October 16th, 2012 | By Erik Johnson
Tagged in: indie links | indie links round-up | industry news
Today’s Indie Links include a batch of new Xbox Live indie games, a freeware open-source action RPG, a procedurally-generated platformer, and a point-and-click adventure set in a haunted sawmill.
Highlights From Humble Indie Bundle 6 Developers AMA (Reddit)
“Hey everyone! We’ve all been putting together Humble Indie Bundle 6 for months now, and it’s been awesome that so many people are checking out the games and soundtracks! The creative, awesome, and incredibly hard-working folks behind Dustforce, Rochard, Shatter, Space Pirates and Zombies, Torchlight, and Vessel are here for the AMA, so ask away!”
Escapism Squared: High Times With A Video Game (Kotaku)
“What follows is a story about someone who took drugs and writes honestly about her experience. We do not endorse the use of drugs and warn you to be mindful of the risks of any substance that’s subject to abuse. We accept the reality that many who play games use drugs or have tried them. We wanted to bring you a story about it.”
The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Anna (Joystiq)
“Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to writing free-form poetry on their LiveJournals. We believe they deserve a wider audience with the Joystiq Indie Pitch: This week, Dreampainters talks ancient Italian legend, modern murder and the beauty of point-and-click adventure games with its new PC release, Anna.”
Pixel Prioritised: McPixel Steam Greenlight Interview (Rock, Paper, Shotgun)
“McPixel has exploded onto Steam and is the first game to reach Valve’s storefront through the Greenlight process. There’s a feature about the indies and Steam coming later, courtesy of Nathan who has been visiting Fantastic Arcade where he was witness to a Valve panel all about Greenlight. I didn’t go to Fantastic Arcade but I did wake up at 7.30 this morning, endure the difficult commute from my bed to my computer and put on my Serious Journalist Hat. Primed and ready, I sent a list of very important and serious questions to Sos Sosowski about being the Armstrong of indies: the first man on Greenlight.”
The Friends of Droqen’s Probability 0 (IndieGames)
“This week Alexander Martin (Droqen) has released his first commercial game, endless platformer Probability 0, for $5 along with a collection of three more games for $5 extra. Yes, the bundle and standalone game prices have changed from $12/$9 respectively to $10/$5, but Droqen told me that he’d give early purchasers a choice: ‘they’ll get a partial refund or my next paid game for free, whatever it is.’ While we’ve taken a look at the main attraction last month, here we look at the three Friend games: Pirattitude, Fishbane, and Starseed Pilgrim.”
Flare Is A Free, Open-Source RPG For The PC (Kotaku)
“Fans of old isometric PC role-playing games, this is for you. Flare is a free, open-source RPG project that’s currently in alpha, but is already generally playable and, given the nature of the game and its price, pretty good! Because it’s open-source, it’ll be a cinch for anyone who wants to modify or improve basically the entire thing. There’s a beta coming next year, but you can try it out now at the link below.”
FTL: The Fatal Frontier, Sector 4 (Rock, Paper, Shotgun)
“A new sector! We’re down to 25% hull, still don’t have a proper gun and have spent all our money on repairs that didn’t last long. Damn, we’re in a tight spot. So do we exercise extreme caution or take big gambles in the hope of big pay-offs?”
New Xbox Live Indie Games For Week Ending September 28, 2012 (indiePub)
“It’s been quite a while since our last Xbox Live indie games weekly update but we are happy to announce we are back on track and will be posting again weekly. Best bets this week include: Nuke War ’84, a strategy based game where gamers try to win a nuclear exchange with the soviet union in a full blown war; 9 Ball Champion Live, a classic pool game; Moe Mekuri 3, a puzzle game where the goal is to simply flip over all the panels face up to win the photos; and Red Invasion: TD Blitzkrieg, a strategy and simulation game where you protect your base and destroy the incoming enemies.”
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