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Best Of Indie Games: May the Forte Be With You Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 7:51AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. presents his weekly roundup of the top free and commercial indie games from his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include a time-bending platformer similar to Number None's Braid, a new ...
Best Of Indie Games: God Save the Queen Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 7:38AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up some of the week's top free-to-download and commercial indie games from his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include a pair of beat 'em ups, a puzzle platformer where you ...
Best Of Indie Games: Winning the Rat Race Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 8:52AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top free and commercial independent games from sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The delights in this edition include a hectic online multiplayer game featuring mice, a point-and-click browser ...
Interview: We chat with the lead creators of The Silver Lining Monday, June 28, 2010 @ 12:12PMFiled under: Features , Interviews , Adventure Sometimes things just work out. It certainly did for the freeware game team at Phoenix Online Studios , the team that has for years been making The Silver Lining , a game meant to continue the adventures of the characters in the classic King's Quest fantasy themed adventure game series first developed by Roberta Williams for Sierra Online. A few ...
Best Of Indie Games: What a Tangled Web We Weave Friday, June 25, 2010 @ 7:29AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up some of the week's top free and commercial indie games from his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include a Twitter-based strategy game, a pirate-themed RPG, a life simulation ...
Face Games Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 10:01AMSubjects Foundation: Communication, lang..., Foundation: Personal, social...,
Best Of Indie Games: Protect the Heir to the Throne Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 9:06AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top free-to-download and commercial indie games from his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The delights in this edition include a trio of freeware platformers, an Xbox Live Indie Games release ...
Best Of Indie Games: Don't Be a Pacifist, Mash Those Buttons Friday, June 11, 2010 @ 8:05AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top free-to-download and commercial indie games from his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include a brilliant Gradius-style horizontal shooter, another remake of ...
It's not just the iPhone: Google pulls apps from Android Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 9:56PMAlthough Apple's arbitrary and capricious censorship on the iPhone App Store has become legendary, even the most self-proclaimed open app platform on the market has to regulate itself sometimes. read more
Best Of Indie Games: Streaming to Your Screens Live Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 8:10AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top free and commercial indie games on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The delights in this edition include a block-stacking puzzle game, a browser-based RPG, a short interactive story, a ...
Best Of Indie Games: Under the Sea, Where Everything is Free Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 7:42AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up some of the week's top indie games from the last seven days on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include a new entry in the Hoshi Saga series, a two-player hotseat game, a ...
Best Of Indie Games: Teleporting is Quicker Than Running Friday, April 2, 2010 @ 8:07AMem[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top free-to-download and commercial indie games from his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include a fun one-button Gamma IV entry, a ten-second experimental game ...
Freeware Friday: Redder Friday, March 19, 2010 @ 7:07PMFiled under: Features , Action , Browser Welcome to Freeware Friday , a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge! We do not normally cover flash games on Freeware Friday, and for good reason. Most are finishable within half an hour of play at the most, incredibly simple, and slightly-tweaked clones of other games. However, sometimes we get blown away by the ...
Best Of Indie Games: Playing With Just One Button Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 8:42AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up some of the week's top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last seven days on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The delights in this edition include a pair of Gamma IV showcase ...
Best Of Indie Games: The Spirit of Indie Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 8:05AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up some of the week's top free and commercial indie games from his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include a full-length freeware RPG, a lo-fi exploration platformer, a tower ...
Split Screen: Pump up the contrast Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 2:29PMA staggering one in five Australians has a disability, yet most developers pay little attention to the accessibility of their creations. There are many simple features can be implemented to ensure that a game is accessible to a much wider audience . Obvious useful features include captions for those with a hearing impairment, adjustable control systems for those with mobility issues, and a text ...
Interview: Mobigame Talks Cross Fingers, iPhone Game Scene Tuesday, December 8, 2009 @ 8:48AMThe year-long, on-again, off-again relationship between Mobigame's Edge and Apple's App Store has been covered. In full. However, it should come as no surprise that a lengthy interview with the developer's mouthpiece, David Papazian, about the company's direction and recently released minimalist puzzler, Cross Fingers, would largely trend toward the controversial events of the last year. Edge is ...
Best Of Indie Games: You're the Captain of This Ship Friday, November 27, 2009 @ 10:13AM[Every week, IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. will be summing up some of the top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last seven days on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include the winner of the ...
AcornArcade to re-release Cooper classics Tuesday, October 27, 2009 @ 8:23PMAcornArcade have announced today that they've been given permission to re-release, for free online, classic RISC OS games developed by Tom "Berty" Cooper.
Best Of Indie Games: Machines Doing the Robot Dance Friday, October 23, 2009 @ 7:55AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top free and commercial indie games, plus notable features from his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include the long-awaited release of Amanita Design's award ...
