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Because We May Indie Game Sale Offers Awesome Deals

If there are any indie games you’ve been waiting to purchase in hopes that they might go on sale, today might be your lucky day. Or rather, this week might be your lucky week. Because We May is a week...

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The 7 Day FPS Challenge: Lots of Games, Very Little Sleep

It’s been four days since the conclusion of the very first “7 Day FPS Challenge” or “7DFPS.” Participants in the challenge are presented with the task of designing a first-person shooter in only 168...

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Indie Game: The Movie – I Laughed, I Cried, I Wanna Do That!

It’s been a little more than a week since Indie Game: The Movie was released to a worldwide audience via Steam and iTunes. I finally got around to watching it and I cannot recommend it more highly....

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Help Indie Developers and Kids in Need with the Recession Bundle!

Yesterday, the folks over at Indiegamebundles.com came out with the Recession Bundle, a bundle of 8 great indie games. But this isn’t your average bundle; a portion of the profits go to the charity,...

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The Little Open-Source Console that Might: The Ouya

Independent developers are taking the video game industry by storm, but a majority of games can’t quite make the hurdle onto home consoles. All of that is about to change with the Ouya, an affordable,...

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A Slew of Indie Bundles All Over the Web

Steam decided to re-release their 11 Indie Bundles all at once as “Indie Bundle Madness.” Now’s your chance to get in on anything you missed during the Summer Sale! Steam isn’t the only kid on the...

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Vita Cracker Says He’s Not Looking for a Way to Pirate Games

Security was a major issue for Sony when they designed the PS Vita. Anyone who’s familiar with the PSP likely knows that the console is one of the easiest consumer gadgets to crack out there: It was...

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Will McPixel be the First Video Game You Buy on The Pirate Bay?

Indie game developer Mikolaj Kaminski has decided to take an interesting approach to online piracy: If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Kaminski’s old-school adventure game, McPixel, is the first game to...

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Mew-Genics May be Team Meat’s Strangest Game Yet

Indie game development duo Team Meat has become a poster-child for indie game development since Super Meat Boy started making us pull our hair out in 2010. Though they haven’t exactly stayed quiet –...

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Upcoming Indie Game TUG Looks Like Minecraft Meets The NeverEnding Story -...

Nerd Kingdom‘s got an idea for an innovative, intuitive sandbox adventure game that looks pretty sweet. Now thanks to their successful Kickstarter campaign, they’ll be able to complete TUG in time for...

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Check Out These Gorgeous Journey Box Art Redesigns - Dang, these were...

This past year, students looking to earn their Bachelor of Design in Games from RMIT had a difficult assignment handed to them by guest professor and Pachinko Pictures co-director David Surman: To...

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Presenting the PS4 Presser Proceedings - Spoilers: Things were pretty positive.

Today Sony used its Gamescom spotlight to give us a closer look at the PS4. Everything was very exciting, with new games, ports, price drops, and a November 15th release date for the PS4. Everything,...

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Play This First-Person Mischievous Cat Simulator Where Your Goal Is “Knock...

Being a cat would be awesome: someone else feeds you; “take nap” is the number one thing on your agenda; and no matter how many valuables or pieces of furniture you destroy, your owner will still love...

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Is There Even Such a Thing as an “Indie Game” Anymore? - I don't know. Ask...

Just where is the line between a big studio title and an “indie game” anymore? Game distribution is undergoing a massive shift, and it’s making the difference between indie games and those from big...

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Gamergate Tries To Convince Indie Devs of IndieCade & IGF’s “Corruption,”...

Gamergate announced a big new op yesterday because it was the anniversary of Pearl Harbor, and they have an over-inflated sense of self-importance. Their plan? Convince indie developers that the...

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Indie Game TowerFall Bases Character On Anita Sarkeesian - Also, you should...

Let’s petition to make hoop earrings a growing trend in character design, because they are pretty awesome. Developed by Matt Thorson for the Ouya back in 2013 and now available for Steam and the PS4,...

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Clawsome! Catlateral Damage Now Available for Purrchase on Steam - Pawlease...

Remember way back in January 2014 when we first told you about Catlateral Damage, the mischievous cat simulator? Then so many people dug it that they ran a successful Kickstarter? Well the time has...

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The Mary Sue Interview: Jane Friedhoff & Jenny Jiao Hsia on Their Bad-Ass...

I received a text in the middle of the night from my best friend, and the bubble popped up with “Whenever I’m with you, I feel like a bad ass.” I thought about this for a second, and I replied,...

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The Alternative Digital Arts Festival Began Today, Via Live-Stream - Attend a...

If only you could attend a videogame conference without leaving the comfort of your own home … but wait, you can! The Alternative Digital Arts Festival, which kicked off today, takes place entirely...

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Episode 2 of “Girl Gamers” Interviews Women Creators About Accessibility,...

The second episode of Latoya Peterson’s five-part “Girl Gamers” series at Fusion focuses on women who create games: the tools they use, the communities they build, and their individual journeys from...

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