Everyone here at The Indie Game Magazine is really excited about 2012. We’ve been breaking traffic records every week and have a lot of new and exciting ventures in the works.  One of these *new* ventures is 8-Bit Funding.For those of you unfamiliar with 8-Bit funding, it’s a Crowd-Funding site similar to Kickstarter. It differs in that it is entirely indie game focused, supports international projects/payments, and is backed by our media properties for excellent promotion to the very indie gamers that love these types of games.Extra Exposure is always good right?

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We spotted Red Dwarf Games‘ debut freebie The Old Tree and immediately fell in love with its style after playing it through. Essentially it is a point and click adventure which draws many similarities with Amanita Design’s fantastical creations. You take on the life of a newborn creature at the bottom of the titular tree and worm your way up to the top, meeting some rather peculiar characters on the way. It’s a great atmospheric piece with plenty of personality – understandably, we wanted more.We contacted Red Dwarf Games to find out what they were all about and what they had planned for the future.

Original Source: Exclusive: Red Dwarf Games Announce ‘Tales Of Cosmos’

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What a wonderfully wacky, whimsical and (let’s not forget) walled-in weekend that was! February 25th-26th 2012 should go down in history as the time when the indie gaming scene pulled together and made games…lots of games! The effort was all in the name of the GDC Pirate Kart or Pirate Kart V, whichever you prefer.The Kart is to be filled to the brim with lots of indie games and whisked off to San Francisco to this year’s GDC in March. A kiosk has been paid for by the many supportive people and so there it will sit with its hundreds (maybe even thousands) of games flaunting the beauty of true indie game development.Before we get on to some of the highlights of the Kart’s games, we would like to remind everyone that even though this cram weekend is over, you should continue making and submitting games for the Kart.

Original Source: GDC Pirate Kart Weekend: 700+ Games And Counting

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When I say that puzzles enliven any genre of game, I mean it. Although I will admit that there are a few exceptions. As a gameplay element, puzzles lend themselves very well to portions of other games due to the pre-frontal lobe stimulation they bring within the context of a greater challenge. For example, crossing a room is one of the simplest challenges that exists.

Original Source: ‘Sugar Cube: Bittersweet Factory’ Review – Meat Boy’s Clever Cousin

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Today seems pretty dull doesn’t it? Especially as it is a Friday, but that’s about to change as we have been scouring the net for free indie games to add a little color to your life. This week is a broad mix of things, but they all seem quiet peculiar in their own way. That can probably be said every week of our picks, but seriously – a lonely malformed experiment, a Japanese schoolgirl with a super power and a guy who can’t reach doors without his shadow. That’s pretty odd.Project Celsius by Celsius TeamCLICK HERE TO GO TO THE DOWNLOAD PAGEProject Celsius was made by students as part of the Videogame Creation and Design Master Degree at Universitat Pompeu Fabra – pretty impressive work we’re sure you’ll agree.“The game takes place in a space ship full of different traps and alien creatures.

Original Source: Free Indie Game Friday – Celsius, Artillery, Starflight, Me, Abandoned

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Casual Connect’s Innovation Showcase RoundupBackFebruary 23rd, 2012 | By Chris PriestmanTagged in: anomaly warzone earth | big evil robots | cardboard box assembler | casual conect | groove coaster | high tea | hungry sumo | innovation showcase | monsters ate my condo | mos speedrun | pixel ranger | soul brother | this is a work of fiction | to-fu 2 This is the first year of Casual Connect’s Innovation Showcase. The CCIS is designed to promote innovation in casual games, showing off interesting and unique concepts and mechanics created by all levels of talent. Unlike the IGF there are no winners, so each developer is simply awarded by the attention and praise their products receive.

Original Source: Casual Connect’s Innovation Showcase Roundup

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As part of the promotions for Merge Games‘ upcoming release of The Binding of Isaac: The Unholy Edition, fans were asked to send in questions which would be sent to Edmund McMillen for him to answer.The questions were picked from those that were submitted with the winners will also receiving a free copy of The Unholy Edition. We also asked you, our readers, to send some questions in which were sent off with the others. We now have the answers from Edmund, which are as follows:______________________________________________Silvia De Maglie: Will I burn in hell for having played your game?Edmund: If hell existed, you still wouldn’t burn in it for playing Isaac, just make sure you accept Jesus as you lord and savior before you die and everything will be fine, FYI this also works for murder. its a but of a hell loop hole.Luke Haugh: You said once that Super Meat Boy (SMB) was your interpretation of Mario Bros and I felt that Issac had a Zelda feel with its dungeons.

Original Source: The Binding Of Edmund McMillen: A Quick Q&A

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You know those classic RPGs so many people love to play? The ones in which you trawl through every nook and cranny of a burgeoning wonderland whilst laying waste to demons, monsters and dragons both great and small? What’s one of the first things you do when you’ve looted the fallen corpses of your unworthy adversaries, raided all those dark, cavernous dungeons and pickpocketed that unsuspecting guildmaster in the local village? Why, you offload it to the nearest trader, of course, exchanging your unwanted trinkets for heirlooms and apparel rarer than a dose of subtlety in an Activision shooter.And you know what? These guys are always there, always kitted out with everything you need for a night out on the town/archdemon’s lair

Original Source: ‘Merchant’ Interview – Strictly Business (And A Few Other Things)

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The doors are now open for hopeful developers to submit their game to the A MAZE. Indie Games Award 2012 in hope of being internationally recognised and receiving that nifty cash prize.Taking place as part of the Deutsche Gamestage 2012 in Berlin from April 26th to the 27th, the A MAZE. Indie Games Award 2012 will be given to the “Most Amazing Indie Game” as picked by the event’s high profile international jury.

Original Source: A. MAZE Indie Games Award 2012 Now Open For Submissions

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Ahhhhh, physics and sweet jumps, patron saints of addictive indie games the world over. If you’ve ever played Trial Bike, Joe Danger or any of their countless brethren (statistically, you must have, right?), then you’ve heard all this before. Utilise your mastery of the acceleration button and tilt mechanics in order to fumble your way across a devious 2D assault course in the quickest time possible, preferably without landing your vehicle arse over elbow. However, the snuggly part of Snuggle Truck comes from the need to account for your truck’s precious cargo: a collection of cute cuddly animal toys. Let your ride get a little off balance or land too hard after using the aforementioned sweet jumps and the poor critters get sent flying, resulting in a game over if such an incident leaves your trunk empty.“Wait a sec, dude,” I hear my literary caricature of you saying to yourself

Original Source: ‘Snuggle Truck’ Review – Snuggler’s Run

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