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# Indies’ unstoppable growth, the questionable future of Kickstarted games, and… Objection!
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/cheat-sheet-102513/
- Published: 2013-10-25T10:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-11-17T16:11:56.000Z
- Description: How the IGF is growing like a Gremlin in water, and more!
- Author: Kill Screen Staff
- Tags: News, cheat sheet, Kickstarter, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

*868-HACK* creator Michael Brough’s newest project is called *Smesport*. (Shown above.) He decribes it as a [“4-player lane-pushing futuresport.”](http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/oct/23/smesport-dota-fifa-video-games?ref=killscreen.com)

Today’s crowd-funding blessing is tomorrow’s curse of heightened expectations. Game|Life [reminds us of Kickstarter’s highest profile game projects and how over-budget or overdue they are.](http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/10/gaming-kickstarters/?cid=co13494684&ref=killscreen.com)

That being said: [Night in the Woods](http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1307515311/night-in-the-woods?ref=killscreen.com), another project look to blow by its initial goal in mere days, looks very, very pretty.

The Independent Games Festival has announced [over 600 entries for their Main Competition awards, to be winnowed down to six finalists.](http://igf.com/2013/10/2014%5Findependent%5Fgames%5Ffestiva%5F1.html?ref=killscreen.com) The Indie Boom looks to continue booming. Especially if you like cubes. (We’re looking at you, *CUBD*, *Cube & Star*, *Cube Sync*, *Cubesis*, *Cubicity*, and *Cubiory*.)

> As long as I have time, I’ll continue the relationship forever.

Yuge, a 39-year-old Japanese male, on his ‘girlfriend’ Ne-ne, who is a character in Konami’s *Love Plus* on Nintendo DS. [Reports have found many prefer virtual dating to the real McCoy.](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24614830?ref=killscreen.com) Intern Eric says: “Phew, I thought I was the only one.”

Amanita Designs makes adventure games that both feel contemporary and stuck in time. Their latest, *Samorost 3*, looks to maintain the glory of the first two. Have a look.

With new consoles looming ever closer, and Microsoft and Sony’s new boxes both unable to play 360 or PS3 games, the issue of backwards compatibility remains. [Not for long, according to our friends at PopSci](http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2013-09/final-upgrade?src=SOC&dom=tw&ref=killscreen.com), who see a future of endless upgrades replacing hardware resets.

You can now play the next chapter in our favorite ridiculous lawyer cross-examination sim, *Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies.* Get that pointer finger ready!

*Overruled!*