Announcement: IndieGames.Com: The Weblog

Here's some news - the Independent Gaming weblog is moving to a new domain and becoming IndieGames.com: The Weblog, as part of the CMP Game Group (Independent Games Festival creator)'s outreach into the independent gaming scene. Please change your bookmarks to point to IndieGames.com: The Weblog at http://www.indiegames.com/blog - indygamer.blogspot.com will no longer be updated. The Feedburner RSS feed for Independent Gaming has been automatically...

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Mondo Agency

UPDATE: cactus has decided to update the game due to the feedback he's gotten. The jumping level is now easier and skippable for those who have trouble beating it. There's been a few other changes as well, including vital bug fixes.This is cactus entry for the winter competition at YoYoGames.com."Welcome to Mondo Agency! An eerie cyber FPS with horror and puzzle elements. As an agent it is your mission to kill laser indians and save the president!Turn...

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Tekkyuuman

Tekkyuuman is a new release by prolific Japanese developer Ikiki, famous for a number of controversial games featuring ninjas, bloodbath and outrageous violence. Usually with all three elements at the same time.In this game, you must make your way towards the green spiky object and smash it with the flail. Use the control key to swing your weapon and tap the left shift key to jump. A wall jump can also be executed by pressing the same shift key when...

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MDickie Interview

EDIT: Exclusive preview image courtesy of MDickie.MDickie is the author of dozens of unique games, and probably needs no introduction for most of this audience so I'll get right to the interview.1. One thing that's notable about you is how fast you complete games, often in three months; did you ever have problems with procrastination, or is working so fast natural to you? Do you use any productivity tools such as to-do lists or schedules, or do you...

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Genetos

Genetos is a vertical shooter by Tatsuya Koyama featuring stages with design styles from different eras of arcade gaming classics. Use the cursor keys to move your ship, and tap the Z key to shoot. Press the X key to launch a bomb if available.Name: GenetosDeveloper: Tatsuya KoyamaCategory: ShooterType: FreewareSize: 5MBDirect download link: Click h...

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Midwinter Rites

Midwinter Rites is an incomplete interactive fiction adventure made to mimic the look of a Commodore 64 release. There are few commands to use but important objects and characters are always highlighted.Name: Midwinter RitesDeveloper: Mattias GustavssonCategory: Adventure/IFType: DemoSize: 1MBDirect download link: Click h...

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RGCD Issue Four

RGCD is a downloadable CD-ROM based magazine containing retro reviews, features and developer interviews. Each issue of RGCD contains direct links (to files on disc) of each game, emulator or tool reviewed irrespective of platform.Previews of each issue are available at www.rgcd.co.uk, but in order to actually read the rest of the articles and reviews you'll need to download the .ISO image and either burn it to disc or mount it on a virtual drive....

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Pen Pen Xmas Olympics

Pen Pen Xmas Olympics is a skiing game with seventeen events consisting of slaloms, downhill races and ski jumps. In the first two categories, players must attempt to reach the end of each track under the qualifying time to progress or lose a credit if they fail.Use the cursor keys to control the protagonist's speed or direction of travel, and press the space key to jump over obstacles.Name: Pen Pen Xmas OlympicsDeveloper: Army of TrollsCategory:...

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Rooms : The Main Building

HandMade Game announces latest information of the deluxe version of Rooms, the IGF2007 Student Showcase Finalist game.Rooms is an original puzzle game, based on logical sliding puzzle and platformer. As we’ve gotten hot response to the previously introduced freeware version of Rooms, we’ve been developing the deluxe version, Rooms: the main building.The deluxe version contains 100% only-mouse interface, new objects & items, more improved graphics,...

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Frozzd

In Frozzd, you take the role of an astronaut tasked with the mission of freeing orange-colored creatures named Mubblies from their frozen state. You begin each level with King Mubbly as your companion, who has the ability to unfreeze his subjects or attack the Frozzds with a tap of the space key. Drink coffee to increase your suit's temperature, and use the points you've acquired to unlock new stages.Each of the twelve levels introduces a different...

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Arcanacra Black Label

Kei Mesuda's Arcanacra Black Label is an update of his earlier browser-based vertical shooter release. Another Mode can now be accessed right from the start, and replays of any level by the top ranked players can be watched even if you have not attempted that particular stage yet. Bomb stock is also increased from three to five.Click on the screen to add credits. Press the Z key to shoot and hold the shift key to target enemies with your ship's homing...

