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Unity “indie” now free

Thursday, October 29, 2009
By zoombapup

Just wanted to pass along the news that Unity 3D “indie” has now been renamed simply to Unity and is now free! http://unity3d.com/ Unity for those who don’t know, is a great toolset for 3D development. It has a lot of features and great scripting support plus it works across multiple platforms without any changes to... »

Interview delayed

Tuesday, October 13, 2009
By zoombapup

Sorry all, Normally we try and get an interview up every monday. But last week it took until tuesday and this week its likely going to take until thursday to get it all sorted out. The reason is that I (zoombapup) will be away in liverpool at http://getinthegame.org.uk/ Hopefully if the pitch goes well next month I’ll... »

Great digital distribution talks from DD summit

Monday, October 5, 2009
By zoombapup

Just wanted to let you guys know that there are some fantastic talks available on vimeo of the Digital Distribution Summit in Melbourne. »

Gameswipe on BBC4 tommorow

Monday, September 28, 2009
By zoombapup

Gameswipe on BBC tommorow. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00n1j8q Should be interesting. I do hope it doesnt devolve into a total slagging off of everything games. Anyway, thought people might like to watch. More interview posts later tonight (just got in from work). Phil. »

Wanted: Indies in Manchester area for video interview trial

Tuesday, September 15, 2009
By zoombapup

Hi guys. One of the things that seems to be missing from the site, apart from a ton of news (we do get news info sent along, but its hard to get the time to devote to spreading it versus doing the interviews, which probably has more value right now until we get an automated... »

How British game development used to be

Sunday, August 16, 2009
By zoombapup

Thought it might be worth sharing this video “Commercial Breaks” that was filmed many years ago when the British 8-16bit systems were alive and well. A tale of high’s and low’s and incredible egotists. »

How to sell your game

Friday, August 7, 2009
By zoombapup

Saw an interesting post by Amanda Finch (creator of aveyond, one of the more popular RPG Maker rpg games and seems to have done well as a casual game) over at the indiegamer.net forums. She posted a really great PDF about selling your game. Ok, its a little bit americanized, but it should still... »

Online Strategy Game Announces Sale to Help Recession Hit Fans

Thursday, August 6, 2009
By zoombapup
Online Strategy Game Announces Sale to Help Recession Hit Fans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Online Strategy Game Announces Sale to Help Recession Hit Fans Hail of Bullets Software, Owners of Online Strategy Game; Ferion.com, Announced Today a Price Reduction of Their Arena Keys by 60% During the August Period to Help Recession Hit Fans of the Game. Nottingham, United Kingdom – 23rd July 2009 – Ferion owners,... »

Pencel games release Horn Swaggle Islands

Thursday, July 30, 2009
By zoombapup

For Immediate Release “Horn Swaggle Islands” brings Real-Time Strategy and Puzzle Gaming to Xbox Live Indie Games The debut title “Horn Swaggle Islands” from the indie games development team Pencel Games offers Xbox gamers a refreshing new experience in the Real-Time Strategy and Puzzle gaming genres.  Horn Swaggle Islands is a pirate-themed strategy game containing unique... »

Looking for indies to interview

Tuesday, July 21, 2009
By zoombapup

BritishIndie.com, the british independant game developer news site is looking for indie developers to interview for the site, as well as any news relating to British independant game developers. »