If you haven’t heard of the hyper-realistic, insanely detailed, and graphically-demanding Arma series, you probably don’t own a PC. Although technically the label may be fitting, it is absurdly difficult to call the upcoming Arma 3 an indie game, especially when the extraordinary attention to detail and photorealistic graphics are so convincing of the contrary. Most recently, developer Bohemia Interactive from the Czech Republic showed off some new gameplay of Arma 3, detailing several key [...]

If you’re an indie gamer, or enjoy the occasional indie game, you absolutely owe it to yourself to check out the upcoming Indie Game: The Movie. Despite the perhaps deliberately simplistic title, Indie Game: The Movie explores the agonizing, dramatic, and fulfilling lifestyle of several indie game developers. The movie interviews some of the more well-known indie devs, including Braid’s Johnathan Blow, and attempts to elucidate the masses on the tense process involved when betting [...]

Johnathan Blow, creator of the critically-acclaimed indie title, Braid, isn’t resting on his laurels as some might have you believe. The creative and introspective genius is already underway developing his newest indie title, dubbed “The Witness”. A sharp departure from the distinct art-style that defined Braid, The Witness looks to take an all-new direction that will have players solving puzzles on an uninhabited island.   How the game will play has yet to be announced, [...]

Kickstarter may have become a hotbed for indie developers looking to crowd-fund their game ideas, but that doesn’t mean that all of them succeed in doing so. If you think you’ve got a stellar idea for a game that can’t possibly fail (and let’s be honest, who doesn’t?) and you’re absolutely serious about putting it into motion, read on for a checklist to help maximize your Kickstarter project’s potential for success.   1.) Write a [...]

  The Witcher 2 was a radical upgrade from its predecessor, and introduced several narrative intricacies that other RPGs (*cough* Mass Effect 3 *cough*) could seriously learn from. A vast improvement in nearly every facet, The Witcher 2 brought a dark and mature narrative coupled with a unique combat system to give hardcore Western RPG fans a true classic. So, where can CD Projekt RED go now? With the game’s few flaws addressed in the [...]

Although the free to play model has enjoyed quite a bit of success on the PC platform, consoles have yet to adopt such a model. Considering that gamers of all allegiances are looking for a great title to play with their buddies, free to play seems like a no-brainer on Xbox 360, PS3, and perhaps even the Wii, to some extent. But, how to make it happen?   Free to play thrives on microtransactions, and [...]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock since the App Store became a worldwide phenomenon, you’ve likely heard just how profitable the mobile market can be. When Apple announced the SDK for iOS devices, people began pumping out app after app to try and capitalize on the mass demographic of iPad and iPhone owners around the world. Now, with the initial wave of uncertainty and experimentation, the mobile market has solidified itself and developed brilliant [...]

Despite much of the excitement over Diablo 3′s real money auction house (that has been delayed several time since launch), developer Blizzard Entertainment is overlooking just how detrimental the idea can be to the title’s lifespan for players willing to invest their hard-earned cash into the game after the initial $60 price tag. While I, too, was initially very excited about the prospect of additional cash showing up in my bank account simply by playing [...]

Out of all the indie developed titles on the horizon, Hawken is looking to be the best of them. Blending fast-paced shooter mechanics with intense mech gameplay, Hawken looks to redefine what it means to be an indie game. Developed by the up and coming Adhesive Games and built on the powerful Unreal Engine 3, Hawken looks set to bring an entirely new way to experience mech combat that the likes of MechWarrior introduced to [...]

If you’re an indie developer looking to promote your brand, there are quite a number of different ways to do so. In today’s day and age, social media marketing is one of the common forms of product or brand promotion, although something that many companies forget is the power of merchandising. Spreading the word via Twitter and Facebook is one thing, but to provide killer merch with your logo or product on it can actually [...]