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Rise of the Video Game

Rise of the Video Game is a five-part series which examines the evolution of the video game and its cultural impact on the world of entertainment today. "From the early days of Pong to today's ever-popular Halo 2, and from Atari 2600 to Nintendo to PlayStation, this Discovery Channel special tells the story of the people, the ideologies and the technology behind video games and how they have exploded into a cultural phenomenon."Level 1: part 1 -...

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Jon Blow Interview

I interviewed Jon Blow, creator of upcoming XBLA (and PC eventually!) game Braid, and found him to be an wonderfully nice and insightful fellow.EB: How do you go about designing a level? In Braid, the levels are sort of no-nonsense. They're very efficient.The game is about understanding what it means if time behaves in certain ways -- exploring the consequences of these hypothetical laws of spacetime, and the puzzle pieces you collect are concrete...

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Eyeball 3: Rorschach Dungeon

Eyeball 3: Rorschach Dungeon is a short game in which both of the main characters can be controlled with the same mouse. Left click on an area to approach it, and hold the right mouse button to use your eye beam. Right clicking on one of the character's pupil will cause it to generate a shield, protecting it's caster while damaging other enemies on contact as well.The health indicator at the top of the screen is shared by both eyeballs, and can be...

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The North, Pohjola

The North, Pohjola is a strategy game which resembles David Galindo's The Sandbox of God. Players have to help a tribe survive a harsh winter season by making decisions limited to the four cards drawn in each round. The game ends once all thirty cards from the deck have been exhausted, and scores are then calculated for online submission.Population count is represented by a percentage at the top left of the screen. Temperature can be manipulated...

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R-Theta 2: Expanded Edition

R-Theta 2: Expanded Edition is a game based in polar coordinates. Every point in the game is assigned a radius and theta value, denoting the distance of the point from the centre, as well as the angle it makes with the x-axis.The player is in control of a triangular shooter, built into a constantly rotating radar-scope which must be protected from collision with other enemies. Use the up and down arrow keys to decrease or increase the ship's radius...

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Draw Physics

The evolution of physics games which involves drawing objects using basic lines or circles. (post updated with download link for Chalk Physics)Chalk by Joakim Sandbergdownload, 3.85 MBCrayon Physics by Petri Purhodownload, 5.63 MBDraw the Physics by Beatshapers (NDS)no download available (source: Alex Aktion)Chalk Physics by JA2download, 4.5 MBScribble (WIP) by Mark Judd, Wildebeest Gamesdownload, 2.12 MBMarker World by Allen Liaodownload, 2.25...

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1UP Interviews Derek Yu

Bonus: Video walkthrough for Aquaria, full vers...

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IGF 2008 Student Showcase Finalists Announced

The IGF organizers have announced the 12 recipients of the 2008 Independent Games Festival Student Showcase awards from a field of over 125 entries. Each student showcase finalist will receive a $500 travel stipend to help aid their trip to GDC 2008. The $2,500 Best Student Game prize winner will be announced during the same event this coming February.View the list of twelve entries (after the main competition finalis...

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Winter's Heart

Winter's Heart is probably my favorite of the over 100 Game Maker winter contest games I've played so far. It's made by Bit Pimp aka Darthlupi, who is responsible for some of the best classic Game Maker games (such as Mage Craft, Raging Skies, The Cleaner, and Legend of Shadow). It fits in no one genre, it has puzzle and action elements, and RPG-like upgrades.Use Z to hoist and then strike with your staff, holding it longer produces more forceful...

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Same Cube

Same Cube is an addictive puzzler which involves using the Z and X keys to rotate four tiles clockwise or counterclockwise to make a match of four blocks with the same color. Remove the blocks quickly to increase time, and complete all ten levels to unlock the unlimited mode.Glass tiles are automatically removed if an entire column or row of these exists when the game is in progress.Name: Same CubeDeveloper: YamaharaCategory: PuzzleType: FreewareSize:...

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Clock Tower's Secret

Clock Tower's Secret is a platformer in which players have to figure out a way to reach the exit portal by activating the correct switches to rotate the entire world towards the direction shown by the blue arrows.Hold the Z key to zoom out, and tap the C key to jump. Press the X key when your character is next to a switch to activate it. Developed by ssi for a recent Three Minute Game competition.Name: Clock Tower's SecretDeveloper: SSICategory:...

