Fresh from an impressive showing at Gamescom where it was heralded as «
Indie Game of the Show», this stunning showcase is not to be missed.
Not exact matches
During Microsoft's conference, an
indie game titled Inside was
shown with lots
of positive reception.
Indie Game shows that video
games just aren't mindless entertainment, but well thought out creations from the minds
of those who are just as artistic as painters, filmmakers, singers and more creative professions.
E3 just keeps getting better with all
of the AAA publishers and
indie developers
showing an amazing variety
of games.
A sci - fi space jam that features some
of the most unusual applications for a guitar solo ever seen, The Artful Escape was picked up by Annapurna Pictures as part
of the film studio's initial foray into
games — and as far as upstart
indie offerings go, this one's a hell
of a light
show.
The list
of impressive
indie games shown at Gamescom as coming to PS Vita includes Samurai Gunn (pictured below), Joe Danger 2, Fez, Starbound Velocity 2X, Minecraft, The Binding
of Isaac: Rebirth, Helldivers, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number and Rogue Legacy.
At last weekend's Bitsummit
indie games event in Kyoto, Japan, Tetsuya Mizuguchi
of REZ and Child
of Eden fame
showed off his latest project - a remaster
of beloved music - puzzle
game, Lumines.
We played a lot
of great
games at PAX East this year, here are four
of our favorite
indie titles from the
show floor; RIVE, Jotun, Severed and Twelve Minutes.
Microsoft
showed a montage
of indie titles that featured a number
of interesting looking
games, but the brief scenes from Cuphead, a
game coming in 2014, stood out immediately.
We
show off some Crysis on consoles, Kingdoms
of Amalur, Gears
of War 3,
indie game Vessel, Bit.Trip Saga on the DS, and more!
The initial announcement trailer
showed a lot
of flashy combos and some nice looking boss battles so it was bound to catch the attention
of those who were looking for a nice
indie hack and slash
game.
Brent Sodman
of Dodge Roll
games shows GameCrate Enter the Gungeon, an
indie dungeon crawler...
A good grouping
of indie games were also
shown one after another, many
of which were first reveals.
Following the
indie games came more big budget title
showings, starting with first gameplay footage
of Mortal Kombat X.
A number
of new and lesser - known
indie games were
shown off at today's Nindies presentation for Switch.
The opening hours
of Resident Evil 7 are a fantastic white - knuckle creep
show that proved Capcom could stand toe - to - toe (and even one - up) the hip new
indie horror
games on the block.
I've written separate articles for some
of the
games I played in the
Indie area, but the rest
of the stuff I played was too early on, unlikely to leave Japan, or just not a great experience to be had on a noisy
show floor.
I looked at and played a number
of great
games in the
Indie Games area
of the
show floor.
Projection is easily a best in
show kind
of indie that takes something that seems like you've seen in a side scrolling 2D
game before, and injec...
My then 20 - something son, Paul, who'd never
shown a shred
of interest in business, snapped it up (the author kindly sent him an autographed copy), and just today I was talking with Paul (now a prominent virtual reality programmer and
indie game developer for Disney) about WOMM.
One
of the small press publishers
showed on a post yesterday how their data, based on usa today figures that include ebooks, is
showing how «the
indie game is about over» since legacy guys are pricing $ 1 - $ 3 over the holidays and their increasing %
of ebook sales.
The playable vertical slices
of in - development
indie games were designed to
show off some
of the uniqueness
of the Wii U, he said.
Having kept a low profile since, charming judging committees with just a couple
of playable levels,
indie developer Filthy Grip has finally released a new trailer for their debut title,
showing off the
game's unique visual style — a blend between Vanillaware's lushly layered 2D visuals and Indonesian shadow puppet theater.
Many
of the
indie games show hardly any effort put into it, but those doing so will be rewarded and word will spread around.
It's a
game in which you'll play out the story
of an upcoming
indie Power Rangers inspired tv
show.
if the dev did not delivered what they promised, or the
game is flat out bad customer gets to take their money back this will weed out any bad developers this particular
indie developer pretty much
showed in public how bad his
game is because those 13 out
of 18 didn't even play 2 hours
of his
game
We have the Vikings tv series on History (my favorite
show on cable), really cool
indie games like The Banner Saga and Jotun, the Minnesota Vikings are getting a new stadium and, at least, the people
of Minnesota will be able to go to the Super Bowl (yes, the Vikings are also my favorite football team... you can see my life starting to suck, can't you) and,
of course, all sorts
of metal featuring Vikings.
It's here that
Game Dev Tycoon shows a surprising vicious streak that will likely end many a hopeful career early, and I'm honestly unsure whether it's due to a bit of poor balancing or if it's a very deliberate choice made by the developers to reflect real game development where moving from small indie company in a basement to an actual office is the real make or break mom
Game Dev Tycoon
shows a surprising vicious streak that will likely end many a hopeful career early, and I'm honestly unsure whether it's due to a bit
of poor balancing or if it's a very deliberate choice made by the developers to reflect real
game development where moving from small indie company in a basement to an actual office is the real make or break mom
game development where moving from small
indie company in a basement to an actual office is the real make or break moment.
