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iFEST Indie Game Conference

by Clare McGrane on March 1, 2018March 1, 2018 at 11:59 amComment

IFEST is a FREE one-day festival to showcase, enrich and celebrate independent game development within Seattle and the state of Washington! Local and regional independent game companies will be on-hand… Read More

‘Fake news’ video game HEADLINER lets players destroy society with propaganda

by Clare McGrane on October 3, 2017October 3, 2017 at 10:56 amComment

I can’t decide if I like HEADLINER or not. It’s an addictive game — when I sat down to try it out at the Seattle Indies Expo over Labor Day weekend,… Read More

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PAX West in retrospect: The most exciting and surprising indie games

by Tim Ellis on September 12, 2017March 1, 2018 at 10:55 pmComment

Now that I’ve had plenty of time to recover from four solid days of PAX West over Labor Day weekend (my twelfth PAX West in a row!), I’d like to… Read More

Seattle’s ‘thriving’ indie game community gets creative at the Global Game Jam

by Clare McGrane on January 23, 2017January 23, 2017 at 3:39 pmComment

Seattle’s SoDo industrial district might not be the place you would expect to find a den of game developers. But just a few blocks south of the city’s pro sports stadiums, through… Read More

Calendar Picks: Cascadia VR meetup; indie game design lab; and more

by Clare McGrane on December 8, 2016April 9, 2017 at 12:27 pmComment

Virtual and Augmented Reality is booming in the Pacific Northwest, and on Friday, a host of fun, talented, and geeky VR enthusiasts will flock to the famous Green Dragon in… Read More

Seattle Indies Expo highlights big divisions in the video-game world

by Clare McGrane on September 6, 2016September 6, 2016 at 11:17 am1 Comment

If you’re like me and don’t like crowded spaces, the 100,000-plus square feet of PAX West’s expo hall can feel like a bit of a nightmare. Between the thousands of excited… Read More

Great indie games you missed while standing in line at PAX West 2016

by Tim Ellis on September 5, 2016December 3, 2016 at 9:21 am1 Comment

Even with four days to take it all in, it’s impossible to experience everything that PAX West has to offer. That’s especially true if you spend hours at a time… Read More

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