On One’s Own is a column about, you guessed it, independent gaming. The wayward wanderings of DIYGamer’s James Bishop might lead to probing art, gameplay, design, reception or a number of other aspects related to independent games. But you can rest assured that all things indie will be carefully considered on a weekly basis.
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If you’re one of the many who have already purchased and/or donated your chosen price to the excellent Humble Indie Bundle promotion, check your email. Amanita Design apparently was feeling a bit left out and decided the best way to remedy the situation was to join the party late instead of never. Those who have [...]
Machinarium seems to be in the headlines a lot lately, and it deserves all the attention it can get.
This weekend we announced that you could snag the Mac version of Machinarium for free on Saturday, and sorry if you missed it. But around that giveaway, parts of the indie community cried foul that Macgamestore was [...]
UPDATE
This was just buzzed my way and I must pass it on for any and all gamers with a mac: Today only The Mac Game Store is giving away super-indie Machinarium. Just giving it away for free!
Even if you don’t own a Mac like me, you feel like you’d want to grab a code just to [...]
It was a busy weekend over at DIYgamer, Erik’s post about Machinarium versus Microsoft really seemed to strike a nerve out there. We hope some of you who checked out the news stick around, as we have a lot to offer in the indie game arena when it comes to news, reviews, previews and interviews. [...]
Update: Jakub Dvorsky has confirmed that everything mentioned below is true and that he was quoted accurately.
Original: XBLAFans is reporting that after six months of discussion Microsoft has refused Amanita Design’s award winning adventure game Machinarium for the XBLA due to the fact that they “don’t support games which aren’t Microsoft exclusives.” Meaning, available on other [...]
I’ve been meaning to post this for quite a while, ever since I first heard about it from Amanita Design.
Jakub Dvorsky, from Amanita Design, production designed the feature film of puppetry and it looks fantastic, with hints of Pan’s Labyrinth and even old Henson films like The Dark Crystal. It’s directed by Jan Svěrák and [...]
It’s not often that I can jump for joy at the nomination of an indie title which is surrounded by mega mainstream ones. In this case, our collective 2009 indie of the year strikes back by being a finalist in the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. These awards are presented by the Academy of Interactive [...]
Amanita Design’s acclaimed adventure game Machinarium is coming to retail March 5, and with the boxed version of the title comes with some nice extras including a 54-page concept art booklet. The retail version also packs a stand alone CD with all the games music plus five extra bonus tracks, poster and printed walkthrough.
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Since the start of December, Direct2Drive has been holding a ‘24 Days of Christmas’ event that sees a different PC game discounted every day. Today, Amanita Design’s well received adventure title Machinarium goes for 50% off the standard price as the indie has been spotlighted on the 21st day of the digital distributor’s holiday sale.
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