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Grilled Box

Grilled Box is an action game which resembles Every Extend, developed by TERU-soach for a recent Three Minute Game competition. Blocks appear from the top of the screen at a steady rate, and players have to destroy as many blocks as they can before they reach the bottom. Left click on a block to start a chain reaction, or right click to use the magnet and bring the blocks closer to each other. Use these two actions sparingly, as clicking rapidly...

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MinishoterRS

MinishoterRS is a horizontal shooter by Peposoft which features multiple ships to choose from, each with it's own strengths and weaknesses in combat. Hold or tap the Z key rapidly to alternate between your ship's primary and secondary weapons. Use the X key to activate a temporary speed boost, handy for dodging bullets or reaching a certain spot on screen quickly. Press the F2 function key to cancel a selection or exit a game in progress at any time.This...

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Santa Claus Vs the Ice Demons

Santa Claus Vs the Ice Demons by Ablach Blackrat is another Game Maker winter's contest entry. This one's a danmaku game. I found it pretty easy until level 7, then increasingly difficult. Use Z to shoot and X to move slowly for more accurate movement. Your belt buckle is your hit-target.It's not too special compared to the better games in the danmaku genre, and is pretty rough in a lot of places, but it's sometimes fun to have a nice warm cup of...

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Chain Reaction

BenW's Chain Reaction is an arcade game with a simple premise, in which players have to continuously move towards the right of the screen while trying to avoid falling off collapsing tiles or contact with red blocks. Use the cursor keys to move your block around, or press the Alt and F4 function key to quit at any time.Name: Chain ReactionDeveloper: BenWCategory: ActionType: FreewareSize: 10MBDirect download link: Click h...

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Rakukore

In Rakukore, the aim of the game is to guide a ball towards it's end level destination while attempting to collect as many black dots as possible. The left and right cursor key can be used to change it's screen position. Tap the left shift key to jump. Press the same button repeatedly to execute a double or triple jump. Use the control key to pause the game or cancel a selected option.MattC - "There are actually five difficulties with four levels...

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The Yore Trailer

The Yore is an exploration game to be released by Crobasoft in February 20...

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Samurai High Jump

Samurai High Jump is a new Flash release from GamePure with a passing resemblance to Nanaca Crash, but not quite as addictive. Left click to plant the pole, then repeat the same action to control your ascent. The game doesn't end unless you make three mistakes consecutively, while the height of the bar is incremented progressively for each successful jump.Name: Samurai High JumpDeveloper: GamePureCategory: ActionType: Brow...

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Unbound: A Wound Vignette

Unbound: A Wound Vignette is a sequel to Heartland Deluxe, and the second in a series of three short introductory games based on the backstory of an upcoming full-length game entitled: Wound. This release is shorter than it's predecessor, and will take less than five minutes to complete.Name: Unbound - A Wound VignetteDeveloper: LimpingFishCategory: AdventureType: FreewareSize: 30MBDirect download link: Click h...

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GSW's Top 5 Freeware Games of 2007

Simon had posted a selection of five titles considered the best freeware games released in 2007 at GameSetWatch.peruse the article h...

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News

Dino Run: Pixeljam had posted eight new screenshots from their upcoming browser game.Army of Trolls: A new game from Army of Trolls will be made available for download this Christmas eve. [previous mention]Blackwell Convergence: Two new screenshots from Dave Gilbert's upcoming adventure game posted at the Wadjet Eye Games' web site.Resonance: Another sprite art from Vince Twelve's upcoming adventure game posted.MarkUp Issue 10: MarkUp issue 10 (the...

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Motnxoqe

Motnxoqe is a rather clever strategy game of a variety that I don't recall ever seeing before. You have no direct control over the units in your "army", instead placing and removing road blocks on the map with the left mouse button. Any units that encounter an obstacle, either a wall or a roadblock, will turn 90 degrees clockwise and continue on their way.You must guide your army (represented by the blue numbers) to the enemy base and destroy all...

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sfxr - sound effect generator

Possibly one of the most useful application that a game developer could have. DrPetter has written a program which randomly generates a sound effect based on selected options and slider settings. The results can then be saved as .wav files, ready for use in any projects.Name: sfxrDeveloper: DrPetterCategory: ApplicationType: FreewareSize: 1MBDirect download link: Click h...

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