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Remember the Eggplant run from the previous Spelunky? This is like that, but even weirder.
Hello Games Teases New No Man's Sky Update Called Origins
It'll be "the beginning of something new," studio founder Sean Murray says.
Superbrothers Delay Jett: The Far Shore to 2021, Pushing Back Another PS5 Holiday Title
Before Jett lifts off, the Sword and Sorcery EP makers say they need more time.
The Second Player Goose in Untitled Goose Game Has a New Honk
There are also some subtle visual ways to tell the two naughty geese apart.
A Speedrunner Already Beat Spelunky 2 In Just 6 Minutes
C'mon man, it's only been out for a few hours!
Deltarune’s Next Chapter is Making “Healthy Progress,” Says Toby Fox
After some soul-searching with the engine, Chapter 2 is underway.
Risk of Rain 2 Studio Lays Out Plans For Future, Including Paid Expansions
Less incremental, more substantial.
Hades Is Pushing Back Cross-Save Support to Make Its Launch Target
It's still planned for later this year, though.
Annapurna Interactive Is Releasing an Eight Game Box Set to Celebrate Its First Five Years
Five years of publishing some stellar indies.
Lab Zero Owner Lays Off Remaining Staff After Others Quit in Protest
The Skullgirls and Indivisible studio is all but shuttered.
Toby Fox Teases “a Little Something” for Undertale’s Fifth Anniversary
Don't expect a surprise Deltarune drop, however.
Hello Games Hopes Its Next Big Launch Is Less Rocky Than No Man's Sky's
Founder Sean Murray says he "wouldn't want to put anyone through that again."
Vlambeer Bids Us All Farewell With a Sale and an Unfinished Prototype
After a decade of hit games, Vlambeer's saying goodbye and showing us FFFLOOD.
This Weekend's Indie Arena Booth Lets You Just Wander Showfloors Again
Get lost in a virtual sea of indies.
Twelve Minutes' Star-Studded Cast Has Willem Dafoe, James McAvoy, and Daisy Ridley
Willem Dafoe returns to video games.
The Last Campfire, Hello Games' Next Project, Gets Surprise Drop Tomorrow
See what Hello Games has been up to besides No Man's Sky.
Fall Guys Takes the Crown For Most Downloaded PS Plus Game
Mediatonic has summited the PS Plus mountain.
Ooblets Makers Share Big Personal News and a Big Update Roadmap
The Ooblets family is about to get bigger.
Every Announcement From Today's Nintendo Indie World Showcase
One bad dad and two terrible geese.
Untitled Goose Game Is Getting a Co-Op Mode That Supports Two Terrible Geese
It takes two to truly shatter a town's peace.
Sports Story, the Follow-Up to Golf Story, Has Been Delayed
The team needs more time to try and fully realize its ambitions.
A New Nintendo Indie World Showcase Arrives Tomorrow Morning
Nintendo will spotlight the cool indies coming to Switch.
Spelunky 2's PC Release Should Be "No Later Than a Few Weeks" After Its PS4 Launch
Derek Yu says it just needs some extra time to make sure it runs well.
Creative Europe Says It Wasn't Aware of Prior Allegations Against Weather Factory Developer
EU video game agency "reserves the right to re-evaluate the situation," but no sign of a move to rescind grant money.
Tomorrow's Fall Guys Update Will Add Another Level and Fix a Boatload of Issues
Less Royal Fumble = more royale fun.
The New Bugsnax Gameplay Trailer Is Crawling With Secrets
Put on your tinfoil Grumpus caps now.
Spelunky 2 Is Out in September With Online Multiplayer
Cue the cacophonous applause from the Spelunky faithful.
Braid Is Getting a Remastered Anniversary Edition Next Year
Someone go tell Soulja Boy.
Weather Factory Awarded Grant Despite Abuse Allegations Against Co-Founder Alexis Kennedy
Kennedy, formerly of Failbetter Games, was accused of abusive and predatory behavior last year.
Fall Guys Is Out, And Its Servers Are Being Swarmed With Players
Connection issues are plaguing the incredibly popular new game.
There's a New Frog Fractions Inside the Steam Re-Release of the Original
DLC for a nearly decade-old Flash game? Seems suspicious.
