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  • The Sad Sorry Tale of Mr. Card Game

    The Sad Sorry Tale of Mr. Card Game

    Mr. Card Game is a loving homage, a novel deck-building game, a Kickstarter debacle, and a cautionary tale about crowdfunding. It’s also a story about me winning and losing a t-shirt (not the one I was wearing), and paying too much for the privilege.


  • A Game Exhibition Where Everything Is Destroyed

    A Game Exhibition Where Everything Is Destroyed

    Every year, BarSK in Melbourne holds a special event. It’s a game jam that runs for over half a day, from the morning to just past midnight. And when the clock hits 12.30am, something special happens. Everything that everyone has worked on, images, assets, source code: it all gets deleted, never to return.


  • The Indie Game Gift Guide For Those Who Want To Be Unique

    The Indie Game Gift Guide For Those Who Want To Be Unique

    If you are giving a video game gift later this year, there’s a chance you’ll be wrapping up a copy of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla or Super Mario 3D All-Stars. You may be dutifully satisfying a request for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales or doling out for Cyberpunk 2077. This is what people will ask for. Maybe you’d like…