2 Feb, 2012

Title: Analogue: A Hate Story Platform: PC Developer: Christine Love (indie) TL;DR: A futuristic visual novel about an androcentric society Family Friendly?: Click here for more info I’ve been effectively spamming news about Christine Love’s latest offering: Analogue: A Hate Story and thankfully I feel vindicated in my eagerness. The game places...

22 Jan, 2012

It’s no secret that Xbox Live might be one of the hardest things to work with from a developer stand point. However, Microsoft might be planning on changing that in the future, and that’s a sigh of relief for many, especially indie developers or games like Minecraft where there’s always a slew of updates. Paddy Burns, chief tech officer for...

13 Jan, 2012

“Back in the 25th century, Earth launched a generation ship into deep space, with the goal of establishing the first interstellar colony. It dropped out of contact and disappeared, never reaching its destination. Thousands of years later, it has finally been found.” Already I’m massively intrigued, and after the sheer brilliance of don’t...

6 Dec, 2011

Thought the Independent Games Festival was all fun and games? With the latest offer by Microsoft, there’s now a publishing deal awaiting the winner (or winners) of the festival. The XBLA Prize package will be awarded in addition to the awards given out to winners for both the main Competition and the Student Showcase. The winning title is picked from both...

1 Nov, 2011

Phoenix Online Studios, known best for the King’s Quest series, has announced its latest project: Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller. The studio has teamed up with Khaeon Gamestudio (Titan Wars) and designer Jane Jensen (Gabriel Knight, Gray Matter) and is classifying the game as a supernatural adventure. It will feature the art of comic book illustrator...

14 Oct, 2011

Enjoyed The Maw, ‘Splosion Man, and The Gunstringer? Apparently Microsoft did, as they have picked up the indie developer responsible for all of the above titles. Twisted Pixel is now sitting pretty with Microsoft Studios, joining the likes of Lionhead and Rare, to name a few. “Twisted Pixel has an incredible track record of innovative, critically...

11 Sep, 2011

We hope Valve is paying attention, because this fanmade project is turning into a huge deal. With everything from cinematic camera angles to lighting that would make horror movie enthusiasts fall over themselves, the newest trailer for Left 4 Dead – The Movie gives us a taste of the great things to come. An entirely fanmade and non-profit project, Left 4...

24 Aug, 2011

This week, Russian developers, Dynamic Pixels, launched an updated version of possibly the cutest physics-based game on the iPhone, ever. (Ok, that was completely my own unsubstantiated opinion, but just look at that trailer… See?). Version 1.5 boasts the inclusion of no less than seven different language options now available in the game’s...