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Ustwo responds to complaints about paid Monument Valley DLC Exclusive 75
by Mike Rose [11.13.14]
Ustwo's Monument Valley downloadable content Forgotten Shores launched on the App Store yesterday -- and it has garnered complaints from some players about having to pay for more levels.
Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
Not just another Halfbrick in the wall Exclusive  
by Mike Rose [11.12.14]
Matt Knights and Dean Loades spent the last seven and eight years respectively working for a big Australian video game studio. After nearly a decade, they've both decided to give this whole indie thing a bash.
Smartphone/Tablet, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
Looking back at XBLIG: The do-it-yourself console marketplace Exclusive 17
by Christian Nutt [11.12.14]
What happened to the Xbox Live Indie Game developers? What did they learn from working with the Xbox 360-based marketplace, and the XNA dev tool? We ask them.
Console/PC, Indie, Programming, Production, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
Studio behind Stealth Bastard tries its hand at open development Exclusive  
by Mike Rose [11.11.14]
British developer/publisher Curve Digital has got a new game in the works -- it's first "fresh" project since 2011's Stealth Bastard -- and it's already looking rather fine.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Video
As definition of 'curator' evolves, traditional curation still crucial for games Exclusive 5
by Kris Graft [11.11.14]
The "true" video game curators have the crucial task of preserving video games, and making them relevant to society at large.
Art, Exclusive
Nintendo's indie program: The big new interview Exclusive 16
by Christian Nutt [11.10.14]
What is Nintendo doing for indies? What does it want to see on its platforms? This comprehensive interview spells out where the company is as regards independent developers in 2014.
Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
To the Moon creator on his wordless follow-up A Bird Story Exclusive 2
by Mike Rose [11.07.14]
To the Moon creator Kan Gao has launched a follow-up -- and while To the Moon was rather wordy, A Bird Story doesn't feature a single line of dialogue.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Exclusive
I am Bread dev: Building games for YouTube is a bad idea Exclusive 4
by Mike Rose [11.03.14]
Earlier this month, Bossa Studios unveiled I am Bread, a game about manhandling a piece of bread in a bid to become toast.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Video
Consensual tentacles: Naomi Clark's provocative card game Exclusive 9
by Leigh Alexander [11.03.14]
New York-based veteran developer Naomi Clark is fundamentally a brilliant designer first, a sexual politician second. Her new game Consentacle seems familiar, until you unpack it just a little bit.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Exclusive
How on Earth did Mike Bithell score Andy Serkis for Volume? Exclusive 6
by Mike Rose [10.31.14]
Mike Bithell, the British developer behind Thomas Was Alone, has managed to bag actor Andy Serkis for the voice of villain Guy Gisborne in upcoming stealth game Volume.
Console/PC, Indie, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
How a mobile studio's fight for survival ended with a $500K investment Exclusive  
by Mike Rose [10.31.14]
Traplight Games was founded back in 2010 by three game industry veterans. While the team aimed to create their own original games, they soon found themselves collaborating with other bigger studios...
Smartphone/Tablet, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Video
The Witness artist reminds us to keep it simple, stupid Exclusive 8
by Alex Wawro [10.31.14]
"To evoke emotions through art, in games or anything else, you have to break down your medium," says The Witness artist and Twelve Minutes developer Luis Antonio.
Console/PC, Indie, Art, Design, Exclusive
How Spelunky helped Dan Marshall reinvent The Swindle Exclusive  
by Mike Rose [10.30.14]
Last year, developer Dan Marshall cancelled The Swindle, a game he had been working on for two years. Now the dev has resurrected the game with a new direction -- and it's all thanks to Spelunky.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Business/Marketing, Exclusive, Video
Screencheat is a game about screencheating Exclusive  
by Mike Rose [10.30.14]
I reckon the team behind Screencheat must have been dirty rotten cheaters in the days of local multiplayer. Originally dreamt up during the Global Game Jam earlier this year, Screencheat is an experience entirely centered around looking at what everyone else is doing.
Console/PC, Indie, Design, Exclusive
Don't Miss: Amnesia developer shares 4 ways to design for horror Exclusive 6
by Kris Graft [10.29.14]
Frictional Games creative director Thomas Grip seems like a pretty affable guy. But the games he makes scare the living crap out of people.
Console/PC, Indie, Art, Audio, Design, Production, Exclusive
Building Runbow, the first nine-player Wii U platformer Exclusive 4
by Alex Wawro [10.29.14]
13AM Games in Toronto has figured out how to make a 9-player competitive platformer for the Wii U. But how do they solve the design challenges of fitting that many players on a single screen?
Console/PC, Indie, Art, Design, Exclusive, Video
Don't Miss: Collaboration, curation collide in Sunset Overdrive Exclusive  
by Kris Graft [10.27.14]
Insomniac Games' stylish Xbox One shooter Sunset Overdrive changed significantly between conception and realization. Game director Drew Murray explains.
Console/PC, Design, Exclusive
Do previews still matter to developers? Exclusive 13
by Alex Wawro [10.27.14]
Gamasutra investigates what value preview coverage still holds for developers and PR professionals, if any, and how the media's shift away from traditional previews may affect the way games are made.
Console/PC, Social/Online, Smartphone/Tablet, Indie, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
Don't Miss: Building Beyond Earth atop the Civilization codebase Exclusive 2
by Alex Wawro [10.24.14]
The co-designers of Firaxis' latest strategy game explain how they went about building the game as designer/programmers, mucking about in the decade-old Civilization codebase in the process.
Console/PC, Business/Marketing, Exclusive
New social issue games tackle education, big pharma Exclusive 26
by Leigh Alexander [10.24.14]
Subaltern Games' No Pineapple Left Behind and Twice Circled's Big Pharma are two new games that represent a humorous, provocative approach to social issues.
Console/PC, Indie, Serious, Programming, Design, Exclusive