Indie Game articles

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  Why a Dreamworks animator left film for a game about a medieval mouse

  By Andrew Webster on April 9, 2013 01:30 pm + 23 comments

  Ghost of a Tale is a third-person action-adventure game set in a lush, but dark 3D world. It stars a Continue reading…

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  Notch no longer plays 'Minecraft', and his next game isn't fun yet

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 7, 2013 03:23 pm + 10 comments

  With nearly 25 million copies of Minecraft sold, indie developer Mojang could coast off of the Continue reading…

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  Watch sound rule shape and color in upcoming platformer '140'

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on April 1, 2013 04:36 pm + 7 comments

  The developer who crafted the creepy puzzles for the 2010 platformer Limbo is close to releasing 140, Continue reading…

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  PlayStation and indie games: a love story

  By Andrew Webster on March 29, 2013 04:58 pm + 75 comments

  When Sony announced the PlayStation 4 on February 20th, it was amidst the sounds of explosions and Continue reading…

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  As the Ouya ships to backers, can a $99 console bring players and developers together?

  By Adi Robertson on March 28, 2013 11:00 pm + 172 comments

  GDC 2013 is full of big-name Kickstarter projects waiting to launch. Oculus VR has sprinkled Continue reading…

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  Zone out on an 8-bit island of sound with 'Proteus'

  By Andrew Webster on January 31, 2013 10:35 am + 53 comments

  Walking through the world of Proteus is strange at first — and that’s largely because walking is Continue reading…

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  Watch this: PBS 'Off Book' on why indie games are important

  By Aaron Souppouris on October 5, 2012 05:46 am + 9 comments

  We're big fans of PBS Off Book, and the webseries' latest episode does nothing to change that. The Continue reading…

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  Blood and pixels on the beach: the story of ‘Hotline Miami’

  By Andrew Webster on October 1, 2012 03:01 pm + 11 comments

  Jonatan Söderström — also known by the alias Cactus — is well-regarded in indie gaming circles Continue reading…

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  Play this: 'Handheld Video Game'

  By Aaron Souppouris on August 26, 2012 08:27 am + 13 comments

  Sets and Settings' Handheld Video Game is "a game about a game inside of a Game Boy." As a nameless Continue reading…

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  Play this: 'Super House of Dead Ninjas'

  By Aaron Souppouris on August 18, 2012 04:18 pm + 5 comments

  We love Super House of Dead Ninjas. It's the follow-up to developer Megadev's well-recieved House of Continue reading…