→ IndieGames.com - The Weblog | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:00am GMT
Organizers of the Independent Games Festival China, which runs in conjunction with the Game Developers Conference China, have officially announced its call for indie game submissions from the pan-Pacific area now through Wednesday, September 15. Following on its 2009 success, GDC China -- part of the UBM TechWeb network, as is this website -- will continue to host the three main elements of IGF China, including the Independent Games Summit, whi...
→ IndieGames.com - The Weblog | 30 Jul 2010 | 1:00am GMT
Nyalamander is a mouse-controlled 2D scrolling shooter in the style of Salamander and the Gradius series, featuring six levels to beat and a handful of power-up items for the player to collect. Upgrades are in effect the second you pick them up, and when your ship is destroyed you can still save the options if you gather them before they disappear into space. The level orientation switches from horizontal to vertical after each boss fight, an...
→ IndieGames.com - The Weblog | 29 Jul 2010 | 10:00pm GMT
Organizers of the Freeplay Independent Games Festival have announced the finalists for the Freeplay Awards, a new competition for indie game developers to participate with their game projects, prototypes and even concept arts. The finalists in all eight categories are as follows: Best Australian Game Up Down Ready (Sword Lady & The Viking), Jolly Rover (Brawsome), Colourbind (Finn Morgan) Best International Game Bo (Mahdi Bahrami, Iran), T...
→ IndieGames.com - The Weblog | 29 Jul 2010 | 3:00am GMT
Jihyo Attack (Written Resignation Attack) is an abandoned 2D platformer created by the developer of Teppoman 2, where you play as a employee who wants to quit his job in a very special way. Armed with a large hammer in his hands, our salaryman will have a chance to smash everything up at the workplace before handing in his letter of resignation to the boss. There are only five floors to climb, and you can beat the entire game in just a couple...
→ IndieGames.com - The Weblog | 29 Jul 2010 | 2:00am GMT
Today's collection of independent game links includes more indie game previews, a couple of development updates, and the usual interviews with developers from around the 'net. (image source) Teknogames: Shoot First Version 1.2 "Spawning problems, hidden exits and the highscore board should all be fixed now. Those who have enjoyed Shoot First can donate to receive a version of the game with extra content. This extra content includes a fancy new l...
→ IndieGames.com - The Weblog | 28 Jul 2010 | 3:00pm GMT
Mt. (pronounced mountain) is a procedural-generated climbing game in which players have to scale difficult walls and overhangs to get to a top of a mountain, where a red flag awaits the conqueror who survived against all odds. Technically there's no danger that'll end your climb, but you do lose significant progress when a fall sends you a long way back. There are two skills that you need to master in order to overcome the challenges that awa...
→ IndieGames.com - The Weblog | 28 Jul 2010 | 12:13pm GMT
!i (or 'Not I') is a clever artillery-style shooter for one or two players. The world is divided up into black and white, and each player takes it in turns to fire off a block of their own colour, and eradicate the enemy from beneath. The two teams exist on opposite sides of the world, and the screen can be flipped to allow either player to be on top. A single player can battle against a AI-controlled army (although the computer is far too goo...
→ IndieGames.com - The Weblog | 28 Jul 2010 | 12:00pm GMT
Fish Fish Bang Bang is a one-button arena shooter created by Robert Fearon (using sprites from Farb's Fishie Fishie), where players get to shoot at evil fish invaders and collect shiny gems for points. Your fish in the middle of the screen will always rotate in one direction, but the rotation switches the other way around whenever a button or a key is pressed. Each level presents a different layout and shape for the enemies to appear from, and...
→ IndieGames.com - The Weblog | 28 Jul 2010 | 11:00am GMT
Today's collection of independent game links includes more indie game previews, a couple of development updates, and the usual interviews with developers from around the 'net. The Gaming Liberty.com: Shank Interview "We recently threw a few questions at Jamie Cheng, the founder of Klei Entertainment. Jamie and his team are about to unleash Shank on on PSN and XBLA this August 24th and 25th, with a PC release to follow in the autumn." the2bears....
→ IndieGames.com - The Weblog | 28 Jul 2010 | 10:00am GMT
Direct2Drive is offering the Best of Indie Bundle Volume 3 on their site again, combining ten IGF finalists and winners from the previous years in one collection. The price of the pack is $29.95, which is a bargain if you do not own any of these games from inside the bundle yet: World of Goo Puzzlegeddon Gish The Maw Braid Cogs Aaaaa! Osmos Machinarium Crayon Physics Deluxe This bundle is available to purchase worldwide, and it expires on t...