Fall Guys Accidentally Rockets Up the Twitch Viewer Charts During an Internal Test
Not a bad outcome for a developer slip-up.
Necrobarista Will Get Free DLC Stories About Its Supporting Cast
With additional gameplay fixes and adjustments on the way.
Looks Like Cuphead's Coming to PS4 Very Soon [Update: It's Here!]
According to an appearance on the PSN Store.
Ubisoft Reflects an Industry-Wide Leadership Crisis
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Xbox Games Showcase July 2020 Recap: Fable's Back, Halo Infinite Gameplay Revealed, and More
Today, we saw a slew of first-party Xbox Game Studios games, and then some.
Over 70 Demos Are Live For Xbox's Showcase Week—Here's the Lineup
There are a lot of cool games to check out this week.
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure Is a Medditeranean Getaway Tale From Monument Valley's Devs
Today's Summer Game Fest stream brought a reveal for this summer yarn.
Rogue Legacy 2 Hits a Tiny Delay Just Ahead of its Early Access Launch
Cellar Door says it needs a few weeks to get to a point where it's "truly proud" of the roguelike sequel.
Necrobarista, a Visual Novel About a Café Between Life and Death, Launches Next Week
Percolators and purgatory.
All Nine PlayStation Indies Showcased Today, Coming to PS4 and PS5
From maps and rabbits to violent, carefree worms.
Xbox Will Host Over 60 Demos As Part of Summer Game Fest Event This Month
Get into the summer mood with some show floor demos.
Townscaper Is a Relaxing Town-Building Toy From a Dev Behind Bad North
This is just what 2020 needs.
Join USgamer This Weekend As We Stream During BitSummit Gaiden
Tune in to see some demos of upcoming indie games.
Adding More Teraflops Doesn't Lead to Better Stories
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Sea of Stars' Release Date Is Still Far Away, But a Backer Demo Is Coming Very Soon
Backers can have a little demo, as a treat.
Untitled USgamer Stream: Slay Steampunk Pixels With Us in Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
We're chatting with devs and picking up some contracts.
Night in the Woods' Scott Benson Teases "Brand New" Game, Not a Sequel
Don't expect a return to Possum Springs.
Itch.io's Massive Racial Justice and Equality Charity Bundle Has Raised Over $2.3 Million
With over 740 games and a week left on sale, the bundle is far from losing steam.
The Guerrilla Collective Delays Its Digital Festival, Plans Show to Highlight Black Voices
The three day event has been pushed back, but there will be a new stream on Sunday.
Slay the Spire Coming to iOS This Month, Android Version Still in the Works
Tune into the Guerrilla Collective for more information.
Gang Beasts Goes Independent as Double Fine Publishing Label Winds Down
With Double Fine now part of Xbox Game Studios, Boneloaf will carry on Gang Beasts itself.
Rev Up Those Next-Gen Hype Cycles
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BitSummit Announces Online Showcase BitSummit Gaiden For End of June
The indie expo returns as a digital showcase.
More Info on Little Nightmares 2 Coming This Summer
Any news is welcome news.
All the Big News From Today's Wholesome Direct
Every game from today's soul-cleansing not-Nintendo Direct.
Summer Game Fest Teams With Day of the Devs For Two Showcases This Summer
The indies will get their spotlight this summer, too.
Umurangi Generation Is a Photography Game About Snapping Pics in a Stylish, Chaotic Future
Slow down and take a picture.
Why Indie Devs Are Calling Epic's New Unreal Engine Policy a "Game Changer"
By only taking royalties on titles that earn over $1 million, Unreal could expand its base of indies.
Arcade Closures Have Sparked a Killer Queen Single-Player Experiment
Abs vs The Blood Queen is set to take Killer Queen from ten players down to one.
The ESRB Was Finally Badgered Into Doing the Right Thing About Loot Boxes This Week
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | Ratings board seems to be less responsive to complaints from people who know what they're talking about.
The Indie Megabooth Is Going on Hiatus Due to the Pandemic
After a Steam sale in May, the traveling showcase is "going away for now."
The Steam Game Festival Will Fill the Void of E3 2020 This Summer With Limited-Time Demos
The digital event is teasing more platforms to come.
ID@Xbox's 6-Part Showcase Spotlights Indies That Would've Been at GDC 2020
It's sort of like a bunch of tiny Nintendo Indie World videos all released at once.