Your Turn: Joe plays in the traffic Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 3:29PMScreen Play reader and successful blogger Gabe McGrath is a big fan of game remakes. His idea of paradise is a classic Commodore 64 game with sparkly new graphics and sound. Gabe's most recent Your Turn entry introduced us to one of Australia's leading game re-makers, and now he's working on a game remake of his own. Gabe hopes to follow in the footsteps of Joe Larson, featured in today's ...
AcornArcade to re-release Cooper classics Friday, October 9, 2009 @ 4:41PMAcornArcade have announced today that they've been given permission to re-release, for free online, classic RISC OS games developed by Tom "Berty" Cooper.
BotKiller 2 available completely free Friday, September 25, 2009 @ 11:23AMPublished: 8th Oct 2001, 03:37:10. In a press release sent to drobe.co.uk, Jan Klose of Artex , the RISC OS games company that should be releasing the awesome looking TEK1608 Real-Soon-Now, announced that BotKiller 2 can now be downloaded from the Artex website for free.
Best Of Indie Games: Now You're Thinking with Portals Friday, September 25, 2009 @ 8:19AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top free and commercial indie games, plus notable features and stories.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include a 3D exploration game chock-full of puzzles, a 2D remake of Valve's Portal using ...
Best Of Indie Games: Able to Leap Tall Buildings in a Single Bound Friday, September 4, 2009 @ 8:53AM[Every week, IndieGames.com: The Weblog editor Tim W. will be summing up some of the top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last seven days, as well as any notable features on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The delights in this ...
Best Of Indie Games: When Pigs Fly, It Is a Night to Remember Friday, July 31, 2009 @ 7:39AM[Every week, IndieGames.com: The Weblog editor Tim W. will be summing up some of the top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last seven days, as well as any notable features on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this ...
Slay the dragon in Dwarf's Mine Wednesday, July 15, 2009 @ 2:41PMFiled under: Indie , Puzzle One of the first games ever made was a little adventure game called Hunt The Wumpus . Originally a text-based game, Hunt The Wumpus revolved around finding and slaying the Wumpus without actually seeing it. Dwarf's Mine , a freeware puzzle game, takes inspiration from Hunt The Wumpus, mixes in a little minesweeper, and comes out with a fun time-waster with a little ...
Best Of Indie Games: Rescuing the Princess from Armageddon Friday, July 10, 2009 @ 7:28AM[Every week, IndieGames.com: The Weblog editor Tim W. rounds up the week's top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last seven days, as well as any notable features on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The delights in this edition include ...
13:24 (BST), 09/07/2009 Time Gentlemen, Please! Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS ‘Time Gentlemen, Please!’, ... Thursday, July 9, 2009 @ 7:42AM‘Time Gentlemen, Please!’, Zombie Cow Studios’ outrageous sequel to the award-winning ‘Ben There, Dan That!’, has fast become a cult hit all over the internet, as well as garnering unprecedented positive reviews from media outlets.
Best Of Indie Games: See You on The Under Side Thursday, July 2, 2009 @ 7:23AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog editor Tim W. round's up the week's top indie games and related news, this time examining a Metroidvania platformer, a dragon-breeding sim, and many more.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The delights in this edition include a Metroidvania platformer, a base ...
Best Of Indie Games: Space, The Unexplored Frontier Friday, June 26, 2009 @ 8:45AM[Every week, IndieGames.com: The Weblog editor Tim W. rounds up some of the top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last seven days, as well as any notable features on his sister 'state of indie' weblog. ] The goodies in this edition include an arcade shooter set in space, two puzzle platformers with cute graphics, an arena shooter where you play a deadly virus, and a ...
Freeware Friday: Eversion Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 1:18PMFiled under: Features , Indie , Puzzle Welcome to Freeware Friday , a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge! There were quite a few impressive games to come out of the Commonplace Book competition at TIGSource. Experiences such as Verge or The Clatter of the Keys were all quite good, even if they weren't particularly scary. The one game that really captures ...
Best Of Indie Games: The Garden of Sweden Friday, June 12, 2009 @ 8:04AM[Every week, IndieGames.com: The Weblog editor Tim W. rounds up some of the top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last seven days, as well as any notable features on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include ...
The Best of Big Download: June 1-7 Sunday, June 7, 2009 @ 6:18PMFiled under: Meta BD E3 2009 has come and gone and we have the pictures to prove it. Check out our coverage of the annual show and keep checking next week for more post-E3 reports: Exclusive Features E3 2009 game impressions : We have tons of E3 2009 game impressions from both the show floor and behind closed doors including Brink , Left 4 Dead , Rogue Warrior , Star Wars: The Old Republic , ...
