One of the games I’ve been keeping a close eye on for the last several months is a space simulator called Star Citizen. It’s an indie game being developed by Chris Roberts (Wing Commander, Privateer) that’s notable in the fact that it’s being completely transparent from the get-go....

One of the more popular indie games to come out over the last few years has been Fez, created by Phil Fish and developed by Polytron. However, in its life Fez has had to deal with multiple issues from Microsoft on the Xbox 360, most notably the fact that Polytron has only recently been able to update the...

Yesterday we heard a bit of good news from Microsoft regarding indie developers. No longer were they going to be required to have a publisher, and indeed it also turned out that the Xbox One would be able to function as a dev kit in its own right. Considering the fact that dev kits usually go for a few...

For the longest time Microsoft has not been very friendly towards indie games and their developers. In fact, Oddworld’s creator Lorne Lanning made some rather scathing comments about Microsoft’s commitment (or lack thereof) towards indie games, from the breakdowns in communication to the...

Over the last few years people have started to find fun (and often quirky) games from independent developers, and despite the small teams and low budget these games have really taken off. In fact, indie games have gotten so popular that some of the big console makers are really trying their hardest to court...

When you get down to it, the original PlayStation really was a special console. After all, with it being a brand new entry in the console race many different game companies were able to really branch out and explore new options for games that they would have been more hard-pressed to do on, say, the N64....

Besides the hostility Microsoft has had for indie developers over the years, one of the major obstacles standing in the ways of indie developers developing for the Xbox 360 was the fact that Microsoft would charge a fee to patch games. Such a fee may not be a big deal for a company like EA, but when...

I’ve been completely hyped for Tearaway since the moment I saw the first trailer last year, so imagine my delight when I saw the logo floating playfully over a cluster of PS Vitas at the Sony booth.  Immediately, I darted over to them to get my hands on the game I’d been so eager to play. To...