladdin have been called into question. The film adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog has experienced tumultuous development, with a universally reviled design undergoing revision. A desire for a return to 2D animated cinema has been […]
Women in Gaming: Borderlands 3 Mission Designer Kate Pitstick
In the veritable shadow of larger-than-life statues of new Borderlands 3 characters at E3 2019, mission and level designer Kate Pitstick got to see her work showcased to thousands. During the bustling exhibition at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Pitstick took the time to talk about her career and work on the latest entry in […]
Equipping Your Emotions in Crystar
Though action RPG Crystar is already available in its native Japan, it will be heading to North America and Europe later this month. Along with promising action-packed gameplay, Crystar carries its own philosophy on emotions. Published by Spike Chunsoft and FuRyu, and developed by Gemdrops, Crystar follows Rei Hatada’s efforts to revive her dead sister, […]
A Community’s Lifespan in Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies
Embodying the spirit of encompassing all gaming, the IndieCade showcase at E3 2019 featured tabletop games too. This included Thorny Games’ Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies. But before players can reach the destruction of a language, they have to create it first. Communally Created Words “For every turn of the game, […]
#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 […]

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