Trailers A-Go-Go

Posted by Derek Yu Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:46:00 GMT


Canadian animator, illustrator, and cartoonist Michel Gagné and the programming team at FuelCell have released a new trailer for Gagne’s upcoming XBLA game, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. (Source: Tim, via IndieGames.com)


A trailer for Death Party aka Shotgun Ninja II aka the sequel to my favorite cactus game.


Finally, here’s a sneak peak Erin Robinson’s Puzzle Bots, the sequel to her popular adventure game Nanobots. The game is being made in collaboration with Dave Gilbert of Wadjet Eye Games (The Shivah, The Blackwell Legacy), and also includes pixel art by Ishi (Treasure Treasure).

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GDC/IGS Videos

Posted by Derek Yu Wed, 06 May 2009 02:34:00 GMT

For those who were unable to attend, and those who want to relive the magic:


Thanks, Fuzz, for uploading cactus’s presentation!


Also, the GDC Vault has released 3 videos: Jason Rohrer’s IGS session, titled “Beyond Single-Player,” The Indie Game Maker Rant, and The Game Design Challenge: My First Time, which features Heather “moboid” Kelley and Erin “The Ivy” Robinson. Thanks, Simon!

Hopefully more is on the way!

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IGS '09: The Indie Game Maker Rant

Posted by Derek Yu Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:52:00 GMT

Phil Fish

(Photo courtesy of Infinite Ammo)


12:02 – I finally got into this session, which was supposed to start at 11:45ish. It’s PACKED, mostly because nobody from the previous session left. The basic idea, which was conceived by Phil Fish (Fez), is that various game developers get up and rant about something, anything, for 5 minutes. Phil was the MC for the session, and also participated.

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