Entries in 'indie' (60)
Indie retailer Games Centre wants ten stores this year
MCV Award-winning indie chain Games Centre is adding three more shops over the next 12 months.
Minecraft is a system-seller for Xbox 360
Consumers are buying Xbox 360 consoles purely to play Minecraft says Graeme Taylor, store manager at indie retailer Game On.
Indie game Antichamber has sold 100k units
Steam title Antichamber has done pretty well for itself since its release in June.
PSN sales of Retro City Rampage outpace Steam and Xbox Live
Brian Provinciano’s indie hit Retro City Rampage has enjoyed more success on PSN than any other digital platform.
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MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up
Outside of the giant PS4 news this week, Mortal Kombat gets an AU release date, Synthesis opens in Singapore and PAX helps out indie developers.
Charity indie bundle LittleBIGbunch returns for Christmas
Gamers can now do their bit for charity by picking up a fresh bundle of acclaimed indie PC titles.
Discovery channel: how indie free-to-play games can break through
Creating free-to-play video games is a risky affair.
New digital indie store lets buyers pay what they want
Following the success of the Humble Indie Bundle initiative, a new digital indie retail offer has launched online.
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Indie retailers snap up Borderlands 2 Top Trumps offer
2K Games’ indie-only Borderlands 2 Top Trumps promotion has proved a big hit on the UK High Street.
Indies getting exclusive Borderlands 2 Top Trumps Limited Edition
2K Games is to release a Limited Edition version of Borderlands 2 Top Trumps exclusively for indie retailers.
UK indie's first person survival horror game Routine revealed
A brand new survival horror game has come to life that looks to challenge the likes of Day Z in the hardcore gaming stakes.
Steam's Greenlight gives users power to vote for new games
Developers that have often grumbled about having games rejected from Steam may be appeased by a new community voting element that lets gamers decide what gets sold on the site.
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GamesAid calls for indie games
Get Games and GamesAid are calling on indie developers to contribute titles for their upcoming charity pack which will release in September.
Humble Bundle V sales reach $5m
The Humble Indie Bundle V has finally screeched to a halt, raising $5.1 million and selling almost 600,000 bundles.
Namco and Advantage team up for indie day
Namco Bandai is showing off its hottest upcoming games to UK independent retailers at a special event today.
Five top High Street games stores
MCV and Koch Media round off Independent Retail Month with our final special feature focusing on the sector. This week, we look at five of the UK’s top stores.
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New service turns indies into digital retailers
Think the digital market is only open to the big players? Think again.
EA offers free publishing deal to crowd-funded projects
Having already squared off against Steam in the triple-A sector, EA now wants Origin to hold its own in the indie game scene.
CeX expansion inspires indies
Computer Exchange has opened its sixth store in 2012, taking its global tally to 171.
Five fast-growing indie retailers
MCV and Koch Media continue Independent Retail Month with a roundup of five games indies which have grown massively in recent years.
Indie retailer offers £21,000 'PC desk'
Bolton-based PC gaming retailer Scan Computers International is selling a £21,000 PC – which doubles up as a desk.
20 best indie games retailers revealed
MCV has teamed up with distributor Koch Media to kick off Independent Retail Month, starting with a list of 20 of the most successful UK indie games retailers.
Hitari teams up with Royal Mail
Online independent games retailer Hitari has added a raft of new services after partnering with Royal Mail and DPD.
Robert Bowling forms indie studio
Robert Bowling, the former ‘creative strategist’ who resigned from Infinity Ward in March, has launched his own indie games studio focused on digital projects.
There's life after GAME
An ambitious ex-GAME employee has big things planned for her local area and plans to open her own store.
