Remember Canabalt, that endless-runner indie iOS hit? Developer Semi Secret is coming out with a new game for iOS called Hundreds. It’s an arithmitic puzzle game where you touch numbers that add up to 100. Touched numbers turn red, and red touching red means game over. There’s a lovely site explaini
Last month, we closed out our month-long Soundplay program with Pitchfork and Intel with our very own game jam. For the uninitiated, game jams are two-day long game-building competitions where entrants are given a theme, asked to build something, and then race to the finish line. Today, the fine fol
Simulation games don’t get the press and glory that AAA games do. But they are popular: Farming Simulator 2012 sold 500,000 copies in France and Germany, according to a press release from Astragon Publishing. Robert Rath voices his frustrations with the bug-ridden simulations, and wonders at their l
Yes, more companies are capitalizing on your nostalgia, this time with orchestrations of the original Pokémon soundtrack. Caitlin Oram at Pixels or Death found them evocative of her youth in the best way. Of course, I’d turn out the lights, kiss Mom and Dad goodnight, and snuggle into bed… until I h
The new SimCity won’t be released until next February, but promotional videos are out and ripe for critique. The game looks really sleek, and keeps some of the old system, like zoning, while simplifying pesky things like power lines and water lines. Kate Cox at Kotaku remarks on the little things: E
Toronto, the hotbed of indie game developers AND indie comic artists, decided to combine its talents in a game jam called Comics Vs. Games. TIFF Nexus documented the event and made a short film, embedded below. The games look great, and the multiplayer bouncing game Cumulo Nimblers is available for
FanGamer has reprinted their Zelda-themed Cards of Legend, whose design follows the template of classic face cards. These are so gorgeous they make me want to cry, or frame individual cards in a row on my wall.
The finefolks at Kornhaber Brown asked me to come into the studio to talk about indie games for their PBS Offbook series. What they created is one the finest primers on the potential of indie games staring Zach Gage, Leigh Alexander, Eddie Boxerman & Andy Nealen, and Darren Korb. Fun stuff!