Greenlight Spotlight: Concept Games Edition
My previous article focused on Greenlight games with active Kickstarters. Three of those Kickstarters have since ended, and I'm happy to report that C-Wars, Chasm, and Worlds of Magic were…
Redwall Meets Zelda in Ghost of a Tale
What started as a labor of love by an animator, Ghost of a Tale is currently seeking the funding needed to become a full game. Lionel "Seith" Gallat, a former…
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…
Sixth Wave of Greenlit Titles Announced
Today, Valve announced the sixth set of games and software to make it through the Steam Greenlight process. This set includes 20 items in total, with 18 games and two…
Steam Greenlight Spotlight
Even though Valve seems pretty indie-friendly, actually getting your game onto Steam can be a mysterious, arcane process. If you look around, you'll find a lot of horror stories from…
Review: Driftmoon
Driftmoon is a quaint little RPG released by Finnish developer Instant Kingdom. This title has been in the works for a long time, the website claims seven…
A Small Chat with Calvin French, Creator of ‘The Real Texas’
What happens when you mix The Legend of Zelda with Ultima 6? Indie game developer Calvin French answered that question with the creation of The Real Texas, a game that’s been five years in the making. The Real Texas is now available for Windows, Mac and Linux PCs over at his site. We sat down and had a small chat with him…
Q1. Why did you decide to make this game? How long did it take to develop? Has this become your “day job?”
Calvin French: The game started as an experiment with a user interface system. So I originally had in mind to just create something very simple. However it quickly expanded from there. It took about 5 years all told to make, and I’d say until about year 2 or 3 there wasn’t really a “master plan.” In the end I was able to pull a lot of different threads together into something I hope is meaningful and also makes a certain amount of logical sense. (more…)