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As the day of the next Independent Games Festival draws nearer, the finalists prepare for an incredible experience at the Game  Developers Conference in March. On the other hand, we at DIYgamer are still sifting through the list. Last year, we began a countdown to the Independent Games [...]

How nice of the dudes that made Carcophony to give us some awesome-looking screenshots of the upcoming XBLIG title they’ve created, BlindGiRl. I know absolutely nothing about the game as GLPeas has chosen to keep us in the dark but wished for us to release the following screenshots. In their own words, “As for what [...]

One of the many things I learned writing for DIYgamer this past year is that people seem to play the hell out of steampunk titles. They gather a respectable amount of attention and give the impression that a core fan base truly loves the steampunk style. At the same time, most of us gamers love [...]

It’s nice to see that Epic’s Unreal Development Kits were not released in vain and that developers are utilizing its potential. By the screenshots of Trendy Entertainment’s Dungeon Defense, we can already tell the game looks great (no real surprise there). But as a hybrid between tower defense and action RPG, this title boasts a [...]

Jagged Blade Games has been on the trail of their zombie MMORPG, Dead Frontier, as they released word of a 3D upgrade to the game earlier this month. On February 5th, the studio announced the launch of an online blog chronicling the future developments of Dead Frontier. This is good news for anybody wishing to [...]

Kokoromi, the game collective behind the annual Gamma events, were invited to the Game Development Conference this year. They’ve raised about half the money they need to get there, but they need a little help to get the rest of the way.
The collective put together a Kickstarter page to help raise the rest [...]

If you’ve been too busy to sort through the 73 Assemblee entries before, you’re in luck. They’ve been ordered by TIGForums.
After two weeks of voting, the results of TIGSource’s competition are in, and we now have a winner for each phase of the two-part competition.
In the first phase, artists created sound and [...]

The 2010 IGF Student Winners have been announced and 10 different titles landed in the spotlight. At the festival in March the 10 will compete for an overall Best Student Game prize, but to get to this point they definitely had to be special. We’ve dug through them all and contacted their developers in a [...]

RailSimulator has released an update for the Class 390 Electric Multiple Unit DLC for its train simulator Railworks, now available for download via Steam.
The patch brings a trio of changes including an improved manual, a fix to a reload bug and the addition of a simple scenario on Hagen-Siegen. The download can be applied for [...]

Mega-mod site and soon to be digital distributor ModDB have announced the winners of this year’s Mod of the Year Awards, with three indie notables taking home some metaphorical hardware.
Editor’s picks included AAAAA! A Reckless Disregard for Gravity taking Best Indie Game, with Overgrowth garnering the most votes for Best Upcoming Indie. Impressively, Natural Selection [...]