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The Perfect Video Game For A First Date?

4:00PM January 21, 2012 | Kirk Hamilton

You’re on a first date. It’s going pretty well. You’ve had a good time talking, you’re both laughing a lot. You’re feeling the vibe. More »


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The Independent Games Festival Finalists Are Outstanding

7:00PM January 14, 2012 | Kirk Hamilton

Because we somehow neglected to post it this week, the Independent Games Festival (IGF) has announced the finalists for this year’s IGF Awards, which will be held at the Game Developers’ Conference in San Francisco in March. More »


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Microsoft Teams Up With The Independent Games Festival

10:40AM December 6, 2011 | Kirk Hamilton

The Independent Games Festival has announced a multi-year partnership with Microsoft Games Studios. The partnership will involve a jury of indie game developers awarding an “XBLA Prize” (XBLA being Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade service), which will be given out at the IGF, a festival and awards ceremony that happens each March at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. More »


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More Than 300 Tiny Indie Games In One Free Pirate Kart Bundle

7:20AM October 20, 2011 | Mike Fahey

More than 100 independent developers gather together more than 300 games they deemed not “big” or “polished” or “real” enough to be worth the entry fee for the 2012 Independent Games Festival awards into one massive bundle, and you can download and play it for free. Everybody wins! More »


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Explore The Massive Ocean World Of Aquaria On iPad

1:00AM September 28, 2011 | Brian Crecente

It’s always wonderful to see a worthy indie game slowly bud and blossom over time. In this case we’re talking about the underwater fantasy world of Aquaria which is, after winning awards at the Indie Game Festival and hitting Steam, now making a debut on the iPad later this year. More »


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Independent Games Festival Heads To The Sydney Opera House

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2:00PM July 7, 2011 | Mark Serrels

Wow – August is set to be a big month for the Sydney Opera House and games. Earlier today we posted that PaRappa the Rappa creator Masaya Matsuura is heading there for a show, now we’ve gotten word that the Independent Games Festival is showing a selection of games. The best news? The show is free. More »


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And The Year’s Best Indie Games Are…

2:30PM March 3, 2011 | Brian Crecente

Each year the Independent Games Festival awards recognise what are often the most interesting, most innovative games of the year. This year was no different. More »


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Minecraft And Amnesia Vie For Top Honors At The 2011 IGF Awards

3:40AM January 4, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The Independent Games Festival has released its list of finalists for its 2011 awards, with Mojang’s world-building Minecraft and Frictional’s Amnesia: The Dark Descent duking it out with three other competitors for the $US20,000 Seumas McNally Grand Prize. More »


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The Eight Unusual Video Games Up For The ‘Nuovo Award’

2:20AM December 21, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

One is a zen-like game about creating a tree. One is a beautiful, abstract fencing game. Another sees its players fighting physically to win. In another of 2011′s Independent Game Festival Nuovo Award nominees, you play as a dictator’s cat. More »


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Octodad Proves Raising Kids, Secretly Being An Octopus Ain’t Easy

1:00PM November 12, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Loving husband. Caring father. Secret octopus. This is the tagline for Octodad, an adventure game in which players struggle to raise a family, maintain a secret octopus identity and somehow walk upright on tentacles. More »