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Microsoft’s indie gaming initiative shows no signs of losing momentum
Read More »Microsoft (finally) turns every Xbox One into a dev kit today
Early preview build of Dev Mode out now, with full release arriving in summer
Read More »Microsoft introduces cross-network play and MonoGame support
Xbox One and Windows 10 to allow playing with other PC and console platforms
Read More »ID@Xbox: ‘There is no indiepocalypse’
Microsoft’s Agostino Simonetta says despair within the indie scene is a case of unrealistic expectations
Read More »Xbox: Why the critics are wrong about the indie apocalypse
The last few years have been great for indie developers. They have gone from being bedroom coders hidden at the back of the big games expos to being placed front and centre in Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo’s press conferences. Yet indie development hasn’t been without its challenges. Recently, the notion …
Read More »Microsoft and Creative England relaunch £500,000 Greenshoots incubator
Initiative now open to all studios in England, with links to Xbox and double the investment of previous cohorts
Read More »Xbox Live Indie Games program shutting down
Microsoft is taking steps to gradually pull support of Xbox 360’s Xbox Live Indie Games service, the firm has told registered developers. Gamasutrareports XBLIG devs will no longer be able to purchase a subscription service, effective immediately – though those interested can directly contact Microsoft to maintain access for the …
Read More »Octodad: Dadliest Catch comes to Xbox One next week
Young Horses has revealed its indie hit Octodad: Dadliest Catch will arrive on Xbox One next week. Ablog postfrom the studio announces the game where you flop around as an octopus masquerading as a family man will hit Xbox Live through the ID@Xbox self-publishing program on August 26thfor $14.99. The …
Read More »More than 150 games coming through ID@Xbox
Microsoft’s indie program bringing more titles to console and Windows 10 than in all previous years
Read More »Don’t Starve heading to Xbox One
Klei Entertainment’s hit survival game Don’t Starve is in the works for Xbox One. VG247 reports the studio confirmed the title’s new platform, following the unearthing of a related listing on the ratings board database. Klei wasn’t able to elaborate beyond the confirmation, but the developer states it will share …
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