Spotlight on Ouya: The Games That Will Sell
As we get closer to the June 4th consumer release date for Ouya, the question on everyone’s mind is about the games that will be available. It’s well known throughout…
Interview: The crew at Yacht Club Games talks Shovel Knight (Part I)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy8iGGPc7zc Recently we got a chance to hop aboard with Yacht Club Games for a long chat about the already popular upcoming title, Shovel Knight. Along the way we discuss…
Greenlight Spotlight: Kickstarter Edition
Before I get to the real meat of this article, it's time for a quick Greenlight update. As I reported, 18 games have been Greenlit since my previous article. Of…
Jagged Alliance: Flashback Is Now Recruiting On Kickstarter
A new Jagged Alliance reboot, subtitled Flashback, is currently looking for funding via Kickstarter. This new installment in the classic turn-based squad tactics game is being developed by an indie…
Spotlight on Ouya
Ouya and the independent game scene The summer of 2013 will bring us all something that we haven’t seen in a while: the breakout of a new game console to…
Yacht Club Games Reddit AMA now live
Yacht Club Games is currently hosting an AMA session on Reddit for their flagship title Shovel Knight. Questions are being answered live as we speak, so hurry on over to post…
Mega Man composer to pen songs for Shovel Knight
Manami Matsumae In an exciting new update that already has fans of the classic sound of 8-bits raising the roof, Yacht Club Games announced Thursday that Manami Matsumae, composer for…
Eric Provan Interview
Three weeks ago we took a look at indie game Spate, a surrealist 2.5D platformer from designer and animator Eric Provan. This week I talk with the developer about his beginnings in the…
Shovel Knight Reveal Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy8iGGPc7zc The magic of the 8-bit era is about to return with authority this fall. On March 14th, Yacht Club Games announced its Kickstarter campaign to fund its debut classic-style…
Shadowrun Returns Gameplay Footage Released
Washington-based indie studio Harebrained Schemes has released footage from its upcoming 2D turn-based RPG title Shadowrun Returns, the first look at gameplay since its initial Kickstarter campaign in April 2012,…
Review+Interview: Banner Saga Factions
The Banner Saga is a mature tactics game brought to us by Stoic Studio, an indie group comprised of ex-BioWare veterans. The game trilogy got some major attention earlier last…
Games on the Rise: Race the Sun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fL4BD-oLZBI (Video preview by Official Stuff Plus) As an industry veteran at Raven Software, Aaron San Filippo had worked on a number of AAA titles including (but not limited…