All The Cool Indies Nintendo Announced Today For The Switch
The Switch is a very good platform for indie games, and it’s only getting better. During today’s “Nindies Showcase,”…
Vlambeer's Giant Book Is Fantastic
Vlambeer are best known for their video games like Luftrausers, Nuclear Throne and Ridiculous Fishing. I’ve been…
I Didn't Think This Nuclear Throne Challenge Was Possible
Vlambeer's Rami Ismail accidentally inspired a Nuclear Throne challenge, to beat the current version of the game using…
Famous Game Creators Are Fighting For Internet Freedom
The Internet is in danger, everyone. That sounds like kind of a silly thing to say, but it's true. While not yet set in…
Vlambeer's Nuclear Throne is adding four-player online and local multiplayer. If you're familiar with the brutal Gauntl…
Luftrausers' Nazi Controversy Isn't Censorship. It's A Discussion
Giant Bomb's Patrick Klepek wrote a great piece about the Luftrausers Nazi kerfuffle, in which people pondered if the…
How Successful Indie Devs Deal With Getting Rich
You know what they say...more money more problems. Or, more accurately, the more money you have, the more likely you…
Luftrausers: The Kotaku Review
Luftrausers makes you feel like you're constantly in the danger zone.
How One Indie Game Studio Made 18 Games In 3 Years
The world of games can difficult and unforgiving — most creative endeavors are. But that doesn't mean that there aren't…
Remember the developers who are famed for being ripped off? Someone made a game about that: now you too can rip off…
Vlambeer's wondrous Ridiculous Fishing is now on Android, if the price is right. Purchase the Humble Mobile Bundle 3,…
A Veteran Game Designer And His Old-School First-Person RPG
Guido Henkel has been in the gaming industry for over thirty years, where he worked on classic titles such as Planescape…
Quick Q&A: There Aren't Enough Video Games
Welcome to the second Kotaku Quick Q&A, this time with a small twist. Our interviewee answers four of my questions and…
Possibly-Profound Gaming Lesson: Don't Shoot, And You'll Heal
The person who is playing the upcoming video game Luftrausers in the GIF here understands a basic rule of the game:…
A black Samsonite backpack belonging to Rami Ismail, co-founder of Ridiculous Fishing and Super Crate Box developer…
Developers Accused of Cloning Luftrausers Say Luftrausers Is a Clone
Two days ago, dev studio RubiqLab found themselves the subject of much scorn, thanks to the unseemly resemblance…
Game Developers Famous for Getting Ripped Off Get Ripped Off Again [UPDATE]
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Not Sure if Ridiculous Fishing Is the Best Fishing? Take a Look at This.
Vlambeer’s great mobile game about highly aggressive angling is one of the best iPhone games to come out this year.…
You Should Add the Word "Luftrausers" to Your Vocabulary
"Luftrausers" is a made-up word. Sounds German. But it's not. "Luft" means "air," but "rausers"? It's nonsense.*
Smitten as we are here at Kotaku with the amazing iOS game Ridiculous Fishing, we had to get some tips from the people…