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Braid creator Jonathan Blow has announced his long in-development game The Witness will launch this January. A new trailer confirms the first-person puzzle game will release wordwide on January 26th. As previously revealed, it will arriveas a console exclusive on PS4, as well as on PC and iOS platforms. Blow’s …
Read More »Super Meat Boy heading to PS4, Vita in October
Super Meat Boy is at last making its way to PlayStation hardware next month, developer Team Meat has announced. The hit indie platformer will arrive on PS4 and Vita with all previously released content on October 6th, according to its PlayStation listing. The game will be offered as a free …
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 »How The Escapists broke out
Debbie Bestwick explains the process of taking a $10,000 Kickstarter to a $10m global indie hit
Read More »Indies call for better digital charts
Rodeo Games and Positech say indies are not being recognised for their success
Read More »Galak-Z heading to mobile devices in 2016
PS4 indie release Galak-Z will come to iOS and Android devices in 2016, developer 17-Bit and publisher GungHo Online Entertainment America have announced. The mobile release will swap out the game’s subtitle from Galak-Z: The Dimensional to Galak-Z: Variant Mobile. The port will be optimized for the new platforms with …
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 »Volume PS Vita release delayed ‘a couple weeks’
Volume developer Mike Bithell has announced a slight delay for the PS Vita release of the forthcoming stealth adventure title. A post by Bithell on the game’sofficial sitereveals the game will arrive a couple weeks” after launch on PS4 and PC later this week. It’s so very nearly ready, but …
Read More »The Flock launches next week, will conclude after 215m player deaths
Multiplayer horror game The Flock will launch later this month, with developer Vogelsap sharing the exact number of deaths the game will allow before disappearing completely. The intriguing and twisted take on Red Light/Green Light wasannounced last monthas a title that would no longer be playable after a set number …
Read More »Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition revealed for fall release
Moon Studio’s hit platform adventure game Ori and the Blind Forest is getting a Definitive Edition, complete with a new expansion. Microsoft’s Larry Hryb, better known as Major Nelson, announced on Twitter that the expansion content is coming to Windows 10 and Xbox One later this year.” Gematsu further reports …
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