Seeing many devs making basic missteps, Necrosoft Games founder (and occasional Gamasutra contributor) Brandon Sheffield shares some of the ways he speaks with publishers to keep the company afloat. ...
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) Arcade is a yearly event that celebrates the work of indie game developers, and submissions for the museum's fourth annual SAAM arcade are now open. ...
Viz Media announced its collaboration with Portland-based indie studio Rose City Games to create The World Next Door, the company's first foray into publishing video games. ...
Yo, Bartender is about mixing drinks, having players pour actual bottles into a joystick glass in order to get just the right concoction for their customers. ...
Heat Signature is a game of boarding randomly-generated starships and trying to take them over, dealing with everything that can (and will) go wrong along the way. ...
Voiceball will have players using the waveform of their voices to knock a ball back and forth, competitively making odd noises to score goals. ...
We Were Here is a game about cooperation, placing a pair of players in a castle and tasking them with talking each other through puzzles only one of them can see. ...
Cast your votes now for both the Game Developers Choice Audience Award and the Independent Games Festival Audience Award -- you have until voting closes next Monday, February 12th at 11:59 PM PT! ...
This week's link highlights include a video profile of SOS creators Outpost Games, an analysis of Bubsy's Japanese translation and a longform Tetris documentary, among others. ...
In an interview with Rock Paper Shotgun published today, developer Tomas Sakalauskas shares some lessons learned after publishing Human: Fall Flat. ...