As a gamer, I’ve spent the lions share of my game time over the years with the big-budget “AAA” games that both dominate the market and the conversations surrounding it. I enjoy these games (mostly), but have found myself finding fewer and fewer titles that actually get me excited. They’re still there, but are growing…
Tag: Indie
Unreal Engine 4 is Surprisingly Friendly to New Developers
The power of Unreal Engine 4 continues to impress as more and more developers put it through its paces. We seen what the engine could do for some of our favorite games like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, but what about completely new projects? What can a completely new developer do with it? More…
Kerbal Space Program has Cleared the Tower!
Image from publicly available images page of the Kerbal Space Program website That’s one small step for Jebediah Kerman, and one giant leap for Kerbal-kind! This past Monday, one of the prodigal sons of indie game development has finally left the confines of Early Access and has found its way into the wilds of full…
So You Want to Make Games: Motivation and Goals
Image by Flickr user: jeroen_bennink (cc) Creating something – no matter what it may be – is a noble endeavor. It takes no small amount of passion, dedication and perseverance to see a project to completion, and games are no exception. I’ve been at the process of making my own games for a while now, and…
EGX Rezzed- My Highlights
So over the weekend EGX Rezzed was held at the NEC in Birmingham and i was lucky enough to be able to get myself down to it on the Friday. For those who are unaware of what Rezzed is the way i describe it is like a more indie based Eurogamer, although this year for…