Entries in 'indie' (45)
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
GUIDE: How to become an independent retailer
Former employees of the 277 closed GAME stores are interested in opening their own independent games shop. Game Guide and Complete EPOS chief Chris Ratcliff explains how they can do ...
Five indies win Centresoft Vita challenge
Sony and CentreSoft have thanked UK independent retailers for their support during the launch of PlayStation Vita.
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Portas on the hunt for indie retailers for new TV show
In her latest series, Mary Portas will be helping our independent shops that are struggling to survive or wants to expand.
XBL indie games games can now be bigger, cheaper
Microsoft can seemingly do no right when it comes to indie developers on Xbox Live, but a new set of policy changes may go some way toward appeasing the indie ...
Indies furious over Old Republic collector's edition
Independent games retailers are in uproar having missed out on stocking the GAME-exclusive £130 edition of Star Wars: The Old Republic.
GamesAid indie bundle goes live
UK industry charity GamesAid has released a compilation of indie-developed downloadable titles.
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GamesAid reveals charity download pack
Gamers will be able to download a five-game pack for charity this month – and pay what they like for it.
Sega acquires Doctor Who dev Three Rings
Publishing group Sega has acquired Californian indie studio Three Rings, the developer has announced.
Tecmo Koei offers indies exclusive bundle
As if hearing the call of indies bemoaning the rising trend in retail exclusives for the big chains, Tecmo Koei is releasing a limited edition that’s exclusive for indies.
ShopTo.net doubles warehouse capacity
Leading independent online games retailer ShopTo.net has doubled its warehouse capacity as we enter the busy Q4 period.
Blitz calls time on indie publishing label
Blitz Games Studios is to wind down and close its 1UP initiative, which helped small studios develop, distribute, and promote their games.
Freeplay games festival calling for speakers
Freeplay Independent Games Festival has put out a call for speakers to present at its August 20 and 21 event at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne.
Is there room for indie retailers in digital?
A host of independent retailers have told MCV they want to sell downloadable games.
MS probes Indie Games scam
Microsoft is to investigate claims that an organised group of people have made deceitful ratings to some Xbox Live Indie Games.
OPINION: Can we benefit from piracy?
With mass lay-offs, studios dropping like flies and mega-franchises imploding under our feet, it’s tempting to declare that there’s never been a worse time to get into video game development.