USG Notebook: One of 2020's Hottest Games Might Be Super Mario 64?
Super Mario 3D World, Galaxy, Sunshine, and 64 are getting everyone's attention.
Untitled Goose Game's Delightful Soundtrack Is Now Available to Stream
Dan Golding's goose-y Debussy interpretations have been released by a real classical music label.
The Almost Gone is a Unique Puzzle Game That Explores Life and Tragedy Through Dioramas
Life, death, and mise en scene.
EGX Rezzed Digital is Live, Showcasing Tons of Indies and Live Let's Plays
With panels on careers advice, how to get into games journalism, and more.
Untitled Goose Game Snags Another GOTY Award, A Short Hike Wins IGFA Grand Prize
No one can stop the honk.
Steam's Second Game Festival Is Live With Over 40 Demos That Missed Out on GDC
From a winemaking sim to a kickball brawler, there's lots to play right now.
Everything Shown in Today's Nintendo Indie Showcase
Including a few games that are out today.
The Last Campfire, A Small Scale Adventure by Hello Games, Is Out This Summer
The studio behind No Man's Sky has a new game, and it's coming to most platforms.
Nintendo's Hosting Another Indie World Presentation Tomorrow
It's not a Direct, but c'mon, you want to hear about these games too.
Afterparty's Hellbound Bar Crawl Hits Nintendo Switch Next Week
Night School Studio's Oxenfree follow-up has a release date for Switch, and it's very soon.
BAFTA Winning Storybook Game Florence Is Coming to Switch, PC, and Mac This Month
This quaint love story is finding a few new homes.
Thousands of Flash Games Have Been Made Available Offline to Preserve Internet History
It's 2002 all over again.
After a Nine Year Wait, Kentucky Route Zero Finally Comes to a Conclusion This Month
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition will also release in its entirety across PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
Doki Doki Literature Club Creator Says New Content is Coming This Year
He's also got a new original VN in the works.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps Gets Delayed by One Month
You'll have to wait a teensy bit longer this spring to play the new Ori.
The Absurdly Difficult La-Mulana Games are Finally Coming to Current-Gen Console in Early 2020
Hope you're ready to get lost in some ruins, and then smushed.
After Four Years of Development, Here's the First Glimpse of Axiom Verge 2
Tom Happ's been working on a follow-up to his Metroidvania for 4 years.
Nintendo's Streaming One More Indie Showcase Before the Year's End: Watch It Here
The Switch gets one last shot of indie news for 2019.
The Choose Your Own Adventure Publisher is Going After Indie Developers Who Use Its Trademark Phrase
Takedown notices going out to small-scale devs on Itch.io.
Wargroove Developers Respond to Criticisms of Whitewashed Voice Cast
"We want to be honest about what happened."
Indie Devs: Apple Arcade is Healing a Wound in Mobile Gaming
The developers of Guildlings and Threes say the model is fixing the player-dev relationship.
Fans Are Comparing Wattam With Death Stranding, and Now Keita Takahashi Is Weighing in
Is Wattam a strand game? Maybe Takahashi or Kojima will tell us one day.
Katamari Dev’s Wattam Finally Has a Release Date
It'll debut on PS4 and PC a little over five years after it was announced.
Suda and Swery Host Strange Reveal Event for New Horror Game Collaboration
Welcome to the Hotel Barcelona.
Manifold Garden Launches This Friday After Seven Years of Development
The mind-warping puzzler is finally finished.
Time-Looping Mystery Outer Wilds is Coming to PlayStation 4 Next Week
Solve space mysteries and try not to wake the space fish.
Following Bombshell Report, More Indies Share Horror Stories of Working With Nicalis
Sources allege that Nicalis routinely stonewalls its prospective and established business partners.
Apple Arcade Springs Soft Launch on Developers, Some Games May Not Be Final Versions
Some iOS 13 beta participants can play games that don't even have official release dates yet.
New Celeste DLC Includes an Affecting Revelation About Madeline That Casts Her Story in a New Light
Madeline's battle with depression and anxiety take on a new meaning in Farewell DLC.
Untitled Goose Game Will Sound Its Release Honk This September
Less than a month 'til goose-ageddon.
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