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Entries Tagged as 'Indie Games'

Autumn Dynasty

August 16th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Consoles, Indie Games, RTS

Thanks to Nabeel Burney of Slowdown for pointing out this upcoming XNA game to me. Use brush strokes to control armies on a parchment map.

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Defcon on the DS

April 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Indie Games

Gamespy is reporting that one of the great little games of the last few years is on its way to my mobile platform of choice. No publisher yet, but I really hope Introversion can find one. Defcon would be the perfect airplane game.

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IGF Finalists

January 7th, 2009 · Comments Off · Indie Games

They finalists for the IGF 2009 prizes have been announced. Now I just need to score a GDC invitation so I can see the ceremony and talk to the developers.

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Ironclads: American Civil War Demo Comments

October 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Indie Games, Wargames

A demo is now available for Totem Games’ 19th century naval wargame. You can play either side of the war in a multiple ship battle. My early impressions are not good, mostly because it doesn’t feel like naval combat. It’s turn based, which is fine, but you only face enemy fire on the enemy’s turn, [...]

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Better to Reign in Hell

June 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Indie Games, Preview

Vic Davis, the friendly guy behind Armageddon Empires, has announced his new turn based strategy game, Solium Infernum. Once again it’s a board game thing with card driven game play. The best news? Play By E-Mail allows up to six players to compete for the Infernal Throne. OK, not the best news. I’ve lost a [...]

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The Road to Indie Success

May 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blogs, Indie Games, Media

N’Gai Croal has loaned one of the most important chairs in games journalism to Bill Harris (from Dubious Quality) for a two part interview with Vic Davis, the man behind Armageddon Empires, one of my favorite games of 2007. Part One is here. Part Two is here. Harris and Davis use site views and sales [...]

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