Game Developer

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Atari has put out the call for any indie developer with a love for Bubsy to try their hand at revitalizing the dormant character.

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 10, 2024

Indie gaming in Japan is growing, while domestic investment in indie publishing and greater investment in independent and doujin creators is uprooting the Japanese games industry. Even the Japanese government recently announced investment schemes to fund and produce more domestic indie titles.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Japanese developers, and the organizations supporting them, on Japan's slow but growing indie scene.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The indies love Xbox Game Pass, and the unions believe the merger will offer a blueprint for labor relations in the game industry.

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Success as an indie developer is tough. For every game that finds critical and commercial acclaim another ten projects fail to make a profit for the creators who put years of their lives into their art.

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Game Developer

MARCH 29, 2024

The line between triple-A and indie is very thin for studios like Evil Empire and Thunder Lotus, so they've made a space for themselves.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 16, 2024

Google has opened applications for its 2024 Indie Games Fund. The fund is open to indie game developers that have already launched a game on Google Play or other mobile platforms, PC and console. A group of Latin American game studios will receive a share of $2 million, with each recipient receiving between $150,000 to $200,000.

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Game Wisdom

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Indie Showcase Time Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie showcases highlight the games we check out on stream, please reach out if you would like me to cover your game. All games shown are press key submissions.

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Game Wisdom

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Indie Showcase 253 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie showcases highlight the indie games we play on the channel, all games shown are press keys submissions. … The post Indie Showcase 253 appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 1, 2024

New indie publisher Shoreline Games just launched, also unveiling its portfolio for early 2025. Read more

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Game Developer

MARCH 2, 2023

Aran Koning and Ruben "Rubna" Naus, two members of indie quartet Sockpop Collective, share what they learned after releasing a century of games.

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Game Wisdom

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Indie Inquiries Store Page Review Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" This is a store page review for the indie game Andy Blast vs. the Forces of Evil , if you would like me to review your page for a future episode, please reach out.…

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Game Wisdom

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Indie Showcase Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie game showcases highlight the games we cover here on the channel. 0:00 Intro 00:14 Steamworld Build 3:23 Gunhead 6:13 Step By Step 7:36 Limo’s … The post Indie Showcase appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Game Developer

MARCH 20, 2023

Attorney Kellan Voyer laid out five common problem areas for indie developers to watch out for in publishing contracts, including issues with licensing, DLC, and IP.

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 7, 2024

But not in the world Tomasz Ostafin, founder of indie studio Petums , is creating. Pirofauna is the second game by tiny indie studio Petums. That took seven years…) The post In Pirofauna by Polish indie studio Petums, fire is the hero of the forest appeared first on PreMortem Games. Petums is actually just me.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Indie developers like Quinn K, Cosmo D, Taylor McCue and more name their "unsung heroes" of 2023.

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Game Developer

MAY 9, 2024

Yes, the industry is experiencing a shift, but change often breeds opportunity, especially for nimble indie developers.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Digital Vortex Entertainment is a new publishing team focused on "elevating indie developers." Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

In 2020, Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime co-created Dreamhaven, a new developer and publisher with two internal studios and a partnership program designed to help other indies. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 20, 2024

Virtuos has acquired British indie game developer, Third Kind Games. Virtuos says the acquisition will enhance its "AAA co-development capabilities and establish a new foothold for Virtuos in the UK."

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 7, 2024

Innersloth, the studio behind hit social deduction game Among Us, has created a new indie games fund. Entitled Outersloth, the project was announced on stage during today's Summer Game Fest Opening Showcase, where the studio said it wanted to share the success it has enjoyed with Among Us by funding other indie developers' games.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JANUARY 25, 2024

ID@Xbox has launched a curated program to highlight the top indie games on its platform. The Indie Selects program will consist of games selected by the ID@Xbox team, showcased in a permanent section on the Xbox Store.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 30, 2023

How 2DBoy created 2008 indie darling World of Goo , with a little illumination from WiiWare and Steam.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JUNE 14, 2024

A number of headlines on other sites have declared this year's array of showcases as 'The Year of the Indie' – and they're not wrong. The titles seen across the likes of Guerrilla Collective, Wholesome Direct, and Day of the Devs were superb, with indie titles even turning up during Summer Game Fest and Xbox Games Showcase.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 1, 2024

Indie publisher Mystic Forge has raised €2 million in an investment. Led by investors ForsVC and ROM Utrecht Region, the funds will support the publisher in dedicating resources and attention to its growing portfolio of games.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 5, 2024

That's what Innersloth's communications director Victoria Tran tells us as we sit down to chat about the new indie fund from Among Us developer Innersloth. Outersloth has been a "really bad open secret" since 2022.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 11, 2024

Former Nintendo and Sega staff have formed a new publishing and investment firm, First Break Labs, which aims to help indies get their first break in the industry.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Indie game Antoblast has been delayed until December after its developer was impacted by both Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 20, 2024

Drawing on Della Rocca's years of experiences working with indie developers, we discuss the biggest challenges these studios face in today's market, from the impact of layoffs and studio closures to the shrinking indie publisher scene.

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Game Wisdom

AUGUST 22, 2024

Indie Game Showcase 209 Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie showcases look at a variety of indie games that were submitted and I’m always looking for more games to check out.

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Getting your game noticed isn't easy, and it's particularly tough for indie game developers right now. Of course, there's been a concerted effort by the industry to give indie games their time in the spotlight, and it's great to see major publishers such as PlayStation, Nintendo, and Xbox hosting their own indie showcases throughout the year.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 1, 2024

Ex-staff claim the publisher has eliminated its entire publishing team. If true, it's unclear what that means for the games Armor's expected to publish.

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Game Wisdom

JULY 23, 2024

Indie Showcase Time Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" The weekly indie game showcases show off all the amazing indie games we play here on the channel. 0:00 Intro 00:14 Unplug 1:35 Potion Craft: … The post Indie Showcase Time appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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Game Developer

MARCH 14, 2023

Unity's data shows that indie developers are looking to crunch less, and strategizing to get games to market faster.

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Game Wisdom

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Indie Store Page Review of Welcome Back, Commander Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" This is a store page review for the game Welcome Back, Commander. If you would like me to review your store page for a future episode, please reach out.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Merge's story comes to a close after a 15-year run.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Here are some 2024 tips for being an exhibitor/booth staff, based on experience from PAX East, GDC, and PAX West.

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