Finalists for this category will be announced from the 20 alt.ctrl.GDC 2018 picks during the week
of the
Game Developers Conference, and all of this year's honorees will be shown at the alt.ctrl.GDC exhibit onsite, which showcases a diverse collection of indie - centric one - of - a-kind game peripherals, contraptions and novelties that enhance game experiences and challenge traditional forms of in
Game Developers Conference, and all
of this year's honorees will be
shown at the alt.ctrl.GDC exhibit onsite, which showcases a diverse collection
of indie - centric one -
of - a-kind
game peripherals, contraptions and novelties that enhance game experiences and challenge traditional forms of in
game peripherals, contraptions and novelties that enhance
game experiences and challenge traditional forms of in
game experiences and challenge traditional forms
of input.
One
of the things we have realised is that these video collages
of ten
indie games shown in a minute, is almost meaningless.
Microsoft was finally winding down after taking extensively about three
games, going through three rounds
of rapid - fire trailers, and giving us an
indie sizzle reel
showing off another 19 titles coming to Xbox One.
Guns
of Icarus Alliance won Best 3D Graphics Winner at Intel Level Up Contest 2016; a Tokyo
Game Show Indie Selection 2016;
Indie Megabooth Selection 2014; Intel GDC Showcase Selection 2016; Kickstarter Ghost Arcade featured project 2016.
While you wait for Darkest Dungeon's PlayStation release, be sure to browse some
of our other
Indie Obscura news coverage, such as Playdead officially confirming Inside's release to PlayStation 4 later this month (http://indieobscura.com/article/142/inside-ps4 - release - confirmed), Hello Games» recent sharing
of the PC requirements for No Man's for No Man's Sky, and the new Abzu music trailer which
shows how the
game's music was created.
This wacky, wild western was voted one
of the best
indie games shown at PAX...
Game Awards Fan Favourite and Popular YouTuber John Bain A.k.a TotalBiscuit has in the final segment
of the latest Co-Optional podcast, put out his thoughts on possibly organising an
indie gaming festival / awards
show hopefully within the next few years.
Over the course
of the weekend I've played some great
indie titles, interviewed developers and met some great people, with one day left to explore the
show and plenty
of games left to see lets get going.
With new IPs from both companies,
indie support on the
show floor, and a large number
of games to demo, Nintendo was left behind at E3, while the other companies enjoy nearly uncontested press time.
Having already played most
of the bigger titles on Thursday and Friday, I decided to avoid the busy weekend queues and head to the
indie game section
of the
show: the Rezzed Zone.
Here is the official list
of Indie games that will be on
show floor as part
of the Letfeild collection, sponsored by SEGA:
While horror
game buffs know what
games and developers are worth checking out, many players found out about the team and their
games due to hundreds
of videos
showing Youtube personalities losing their minds playing Amnesia: The Dark Descent ¸ one
of the scariest
indie games around.
(from Axiom Verge Review) • Examiner.com — «Breathtaking... This work
of love is one
of 2015's best yet» (from PS4 Review: Axiom Verge) • The Huffington Post —
Indie Hit «Axiom Verge»
Shows How One Person Can Take On Video
Game Giants • TheVerge.com — Axiom Verge Feels Like a Brand New Metroid on PS4: An
Indie Developer Picks up Where Nintendo Left Off • More than 24 independent review scores
of 9/10 or higher
PlayStation has made sure to put this
indie title on a platform,
showing off the mere scope
of endless exploration that can be done in this
game.
As part
of the prize giving, Dingit.TV will also be giving a $ 200 third place prize for the best gaming clip taken from the
Indie Arena Booth show, in addition to the $ 1000 prize for the best indie
Indie Arena Booth
show, in addition to the $ 1000 prize for the best
indie indie game.
Online leaders for the first three give the
game replay value, and the
game gives you the additional motivation
of showing you the score you're shooting for to move up in the global rankings (the second
game to do so that I've run into, after MotorHEAT pioneered it in the Xbox Live
Indie Games channel).
Games like Gone Home and Brothers: a Tale
of Two Sons have
showed players that
games can provide emotional, mature narratives, while Kentucky Route Zero and others have continued in the tradition
of Limbo,
showing players that an affordable
indie game can have world - class production values.
To put it another way, after the impressive
showing of their Nindie Showcase in late February, what better
games could help cut the ceremonial ribbon for a flood
of awesome
indie titles on Switch than one
of the earliest successes for WiiWare and a certain other
game that previously couldn't make it onto Nintendo platforms thanks to the company's outdated policies?
Nintendo
of Japan have been busy
showing off some upcoming
games recently in their «
Indie World» presentation.
Stylish and multi-award-winning noir puzzle
games FRAMED and FRAMED 2 sneak on to the eShop this week as part
of the FRAMED Collection, and while visiting Kyoto's BitSummit
indie game show over the weekend, we had the chance to talk to the
game's director and designer, Joshua Boggs...
So it stands out to me whenever I feel like I see a pattern coming emerging from a view
of games not dictated by the press and whatever
indie darling
showed up that week.
Ryan Clark, developer
of Crypt
of the Necrodancer, and author
of this awesome Gamasutra article, has an awesome Twitch
show called Clark Tank which is the place to be to learn all about the BizDev side
of Indie game development.