Aug 20
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Video game characters are much more than the sum of their pixels. Behind the dialogue, grunts and cheers is a…
Aug 18
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Did you catch Nintendo’s Indie World presentation today on YouTube? Nintendo showed off more than 20 indie hits on…
Apr 2
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The boogie man himself is finally headed to PS4 along with a small but diverse collection of other indie games over…
Mar 3
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Spring isn’t officially here for another few weeks but it’s already over 50 degrees outside, new growth is starting…
Mar 21 2019
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Upcoming hack-and-slash RPG BloodRoots is all about its verbs: “smash, slice, crush, blast, crack, slam, burst,…
Mar 20 2019
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The Switch is a very good platform for indie games, and it’s only getting better. During today’s “Nindies Showcase,”…
Mar 20 2019
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Today’s Nindies Spring Showcase kicks off at noon Eastern. It’s a 30-minute presentation featuring a slew of independent games coming to the Switch. Watch it right here or via our YouTube embed.
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Jan 23 2019
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CrossCode is coming to Switch this year, so soon you’ll all be able to see what we’ve been raving about. Also in…
Aug 28 2018
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Bastion, Superbrothers, and Towerfall are all coming to Switch in the next few months, and the phenomenal strategy…
Apr 2 2018
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What happens when you spend a ton of money on your indie game and then nobody buys it? This postmortem of Where The Water Tastes Like Wine is worth reading for its candor. “So far, I have made $0 from the game.” (Note: Kotaku staff writer Gita Jackson wrote for the game.)
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Mar 16 2017
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Apple’s is showcasing a ton of cool indie games in iTunes. Outstanding new releases like Ticket to Earth, Euclidean Lands, Oxenfree and Beglitched are on sale, along with an army of $.99 classics. There are far worse ways to spend a couple of dollars.
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Jul 27 2016
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Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen a fascinating trend out of Seattle: developers leaving Bungie to make…
Oct 21 2015
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Jun 15 2015
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Microsoft just uploaded a ton of trailers for various Xbox One indie games onto its YouTube channel, and I’ve grabbed some highlights. Something tells me Bailar Latino isn’t going to be shown during the press conference!
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Dec 3 2014
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For a very long time, the Xbox 360's indie marketplace has been something of a wild west for small game developers,…
Aug 4 2014
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Dan Adelman, who ran the indie program at Nintendo of America for almost nine years, left the company last week, Kota…
Jul 10 2014
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Today a reader sent me an e-mail about this new contest for RPG Maker games, and I wish I had time to play them all.
Jun 24 2014
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It's kind of like XCOM, starring figures from the Revolutionary War. Upcoming sci-fi indie strategy game Outland 17 looks pretty interesting. The folks behind it are targeting a Q1 2015 release. More info on their website.
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Jun 9 2014
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There are a lot of cool trailers here, but I'm probably most excited for Cuphead, the game styled after 1930's…
May 9 2014
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This is Shiness, an upcoming role-playing game by a team of independent French developers. It looks... phenomenal.…