Over the last year in gaming, I’ve gone from someone who didn’t really know what a Cairn was, to someone that is intimately familiar with their purpose, their history, and how to stack them carefully to ensure they weather any storm. For that, I have games like Horizon: Call of the Mountain and Tchia to […]
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There are some pretty complex gaming formats within the indie scene. We have been tasked with exploring pocket solar systems in The Outer Wilds. We’ve pushed our little brains to their limits to break down the inception-like puzzles within Coocon, and we’ve had to master various card-based systems to conquer titles like Inscryption and Slay
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If you happen to be a game developer, or at least take a passing interest in game development, you’ll know that creating a successful game is a pretty hard thing to do. You need to establish a killer gameplay loop, create a world worth exploring, craft a series of deep and nuanced characters, and, most
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As gamers, we like to think that the developers of our favorite franchises and hotly anticipated titles have our best interests at heart. We want to believe that developers will always include the features that fans have been crying out for since the last release, and we wholeheartedly expect them to give it their all
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When we think of indie development, we usually think of the long process of taking an idea and molding it into a fully formed title. However, before you can do that, you need a concept worth molding into a full release in the first place. It all starts with a spark, a gimmick, a joke
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Working in the gaming industry at this moment in time is pretty anxiety-inducing, to say the least, as lay-offs are becoming more and more frequent, and it seems no one is safe. The proof is in the pudding, as many at the successful studio Mediatonic, the folks behind Fall Guys, have been laid off. It
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I don’t know about you guys, but I really love it when a game makes me feel like a genius. If anyone knows me, you’ll know I’m far from it, but through clever game design and just a little brainpower, video games have the power to deliver eureka moments that make me consider why I
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There are a ton of household names that just roll off the tongue when discussing the characters within the AAA scene. Kratos, Lara Croft, Master Chief, Cloud Strife. I could spend all day naming elite gaming characters, and I would imagine you would nod your head as I did, mumbling, ‘Know that one, and that
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While we indie gamers are a pretty multifaceted bunch that pride ourselves on being able to enjoy all manner of video games, whether that be high-octane FPS shooters, mind-bending puzzlers, or true-to-life simulators, we tend to blend like a chameleon to our surroundings. However, there is an even more niche brand of indie gamers that
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Just in case you’re so rooted in the world of indie games that you missed it, Xbox had their dirty laundry aired out this week courtesy of their ongoing court case with the FTC. The company has been embroiled in a legal battle to get its acquisition of Activision-Blizzard over the line, and in the
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