PlayStation

A Passionate IndieCade Keynote From Uncharted’s Lead Designer

A couple of weeks ago at IndieCade, Naughty Dog’s Richard Lemarchand, lead designer on the Uncharted series, gave the keynote address. That may seem like an odd fit for an “IndieCade” keynote–after all, video games don’t get more “Big Budget” than Uncharted.


October 8, 2011
News

Fez, Johann Sebastian Joust Grab Awards At IndieCade 2011

Every year, at about this time, the indie-est of game gatherings takes over sunny Culver City, California. Independent game developers gather in the southern California burg to talk design, process and inspiration, while showing off their latest wares.


October 5, 2011
News

Activision Teams Up With IndieCade For Next Indie Dev Contest

Even before their merger with Blizzard, Activision had nudged EA out as the industry’s top earner a few years back. Now that they’re bonded with the makers of World or Warcraft, there’s no denying that Activision’s currently holds the 800-pound-gorilla spot in the video game jungle.


September 17, 2011
News

The Best, Sexiest, Strangest Selected As IndieCade 2011 Finalists

From a bowling game controlled by kissing to a four-year-old’s Ponycorn epic, every one of IndieCade 2011′s 36 finalist fully deserves their moment in the spotlight, except for maybe The Bridge.


June 9, 2011
In Real Life

Ninja Is E3′s Most Unexpected Turn-Based Game, Supports 30 Players

There are many games at E3. But only one of them is the non-video-game Ninja.


September 3, 2010
News

32 Indie Games Fighting To The Death (Well, Hanging Out)

This year’s IndieCade gathering in California will showcase 32 of the year’s finest indie games. Here are those games!


October 1, 2009
News

Indiecade Games Fest Kicks Off In California October 1

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!


May 31, 2009
News

IndieCade E3 Booth Gives Sneak Peek At Festival Entries

IndieCade, this year, is Oct. 1 to Oct. 4, but 25 games out of the hundreds submitted so far will be previewed at the festival’s E3 booth.


March 10, 2009
News

PAX, IndieCade Will Now See Your Indie Games

Penny Arcade Expo has officially opened the PAX 10 Indie Game competition to submissions in the same time frame that IndieCade has opened their second annual indie game competition.


July 28, 2008
Uncategorized

Indiecade 2008: Winterbottom! Gravitation! And More!

During my practically nonexistent downtime, I wandered down to check out the offerings at the E3 installation of Indiecade 2008. Indiecade is, as the name implies, a celebration of a variety of indie games ranging from ‘art games’ to more mainstream-type titles. We’ve covered at least two of the games here on Kotaku — Jason Rohrer’s Gravitation and The Odd Gentlemen’s The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom (begun as an MFA thesis at the University of Southern California). I had a chance to check out some of the games, talk to the people behind Indiecade, and watch the goings on — which included a surprising amount of hubbub and talent scouts from several companies lurking around. And there was more than just games: art prints were featured from various games (I even spied a screen from Blueberry Garden), plus videos of ARGs and installation games. My impressions and some pictures after the jump.

The playable games at this year’s exhibition spanned an incredibly wide range: