Not exact matches
We try to cover all exciting parts of video
game development
for Nintendo
systems, whether that means a first - party Nintendo
game, an obscure third - party gem, or an innovative
indie title.
We try to cover all exciting parts of video
game development
for Playstation
systems, whether that means a first - party Playstation
game, an obscure third - party gem, or an innovative
indie title.
They are also planning a BookBub type of email
system which could be a
game changer, but
for now this isn't something
Indie Authors can be a part of.
Just recently popped on our radar is a new
indie Flash
game site called Kongregate, currently in Private Alpha, and handily explained on Techcrunch as»... an alpha stage online gaming site that will let users upload
games they have built, charge users
for premium play or features with a one click payment
system and share revenues with the site from premium payment and advertisements.»
Since then, they have fostered rapid growth of this new market environment with a variety of tactics such as aggressive sales, monetized in -
game accessory markets (Team Fortress 2 hats) and achievements (trading cards), and crowdsourced the entire
game licensing process, busting the doors wide open
for indie developers, with further plans to crowdsource the entire store organization later; furthermore, they are opening a new market
for Steam Machines, gaming - centric (but still quite capable) devices that run Valve \'s own Operating
System and use Valve \'s own gaming controller.
Like many
indie games, it has an «Awardments»
system entitled «Ninja Awards» which enhances replay value
for the completionist players.
☞ Founded in 2015, Lumo Amuzo is the
indie publishing label of Montreal
game maker P. D. Warne ☞ Creator of the Larklamp Game Lantern — a magic lantern game system for playing tabletop games made of shadows ☞ Before Lumo Amuzo, Warne made videogames for fifteen years with Lucas, Double Fine, Hololabs, and Ubisoft stu
game maker P. D. Warne ☞ Creator of the Larklamp
Game Lantern — a magic lantern game system for playing tabletop games made of shadows ☞ Before Lumo Amuzo, Warne made videogames for fifteen years with Lucas, Double Fine, Hololabs, and Ubisoft stu
Game Lantern — a magic lantern
game system for playing tabletop games made of shadows ☞ Before Lumo Amuzo, Warne made videogames for fifteen years with Lucas, Double Fine, Hololabs, and Ubisoft stu
game system for playing tabletop
games made of shadows ☞ Before Lumo Amuzo, Warne made videogames
for fifteen years with Lucas, Double Fine, Hololabs, and Ubisoft studios
But wait, you say: how can a major first - party
game (it was published by Sega
for the Master
System) that was their best weapon in their war against Nintendo before the Genesis possibly be an
indie today?
That is why he said you may see, how about we wait
for E3 to see the
games, let
indie developers say what they want, and see the real powerhouse devs showcase what each
system can do.
Nintendo doesn't release sales information
for non-Nintendo
games on the Nintendo Switch, but chatter among
indie devs about strong sales has been common since the
system launched.
That's not to say that there weren't
indie games before then, as we'll see, but it was only really with the launch of Steam on PC and services like Xbox Live Arcade that the
systems were in place to both get
games in front of a mainstream audience, and provide the necessary ecosystem
for them to quickly and confidently pay
for new
games.
More importantly
for us personally, in 2008, the Xbox 360 really kicked off the modern
indie era with games like Braid & Castle Crashers along with the Xbox Live Indie Games Service which allowed anyone who owned a 360 to make & sell games for the sy
indie era with
games like Braid & Castle Crashers along with the Xbox Live
Indie Games Service which allowed anyone who owned a 360 to make & sell games for the sy
Indie Games Service which allowed anyone who owned a 360 to make & sell
games for the
system.
Vilnius, Lithuania — Lithuanian
indie studio Tag of Joy is excited to announce «Monster Buster: Agency»
for Windows 10 and Xbox One, the all - in - one
games and entertainment
system from Microsoft.
Xbox 360 has a lot of things that it does far better than the PS3 - Fast
system and
game updates - OPTIONAL full install
for every retail
game - Cross-
game chat - Party mode with different voice chat options - Private voice chat channels - Voice messaging - Beacons - Multi-user logins
system wide - Multi-headset support
system wide - Live status updates
for all
games - Achievements that auto - sync without you having to pay - Cross-
game invites in all
games - Join session in progress in all
games with multiplayer - Mute options in all
games - Mandatory demos
for all downloadable XBLA and
indie games - Cheaper prices
for most downloadable
games and DLC - Earlier access to many downloadable
games and pieces of DLC - Windows Live Messenger integration, soon to be replaced by Skype (which is the world's largest IP based [voice] messaging service)- WAY more media apps and services - Far better privacy options - A WAY more functional website where you can queue up demos to your console, etc - You get a license
for every free
game that MS offers and can redownload it even when your account degrades to Silver
Based on our hands on time with an early version of the
system at GDC, we do think it could become both a facilitator
for fabulous
indie titles and the best way to experience Android
games.
For a closer look at other
games here at
Indie Obscura, be sure to check out the changes you can expect in Civilization 6, tinyBuild's upcoming home invasion
game Hello Neighbor, and our interview with Astroneer developers
System Era Softworks.
The big news however was that Xbox is introducing an early access
system for indie titles that will allow players to buy into the
game before release.
