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Read More »Namco and Advantage team up for indie day
Namco Bandai is showing off its hottest upcoming games to UK independent retailers at a special event today. The publisher has teamed up with its distribution partner Advantage for the showcase, which is being held at the Alton Towers Hotel. Namco will be giving indies the chance to check out …
Read More »Limbo, Bastion and Amnesia part of latest Humble Indie Bundle
The fifth Humble Indie Bundle is now live, and it offers perhaps the series’ best line-up of games yet. The bundle this time around includes stunning platformer Limbo; the universally acclaimed adventure romp Bastion; survival-horror sensation Amnesia: The Dark Descent; Double Fine’s classic Psychonauts; and arty adventure title Superbrothers: Sword …
Read More »UK indie devs seal Ripstone publishing deal
VooFoo and Boss Baddie to collaborate on Big Sky: Infinity for PS3 and Vita
Read More »Five top High Street games stores
MCV and Koch Media round off Independent Retail Month with our final special feature focusing on the sector. This week, we look at five of the UK’s top stores. Seedee Jons Established: 1993Stores: 1Based: Jersey, Channel IslandsContact: 01534 769405Web: www.seedeejons.com Games now make up almost 70 per cent of this …
Read More »New service turns indies into digital retailers
Think the digital market is only open to the big players? Think again. Ztorm has launched a new white label service that will allow any independent retailer to set up its own downloads store online. The Gem-owned firm’s new API-plugin for popular blog platform WordPress makes it easy to advertise …
Read More »EA offers free publishing deal to crowd-funded projects
Having already squared off against Steam in the triple-A sector, EA now wants Origin to hold its own in the indie game scene. The publisher has announced that it is to offer free distribution for games funded by crowd-source initiatives. This would include schemes such as Kickstarter, which has risen …
Read More »CeX expansion inspires indies
Computer Exchange has opened its sixth store in 2012, taking its global tally to 171. The retailer – which buys and sells second-hand games, consoles, DVDs and phones – has just opened branches in Banbury, Gravesend and Dalston. It set up shops in St Helens, Glasgow and Poole earlier this …
Read More »Five fast-growing indie retailers
MCV and Koch Media continue Independent Retail Month with a roundup of five games indies which have grown massively in recent years. Barkman Computers Established: November 19th, 1987Stores: 1Based:Kingston Upon Thames, SurreyContact: 020 8546 5941 This indie turns 25 later this year. Owner Nick Elliott tells MCV about its growth …
Read More »RedLynx: Being indie doesn’t always mean you’re independent
The Trials Evolution studio's boss on the freedom of being acquired
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