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Lacrosse Title Debuts On Xbox Live Indie Channel

2:00PM Owen Good | Absolutely, it’s an exciting and physical sport. But even lacrosse fans admit the game has a niche following. But lacrosse does have its own video game now, which just went up on Xbox Live yesterday. Suck on that, water polo! More »
News

Symphony: Your Music Makes The Game

11:40AM Mike Fahey | Fans of Audiosurf, scrolling shooters and music in general have reason to be excited about Symphony, Empty Clip Studios’ new title in which your songs shape the game you’re playing. More »
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Seven Indie Hits For The Price Of One

10:00PM Luke Plunkett | Online PC store Direct2Drive, flush with cash from their first “Best of Indie” bundle deal, have decided to offer another, with seven great games at 75% off. More »
Culture

2010’s Indie Games Lineup Full Of Promise (And…Other Things)

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | For all their inventiveness and innovation, many indie games can also be, well, a little much. A fact serving as the inspiration for Something Awful’s list of 2010’s “Most Promising Bullshit Indie Games”. More »
Media

Capsized Turns Over A Classic Old Game

4:00PM David Wildgoose | Indie developers Alientrap have just announced Capsized, a sprawling 2D platformer full of shooting and physics-based environmental puzzles, scheduled for release on Steam and Xbox Live Arcade next year. It reminds me of something. But what? More »
News

Going Indie — A New Developer Tactic?

5:30PM AJ Glasser | After getting a look at developer Arkedo’s new venture today, CEO Camille Guermonprez told me something very, very interesting: more published devs might go indie. More »
News

Aussie Wins Top Prize In Indie Games Fest

11:00AM David Wildgoose | Did you know China has its own Independent Games Festival? Well, it does, and an Aussie-made game took out the top honour. More »
News

Biblical Striptease Game Is Live!

12:40PM AJ Glasser | I’m ashamed to admit how anxiously I’ve awaited indie developer Tale of Tale’s new game, Fatale. After all, I’m Jewish — what interest do I have in the story of Salome? More »
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Indiecade Games Fest Kicks Off In California October 1

8:40AM Michael McWhertor | The IndieCade International Festival of Independent Games kicks off in Culver City, California, October 1, a four day blowout of events, exhibitions and keynotes that highlight the best of independent games. You should go! More »
Regulars

LunchTimeWaster: What The Fcuk?

12:00PM David Wildgoose | From the warped mind of Edmund McMillen, indie genius behind Gish and Meatboy, comes Time Fcuk. It’s another seriously skewed take on the 2D platformer. More »