Dark Sci-Fi? Move The Levels Themselves? Sure, Let's Do It.
Interference is a platformer about stealth. And darkness. And sci-fi. Oh, and stopping the game to move the levels themselves around.
How Xbox Live Could Work For Games In The Real World
People have been trying to turn regular tasks - from desk jobs to chores - into games for years. It's called "Gamification", and the word makes me want to scratch my own eyeballs out. But this app idea, which brings the concept of stuff like Xbox Live to real world sport, is a lot more interesting.
PayPal is causing crowdfunded game developers all kinds of woes, Giant Bomb's Patrick Klepek reports. Read the whole story. An excerpt: "I had pulled out like $700,000 and dumped it into our bank,” said Lab Zero founder Peter Bartholow. “I get a call from a [PayPal] guy who’s like ‘yeah, I can’t believe they let you do…
It's Almost Like Baldur's Gate and Wizardry Had A Turn-Based Baby
Spanish indie group Numantian Games is crowdfunding an old-school 2D isometric RPG (with first-person, turn-based battles)—it's called Lords of Xulima, and it's well on its way to release. It just needs a little bit of polishing first.
Paypal Gives Indie Devs Their Money Back
Yesterday, we told you how Paypal were keeping half the money raised by an indie game until the game had been finished. Even though...the devs needed that money to finish the game. Today, somebody at Paypal has woken up on planet Earth and done the smart thing.
Paypal Won't Give Indie Devs Their Money
The small team behind indie fighting game Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm have a problem. Despite raising nearly $120,000 on crowdsourcing site Indiegogo - twice what they asked for - they can't get their hands on over half the cash.
Director Wants To Turn Hotline: Miami Into A Short Film
Well, it was going to happen eventually. It's Hotline: Miami. Short, sweet, violent and exciting; the perfect recipe for a great internet flick, which is exactly what this man is trying to make—and crowdfund.
This Game Uses Your Hard Drive's Files to Build Its Levels
Yeah, you just stay the hell out of my porn folder, AdventureOS; I'm not interested in a boss battle with Peter North.
Part 3 of the World's Best Half-Life 2 Movie Is In The Works, But...
There's a catch. There's always a catch.
This Indie 8-Bit Platformer Harkens Back To The Castlevanias of Old
Meet Odallus: The Dark Call, currently in development by JoyMasher, the same Brazilian indie group that brought us Oniken last year. It's an "action exploration platformer" set to come out in 2014. Also, the hero is named "Haggis." ... Huh.
Here's The Most Laid-Back Trailer You'll See Today
Well, if you ignore the shark, anyway. Above is footage of the prototype version of World of Diving, a mellow Oculus Rift-enabled multiplayer diving simulator currently looking for funds on Indiegogo. Underwater fish photography never looked so appealing.
You'd Think A Horror Game Being Top-Down Would Make it Less Scary
But nope. Case in point: a terrifying new gameplay trailer for Darkwood, the procedurally generated top-down survival horror game we showed you two months back. Incidentally, there's an Indiegogo campaign going on for the game, so if Darkwood seems like something you'd want to check out, have a look.
Paypal Shafts Indie Developer, Withholds Donated Money
It was one of the year's feel-good stories when Lab Zero Games raised over $800,000 so they could make more content for indie fighting game Skullgirls.
Skullgirls Didn't Raise $150,000 For A Single Character. Oh No.
Last month, the developers of Skullgirls launched a crowdsourcing campaign, asking for $150,000 to introduce a single new character into the game.
Indie Devs Ask For $150,000 For A Single Game Character, Get It In…
That escalated quickly.
An IndieGoGo campaign for this great-looking Mark of the Ninja fan film is launching on March 11. Trailer to the left.
These Fans Want $75,000 To Make A Half-Life Short Film Series
You might remember "Enter The Freeman," a very cool short Half-Life film we featured a few months ago.
Uncharted Craft Maker Is Taking Online Donations To Battle His Cancer
David Vigil has stomach cancer. He's been fighting it for a while now, but without health insurance, the 24-year-old is having a hard time paying for the medical procedures he needs to battle his disease.
You Can Hire a Lawyer for the Little Guys of Game Development
Of course backing an independent game developer's Kickstarter is one way for a gamer to support that sector—albeit game-by-game. Benefactors looking for a broader approach might consider this project currently on Indiegogo: Pro bono legal assistance to independent game developers.