Topic: indie development
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Xbox Boss Confirms Next-Gen Console Will Have First-Party Games at Launch
Microsoft's next Xbox will launch with a strong lineup of exclusive first-party games to strengthen its value proposition and competitive stance in the gaming market. Despite speculation about a shift to software-only models, the market for dedicated gaming hardware remains strong, supported by a...
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How Cure: A Hospital Simulator Uses Twitch to Captivate Streamers
Sentinel Games, a small independent studio, is designing its titles with streamer discoverability as a core focus, exemplified by its debut game *Cure: A Hospital Simulator* which features deep Twitch integration to attract organic promotion from content creators. The studio's strategy, informed ...
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Neon Giant on Cyberpunk's 'No Law' and Moustached Heroes
**No Law** is a cyberpunk shooter featuring a distinct protagonist with a bold moustache, a design choice inspired by classic action heroes to help the game stand out in a crowded market. The game's world is described as "cybergrunge," aiming for a dense, high-fidelity environment that blends ste...
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Rogue Point Revives Classic Shooter Action
Rogue Point is a cooperative PvE shooter designed as a quick, replayable antidote to the grind-heavy, competitive nature of many modern first-person games, prioritizing fun social play with friends. The game offers a complete, contained package with no paid DLC, focusing on respecting player time...
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GDC 2026: A Transformative Gaming Festival Experience
The GDC Festival of Gaming successfully united over 20,000 global attendees, featuring a broadened scope with over 700 sessions and a new Festival Pass structure that led to unprecedented participation. Major industry announcements included Microsoft's next-generation Xbox platform, Google DeepMi...
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Ex-Apple Team Launches Acme Weather: A New Forecast Experience
The team behind the acquired Dark Sky app has launched **Acme Weather**, a new subscription-based app that shows a range of possible weather outcomes instead of a single forecast to communicate prediction certainty. Its proprietary engine synthesizes multiple data sources, and its key feature vis...
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Dino Patti on Multiplayer, Stop Killing Games, and Legal Battles with Playdead
Dino Patti, co-founder of Playdead, has spent seven years building Coherence, a tool designed to make online multiplayer development accessible to studios of all sizes, recently launching version 2.0 and being acquired by Roundtable Interactive Group. Coherence's technology allows developers to e...
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Exclusive: Road to VR's Ben Lang on the Future of Virtual Reality
Ben Lang founded Road to VR in 2011 to document the resurgence of consumer virtual reality, which had been limited to niche applications, and his work coincided with the industry's growth following the Oculus Rift Kickstarter. Lang emphasizes honest, objective journalism in his reviews to help re...
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The 20 Games That Made the Xbox 360 Iconic
The Xbox 360 was a highly influential console that combined powerful hardware and innovative software, setting new industry standards with a diverse library of groundbreaking games. Notable games like *1 vs. 100* and *Viva Piñata* showcased Microsoft's creative risks, offering unique social exper...
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Megabonk Pulls Game From The Awards, Citing Ineligibility
Vedinad withdrew *Megabonk* from The Game Awards' Best Debut Indie Game category, as it is not his first published game, making it ineligible despite the nomination. This incident highlights ongoing ambiguities in award category definitions, especially regarding what qualifies as a debut indie ga...
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Eurogamer Weekly: Top Features, Reviews, and Gaming News
The gaming industry is evolving with key discussions around GTA 6's 13-year development gap, the challenges of live-service games, and Microsoft's controversial Xbox Game Pass advertisement. Fortnite's Simpsons collaboration is praised as the most complete tie-in to date, offering interactive fan...
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Ship of Heroes' $45 Price Tag and $15 Monthly Fee Sparks Backlash
Ship of Heroes, a spiritual successor to City of Heroes, has launched with a controversial pricing model requiring a $45 purchase and a $15 monthly subscription, leading to significant community backlash. The game's high cost has resulted in an alarmingly low player base, peaking at around 100 co...
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Top VR Games of 2025: Our Game of the Year Winners
The VR gaming landscape in 2025 features mature, high-quality titles that build on past innovations, with standout games recognized for exceptional contributions to the medium. Key 2025 releases include *Ghost Town* for its immersive puzzle-adventure world, *Marvel’s Deadpool VR* for its producti...
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Big Hops Review: A 3D Platformer That Rivals Mario
*Big Hops* is a standout 3D platformer praised for its exceptionally satisfying core movement and controls, centered on a frog protagonist with a versatile, grappling tongue. The game's unique mechanics include a variety of magical fruits that enable creative puzzle-solving and platforming, rewar...
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Horses Horror Game Sells 18,000 Copies, Studio Still at Risk
Despite being banned from major platforms Steam and Epic Games Store, the controversial horror game *Horses* sold around 18,000 copies, generating nearly $65,000 in net revenue after receiving media attention and support from GOG. The revenue is being used to cover immediate debts and royalties, ...
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