Introducing Ovi Gaming's Ovi Store Games section... Monday, June 1, 2009 @ 7:10AMIf you click on the Ovi Gaming site's menu bar item labelled Ovi Store Games , you'll see it now contains pages and brief info about all of the games currently in Ovi Store, along with reviews and screenshots for a few of them.
Indie Showcase: May 19th, 2009 Tuesday, May 19, 2009 @ 1:13PMFiled under: Features , Indie Welcome to the Indie Showcase , a semi-regular column on Big Download that takes a look at games we haven't covered on the site that we really think you should play. There's a common thread that binds all of the games on today's Indie Showcase. Well, besides the fact that they are all fantastic. They are still in beta! Betas are a godsend to both independent ...
The Best of Big Download: April 27-May 3 Sunday, May 3, 2009 @ 6:13PMFiled under: Meta BD We are now less than a month away from E3 and new game announcements are coming fast and furious. Oh, and lots of other news, features and downloads. Let's check out Big Download's coverage of the last seven days: Exclusive features We love the 90s (for PC games) : We have a final feature looking at some games that we missed in last week's multi-part feature along with a ...
Freeware Friday: Mind Wall Friday, May 1, 2009 @ 1:03PMFiled under: Features , Indie , Puzzle Welcome to Freeware Friday , a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge! Competitions often yield the best freeware games that one can find. For example, the incredible Dyson got its start last year as a part of a procedural generation game competition. Since then, it has exploded outwards into a full game that was a ...
Best Of Indie Games: A Balancing Act Friday, April 3, 2009 @ 8:37AM[Every week, IndieGames.com: The Weblog editor Tim W. will be summing up some of the top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last seven days, as well as any notable features on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The delights in this ...
Indie Showcase: March 31st, 2009 Tuesday, March 31, 2009 @ 1:10PMFiled under: Features , Indie Welcome to the Indie Showcase , a semi-regular column on Big Download that takes a look at games we haven't covered on the site that we really think you should play. Once again, it's time for another trawl of the indie development scene. With GDC recently wrapped up and the esteemed IGF competition over with for the year, many independent developers are taking a ...
Best Of Indie Games: Mind the Path Monday, March 30, 2009 @ 8:31AM[Every week, IndieGames.com: The Weblog editor Tim W. will be summing up some of the top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last seven days, as well as any notable features on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this ...
Freeware Friday: Blocksum Friday, March 27, 2009 @ 2:10PMFiled under: Casual , Indie , Puzzle Welcome to Freeware Friday , a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge! There's two kinds of casual games out there: ones that are mindless diversions, and ones that actually challenge the brain to work a little. While a casual game is approachable by anyone, the second set tends to get a little better reputation than the ...
GDC: Crayon Physics Creator Purho Prototypes Hard Monday, March 23, 2009 @ 6:34PMIn a humorous speech on the Monday of the Independent Games Summit, Kloonigames' Petri Purho talked about what he's learnt in creating IGF 2008 Grand Prize Winner Crayon Physics Deluxe, stressing the importance of rapid prototyping in its genesis. As he noted in the speech, "doing prototypes really worked out well for me," and it also gave him a hint towards which of his seven-day-created ...
The Best of Big Download: March 16-22 Sunday, March 22, 2009 @ 4:10PMFiled under: Meta BD We are now officially into spring and with GDC starting next week the news front has been buzzing with announcements. Let's look at the highlights for the past seven days: Exclusive features Blacklight : We get some of the first info on Zombie's upcoming shooter and even more info via a chat with Zombie CEO Mark Long . Marvel MMO : We get a heads-up on plans for the latest ...
Freeware Friday: Boom Boom Driller Friday, March 20, 2009 @ 1:10PMFiled under: Indie , Puzzle Welcome to Freeware Friday , a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge! The developer behind last week's game Typomagia does a significant amount of games. While most are interesting but not full enough experiences top be featured here on Freeware Friday, Boom Boom Driller is an exception to this. If we had not been pointed to ...
2009 Independent Games Summit Completes Line-Up With Humble, Fitterer, Santiago Monday, February 9, 2009 @ 9:03AM The organizers of the 2009 Independent Games Summit have revealed the completed line-up for the March 23-24 GDC 2009 event, with Electronic Arts exec and art-game creator Rod Humble, Audiosurf's Dylan Fitterer, and Flower's Kellee Santiago among the newly confirmed speakers. The third annual Independent Games Summit, which takes place on the Monday and Tuesday of this year's GDC at the Moscone ...