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Read More »Surgeon Simulator iPad version to include dentist visit
Indie developer Bossa Studios’ first-person operation game Surgeon Simulator is heading to iPad with a new, likely grisly, dentistry mode. Teased as Surgeon Simulator – Shh, I Dentist Now, the new mode will have you botching procedures and operations on some unfortunate individual’s mouth (as opposed to the head and …
Read More »Double Fine repackages Broken Age as Season Pass offering
Double Fine has decided to forego an Early Access release of its adventure game Broken Age, instead electing to move forward with the Season Pass method for the title. The studio revealed to Kickstarter backers that it has decided to shift the point and click title into a two-act Season …
Read More »Xbox’s Charla: Indie boom will never die
ID@Xbox director believes there will always be demand for indie games
Read More »‘I want indies to drive off in Ferraris’: Chris Charla’s hopes for ID@Xbox
Xbox director determined to empower independent developers with next-gen programme
Read More »Fez sells 1m copies
Polytron’s indie gem Fez has sold 1m units across Xbox 360 and personal computer platforms, the studio has announced. The developer shared the news on its site in a thank you post to fans. "Fez has now sold over a million units across all platforms," the post read. "That’s right, …
Read More »Report: Nintendo permitting cross-platform multiplayer
Nintendo will allow Wii U and 3DS developers to implement cross-platform multiplayer with other consoles and devices, according to indie developer Ripstone. Ripstone’s co-founder Phil Gaskell told Eurogamerthat Nintendo recently agreed to the studio’s request to include cross-play for its title Pure Chess – which is already out on PS3 …
Read More »Terraria 2 plans include infinite worlds
Terraria creator Andrew Spinks has openly discussed plans for a direct sequel to Re-Logic’s hit indie RPG. While Terraria 2 will maintain those certain established mechanics that made the first so popular, some exciting new design possibilities have come about – including more biome diversity and infinite worlds. [The game …
Read More »Xbox: ‘Indie games can sell systems’
Minecraft proves that indie games can sell consoles, says Xbox indie developer boss Chris Charla. Charla is in charge of Microsoft’s new indie programme ID@Xbox, unveiled at Gamescom to attract small studios to Xbox One. There has certainly been system sellers that have been indie games – Minecraft is a …
Read More »Microsoft: Don’t expect indies on Xbox One until early 2014
Microsoft doesn’t expect to see much of an indie game presence on Xbox One until sometime early next year. Speaking with Games Industry, Microsoft corportate vice president Phil Harrison explained that – despite an avalanche of interest” in the Independent Developers @ Xbox program – it’s unlikely many of the …
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