For more
indie news here at Indie Obscura, be sure to check out why developer Flying Wild Hog thinks DRM is a waste of time, why iOS users should check out Zach Gage's new game Really Bad Chess, and why Niantic has no future plans to expand the updated Pokemon GO tracking sy
indie news here at
Indie Obscura, be sure to check out why developer Flying Wild Hog thinks DRM is a waste of time, why iOS users should check out Zach Gage's new game Really Bad Chess, and why Niantic has no future plans to expand the updated Pokemon GO tracking sy
Indie Obscura, be sure to check out why developer Flying Wild Hog thinks DRM is a waste of time, why iOS users should check out Zach Gage's new
game Really Bad Chess, and why Niantic has no future plans to expand the updated Pokemon GO tracking
system.
It feels like every day, some new high profile
indie game is announced
for the
system.
We try to cover all exciting parts of video
game development
for Playstation
systems, whether that means a first - party Playstation
game, an obscure third - party gem, or an innovative
indie title.
The
game's continuing success on Microsoft's console is no surprise, with indie retailer Game On recently telling MCV that the port was a system seller for Xbox
game's continuing success on Microsoft's console is no surprise, with
indie retailer
Game On recently telling MCV that the port was a system seller for Xbox
Game On recently telling MCV that the port was a
system seller
for Xbox 360.
Orion perhaps isn't the biggest or best - known
indie developer, but he has made some pretty decent
games for both the Dreamcast and Mega Drive / Genesis, as well as
games for the GameBoy, PS1 and even Atari Jaguar — and it's always sad to see any developer still making titles
for our favourite SEGA
systems being forced to step down.
Also i sure in hell did not buy next gen
systems to play
indie games got my iphone
for that
So if you're browsing the eShop
for indie games to add to your digital libraries
for either
system, you will be able to do so without the hassle of managing multiple accounts.
Indie games have exploded on each console over the last few years, thanks to both Sony and Microsoft enacting policies and releasing tools that all but eliminates the barrier to entry of developing
for each
system.
For many of these
indie games, the fact that the Switch is far less powerful than the Xbox One and PS4 doesn't matter too much, meaning that the Switch is missing out on fewer gems than past Nintendo
systems have.
For the longest time, I have been relegated to the edges of the PC gaming society — to the crumbs of game ports years outside of their relevancy, to indie titles, to Bootcamp'd systems, or to the rare rebel companies that put out a native macOS clients for their titl
For the longest time, I have been relegated to the edges of the PC gaming society — to the crumbs of
game ports years outside of their relevancy, to
indie titles, to Bootcamp'd
systems, or to the rare rebel companies that put out a native macOS clients
for their titl
for their titles.
The company will additionally showcase The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
for the PlayStation ® 3 computer entertainment
system and «PSVita»
system, Corpse Party
for the Nintendo 3DS family of
systems, and recently announced
indie games; Shantae: Half - Genie Hero
for PS4 ™, Wii U ™, and «PSVita», Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity
for PS4 ™, and Exile's End
for PS4 ™, Wii U, and «PSVita.»
In order
for an
indie title to be released on Xbox One, Microsoft demands the
game has a simultaneous release with other platforms, has an exclusive release on the Xbox One, or features content exclusive to their
system.
For more on the latest Indie Obscura news, be sure to read about Rocket League's new loot crate system, Sony's new promotion which offers discounts on select indie game pre-orders, and the new combat - focused trailer for No Man's S
For more on the latest
Indie Obscura news, be sure to read about Rocket League's new loot crate system, Sony's new promotion which offers discounts on select indie game pre-orders, and the new combat - focused trailer for No Man's
Indie Obscura news, be sure to read about Rocket League's new loot crate
system, Sony's new promotion which offers discounts on select
indie game pre-orders, and the new combat - focused trailer for No Man's
indie game pre-orders, and the new combat - focused trailer
for No Man's S
for No Man's Sky.
Let's say this digital distro
system allowed
for free test drives of beta software to gauge customer interest before buying; pricing that was substantially less than half, per
game, as the latest event
game; and stocked with
games from Japanese developers,
indie game companies, and, oh yes, perhaps even mainstream console developers.
Given that the company has been exerting more effort now to feature
indie -
games in their
systems than before, it's a good sign
for aspiring developers who wish to put their
games out on Nintendo's consoles.
Taking inspiration from the dungeons of Zelda and the battle
system of Kingdom Hearts, this
indie game will feature a unique combat
system, different sets of monsters and puzzles
for every dungeon, and an ability
system that will extend actions.
It's without a doubt one of the easiest avenue
for indie developers to launch a game on a «proper» video game console alongside Microsoft's own Xbox Live Indie Games, and those studios involved in the launch back in October were also pretty positive about what the system off
indie developers to launch a
game on a «proper» video
game console alongside Microsoft's own Xbox Live
Indie Games, and those studios involved in the launch back in October were also pretty positive about what the system off
Indie Games, and those studios involved in the launch back in October were also pretty positive about what the
system offered.
We try to cover all exciting parts of video
game development
for Nintendo
systems, whether that means a first - party Nintendo
game, an obscure third - party gem, or an innovative
indie title.