Don’t miss John Harris’s interview with Tarn Adams, the creator of one of the best (and most user unfriendly) city/empire builders in recent memory. Dwarf Fortress is a game that is captivating, addictive and terribly, terribly mean.
Entries Tagged as 'Indie Games'
Dwarf Fortress
February 27th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Tags: City Builder · Indie Games · Interview
Armageddon Empires Again
December 10th, 2007 · 2 Comments
It looks like Vic Davis’s labor of love is getting a little more publicity. This month’s Games for Windows magazine has Tom and Bruce playing Armageddon Empires (each on their own, but comparing progress) and Bruce devotes his still-too-short column to the game.
Of course, if you don’t know anything about the game, the account in […]
Tags: CGW · Indie Games
In the meantime…
October 25th, 2007 · 5 Comments
I’m waiting for my review of Armageddon Empires to be uploaded before I say any more about what is probably the most surprising game of the year. But until then, please use the interim to read developer Vic Davis’s blog. It has the usual indie developer stuff (here’s what we’re working on, here’s a patch […]
Tags: Blogs · Indie Games
2008 IGF Entries
October 9th, 2007 · 5 Comments
A list of the entries in the 2008 Independent Games Festival can be found here.
It shows just how out of the loop I am that I recognize very few of these titles. And I had no idea that Slitherine was working on another History Channel title.
Finalists will be announced on December 3.
Tags: Indie Games
Developer Interview: Jim McNally
May 5th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Longbow Digital Arts is a Toronto based developer best known for its arcade games, especially the very addictive Breakout clone DX-Ball. So what do you do next? You make a strategy game based in Ancient Greece, that’s what. Obvious, no?
Jim McNally answered a few questions about Hegemony.
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Longbow Digital Arts has focused, to this point, on […]
Tags: Ancients · Indie Games · Interview
