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Re-Logic is looking to bring its popular indie acton adventure sandbox title Terraria to Mac and Linux platforms, the developer has revealed. A post on the game’s official site announces that the team is currently exploring the possibility of ports that will be compatible with existing data – such as …
Read More »Why Activision resurrected Sierra
Activision surprised Gamescom this week by resurrecting the Sierra Games publishing business. A subsidiary of Activision, Sierra is to publish a range of titles from independent studios. This includes classic Sierra IP like King’s Quest and Geometry Wars, as well as new IP and possibly HD remakes. It’s surprising because …
Read More »John Lunn talks about the crossover between games and startups
Develop speaks to John Lunn, Senior Global Director, PayPal and Braintree Developer Network, about games for social change
Read More »Sony’s Shahid Ahmad: Indie games do sell consoles
The big three platform holders have been eagerly courting independent developers, each with their own experts doing the wooing. But Sony’s Shahid Ahmad, heading up the Strategic Content team, is arguably the most public of these individuals. He has had a long career in the industry, going from bedroom coder …
Read More »Guacamelee heading to PS4, Wii U, Xbox consoles next month
Indie developer Drinkbox Studios has announced a new version of its platformer Guacamelee is heading to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Wii U next month. Guacamelee Super Turbo Championship Edition will arrive on PlayStation 4 July 1st, and launch July 2nd on Xbox One, Xbox 360 and Wii …
Read More »PC platform driving Sanctum 2 sales, developer regrets console launch
PC and consoles indie title Sanctum 2 has earned around 95 per cent of its revenue from Steam, according to developer Coffee Stain Studios. In a postmortem on Gamasutra, Coffee Stain’s Johannes Aspeby explains that the simultaneous console launch on Xbox 360 and PS3 hardware only caused the developer additional …
Read More »Supergiant’s Transistor hits PC, PS4 next month
Bastion developer Supergiant has announced its upcoming effort Transistor will launch of PlayStation 4 and Windows PC platforms on May 20th. The studio announced the news on Transistor’s blog, adding that the title will be sold via PSN and Steam for $19.99. The PC version will also be offered direct …
Read More »Ubisoft to publish AirMech on Xbox 360
Carbon Games’ free-to-play RTS AirMech is heading to Xbox 360, courtesty of Ubisoft. The publisher announced a console version of the popular indie strategy title will arrive this summer – though it’s also worth noting the game is currently available on PC via Steam as a free-to-play Early Access title. …
Read More »Apple launches showcase page to highlight App Store indie titles
The Apple App Store now offers an ‘Indie Game Showcase’ page, highlighting noteworthy iOS titles developed by indie studios. Shacknews points to the new App Store landing, which currently features Device 6 – along with developer Simogo’s other titles, such as Beat Sneak Bandit, and a few of the dev’s …
Read More »Microsoft unveils 65 new ID@Xbox developers
Microsoft has revealed it has signed on several dozen new developers for Xbox One ID@Xbox program. In a post on Xbox Wire, the company’s ID@Xbox director Chris Charla listed 65 new studios that have signed on to develop games for Xbox One through Microsoft’s self-publishing initiative. New partners include Castle …
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