Octodad: Dadliest Catch is an upcoming indie game that will be released on Steam, and recently announced, the PlayStation 4. It is the sequel to Young Horses’ 2010 indie hit Octodad. This year at the Sony E3 press conference, Octodad: Dadliest Catch made a splash when it was featured in their indie games segment. We… Read More »
In 2010, a group of friends from DePaul University got together and created their own game called Octodad. The group made the game free-to-play for everyone. It was released later that same year for Windows, Mac and Linux, respectively. Octodad is the story of an Octopus father, disguised as a human, with a human wife… Read More »
While walking through the Indie Megabooth at PAX East 2013 this year, one of the small booths caught my eye. On the multiple screens of play, a sultry woman flitted through the shadows, following the direction of a little girl. As I stepped into the booth, the dulcet tones of a female jazz singer grew… Read More »
Get your hipster glasses out! This week the nerds discuss indie games, video game conventions, the art of dating pigeons, and practice good listening skills. They also get real with each other, shed some tears, and give shoutouts to some loyal fans! Want to be mentioned on the show? Answer our questions on Facebook or… Read More »
Spelunky, an indie action adventure platformer created by Derek Yu, released yesterday, July 4th 2012 on the Xbox Live Arcade. I tried out this game with my children, explaining to them that it is an updated version of an older game. “So, you mean from when you were our age, right Mom?”, asked my ten… Read More »
Many of you have heard of Kickstarter and the numerous success stories that have come out of it. The service allows innovators to crowd-source funding for their various projects. It has even been used to great effect in games. Just check out renowned interactive fiction author Andrew Plotkin’s Hadean Lands. The concept of having the people… Read More »
When the Xbox 360 launched in November of 2005, Microsoft required games on the system to have achievements that players could earn for completing tasks in the game. At the time there was some doubt how useful this system would be. Today, game achievements have changed gaming for a great many players. Some gamers don’t… Read More »
