Collection of links today independent game includes more indie game previews, a couple of versions of development, the usual March round of interviews with the developers of all the ' net. Budget title suggested by Dan silvers. (image source)
Teknogames: Pixothello
"Pixothello is a program of pixelling which is used to make tiles quickly." "It also has functions of animation to easily test spritesheets for flashpunk games".
Games of friction: birth of a monster
"The following article describes the process of creating a model of creature from scratch for our first-person horror game Amnesia: the dark descent." "Go through the basic ideas that went into the design of the enemy, how the concept images that please, how was constructed the mesh and finally how was put at stake".
Andy Moore: SteamBirds: survival, by the numbers
"SteamBirds has made approximately $45,000 including sitelocks and licensing and until today is still generate more business." "I'm pretty sure that the original SB will make money for a long time."
Wired.com: 8 game intriguing most trailers of this PAX
"Dozens of indie developers gave crowds opportunity to try their games in the Penny Arcade Expo weekend." When no gawking at cosplayers or accommodation popular panels, Chris Kohler and I passed around the floor show evidence of large and small games. "Here are eight of our favorite games of PAX this 2011."
GameSetWatch: dino Run is in the next few weeks
"Indie Developer Pixeljam Games announced that running of Dino, an expansion of that addictive game in Flash that you're a dinosaur Sprint trying to flee from a wall approaching doom, will launch in the next week or two."
Joystiq: See what is being designed for the donor Minecraftdocumentaries
"2 Player Productions Minecraft: the history of Mojang has so far raised $160,269 through Kickstarter." "Still have through March 26 to throw additional funds to the 2PP war chest to help get the film - and 2PP has some pretty compelling reasons to do it."
GameSetWatch: State of play games interview, first lume video game
"Katherine and Luke's State of play games are very excited about his next major project, the puzzle adventure game lume, to be launched soon in PC and Mac". "A peak offered exclusive preview in the play in the game, where created role models come to life and the puzzles seem to fit in the context of the story".
Tomopop: Toy clearance of Creeper among gifts of documentary resources of Minecraft
"2 Player productions spent the month past raise funds for his new documentary called Minecraft: the history of Mojang." "The good news is that you can still donate and help to give them a bigger budget, as well as to collect the gifts, for the next four days."
