A couple choice tid bits of information regarding Notch’s recently developed Ludum Dare 22 game entry: Minicraft, a game which has not only become popular but was also the most watched Ludum Dare challenge game during this last challenge. Some 2,000 people tuned in to watch him code apparently.

Back in November I wrote about a game called Abobo’s Big Adventure. It was an NES tribute game of sorts built with Flash for the browser. Still, what it promised was an unbelievable experience in playing as Double Dragon’s Abobo in all manners of classic NES worlds from Zelda to Megaman… seriously, it’s pretty crazy.

I’ve always been a fan of the Alien Breed series. No, not the underwhelming recent update by Team 17, but the classic Amiga/PC shooter series. It was simple, intense fun – claustrophobic corridors, limited resources and a never-ending stream of horrible alien bug-monsters pursuing you. While Frozenbyte’s Shadowgrounds series recaptured the essence of these games somewhat, Outpost: Haven manages to recapture the atmosphere almost perfectly, while adding some new tweaks to the formula.

Got a few minutes to spare right now? Well, you’d best not jump into this game then as it’s more likely to absorb an hour or more of your time. Now if you’ve got that, Sideroller promises to be a great action platformer that is not only very challenging, but oddly grisly at times.

Originally developed back in 2008, Verge was Kyle Pulver’s entry into the excellently creative H.P. Lovecraft Commonplace Book competition, where a range of indie developers based short games around single-line concepts left by the now-topical horror writer.  It’s been a long time coming, but the game has now been refined, updated and ported to flash so that everyone can experience this clever little bit of platform puzzling.

So here’s a quirky, yet fun browser game for you to enjoy. Have you ever seen a building demolition crew at work placing tons (literally) of explosives at key locations in order to bring it don safely and conveniently? Well this is pretty much nothing like that. Instead you’ll be blowing up some of Russia’s finest with only the best tools that Russia has to offer… like a tank.

Like words? Like physics? Then you’ll love new Words & Physics! I caught sight of this neat little puzzler on Newgrounds today and, for a bit of light relief, you can’t go far wrong with it. Just take a short coffee break and grab your thinking cap.

Ludum Dare 22, the 48 hour indie game competition that has already bee the development ground for Notch’s entry Minicraft, has officially concluded and, as shocking as it may seem, a grand total of 891 games were created for it. That’s a hugely impressive number!

As usual, the Ludum Dare competition has produced some amazing efforts from talented developers working against the clock. The entry ‘Abandoned’ by developer Noel Berry is definitely one such effort. The theme of this most recent Ludum Dare is ‘Alone’ and this game most certainly captures it. The words “It was cold and dark. I was alone” flash across the screen.

Notch recently stepped down from developing full time at Mojang. Since the game was officially released this past November I’m sure he was looking for some vacation time. So where did he end up? Ludum Dare, of course! Notch is a prolific indie developer and, as such, it would only make sense that he’d join in on the weekend’s fun.