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Best Of Indie Games: May the Forte Be With YouFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 7:51AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. presents his weekly roundup of the top free and commercial indie games from his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include a time-bending platformer similar to Number None's Braid, a new ...

Freeware Friday: Alien SwarmSaturday, July 24, 2010 @ 2:11AMFiled under: Features , Action , Multiplayer Welcome to Freeware Friday , a weekly column showcasing excellent games that you can play free of charge! We always love it when a mod team is brought into the game industry to make a retail-quality game. It's even better when said retail game is free. Continuing its extension of good will to all us PC folk, Valve has released a Source engine remake ...

Best Of Indie Games: Crafting Harpoons and Spears in RomeFriday, July 23, 2010 @ 11:04AM[IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. rounds up some of the top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last week from his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The goodies in this edition include an educational strategy game, a new arcade ...

Old-school Tetris still getting love with a tournament , documentary, and freeware re-imaginingWednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:11PMTetris may have 21 years of history here in the U.S., but some players still hold the original NES and Game Boy games closest to their hearts. Here are some of the more significant recent homages to some of the oldest iteration of the game.

More PC Games Purchased in Stores Than OnlineWednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 10:34AMWhenever arguments arise over the viability of the PC gaming market, the subject of digital downloads -- typically unaccounted for when sales data is discussed -- routinely comes up. The NPD Group has released a report that suggests in-store purchases of PC games still account for more sales than digital downloads do, but notes that the two are now incredibly close. The NPD data puts full-game ...

Interview: A Rocket Bear Takes Off - Vostrov On Going Full-Time IndieMonday, July 19, 2010 @ 6:06PMAlex Vostrov is the one man band behind Rocket Bear Games, previously known as Indiebird. His work has been featured on sister site IndieGames.com's blog numerous times, and with good reason -- his games tend to be quirky and interesting, as well as solid fun. Some of Vostrov's recent notable releases include the likes of Attack of the Paper Zombies, Pandora's Gearbox and Swarm, and he recently ...

Alien Swarm to be released by Valve as free game on MondayFriday, July 16, 2010 @ 2:12PMFiled under: Downloads , Action , Multiplayer , Full Games A while back a group of mod makers called Black Cat Games created a top-down sci-fi shooter total conversion for Unreal Tournament 2004 called Alien Swarm . After the mod was released the mod makers announced plans to release a stand alone Alien Swarm game using Valve 's Source Engine . However there's been little info about the status ...

Best Of Indie Games: Lights, Camera, Action!Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 9:51AM[Every week, IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor Tim W. will be summing up some of the top free-to-download and commercial indie games from the last seven days on his sister 'state of indie' weblog.] This week on 'Best Of Indie Games', we take a look at some of the top independent PC Flash/downloadable titles released over this last week. The delights in this edition include a game that stars a ...

The Joystiq Indie Pitch: 0 A.D.Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 8:14PMBeing a giant, beloved video game site has its downsides. For example, we sometimes neglect to give independent developers our coverage love (or loverage, if you will) as we get caught up in AAA, AAAA or the rare quintuple-A titles. To remedy that, we're giving indies the chance to create their own loverage and sell you, the fans, on their studios and products. This week we talk with Aviv Sharon ...