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Nintendo reveals surprising new Switch game ‘Cadence of Hyrule,’ a Zelda-themed sequel to recent indie hit

by Thomas Wilde on March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 at 1:01 pmComment

Nintendo made a surprise announcement Wednesday morning at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, unveiling a crossover between one of its tentpole franchises and a recent independent hit that… Read More

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Washington-based brothers behind ‘Dwarf Fortress’ to unexpectedly launch cult indie game on Steam

by Thomas Wilde on March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 at 12:21 pmComment

The cult indie hit Dwarf Fortress is unexpectedly coming to Steam. Silverlake, Wash.-based designer Tarn Adams, the primary creator of Dwarf Fortress alongside his brother Zach, announced via the company’s Patreon… Read More

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Indie developer Red Hook Studios working on ‘Darkest Dungeon 2,’ a sequel to 2016 hit

by Thomas Wilde on February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 at 2:17 pmComment

Vancouver, B.C.-based indie game developer Red Hook Studios announced on Tuesday that it has begun work on Darkest Dungeon 2, a sequel to the hit 2016 dungeon crawler. The announcement… Read More

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Game review: Explore and colonize other worlds in ‘Astroneer’ … if you can get past the learning curve

by Thomas Wilde on February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 at 5:06 pm1 Comment

Even after spending the better part of 12 hours exploring it, I still don’t quite feel like I have a handle on Astroneer. It’s got a decent tutorial mission, which… Read More

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Game preview: Create your own ’90s newspaper in editor-in-chief simulator ‘Above the Fold’

by Thomas Wilde on January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 at 11:40 am 2 Comments

It’s early 1998 in Above the Fold, when the internet was still a slow-loading hell of animated GIFs and your flip phone was strictly for making calls. You’re the new… Read More

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Game Review: Play through the occasionally frustrating adventures of a 16-bit superhero in ‘Grapple Force Rena’

by Thomas Wilde on January 19, 2019January 19, 2019 at 5:18 pmComment

The Sega Genesis is best-remembered for Sonic the Hedgehog and its lineup of sports games, but one of the backbones of its library was a particular sort of platform game.… Read More

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‘We’re going to find out if it’s a horrible idea’: James and Michelle Silva put a physical edition of their indie hit ‘Salt and Sanctuary’ on store shelves

by Thomas Wilde on December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 at 10:58 am1 Comment

On Tuesday, Ska Studios’s Salt and Sanctuary releases its “Drowned Tome Edition” for the Nintendo Switch. The package includes the game, a download code for the original Salt and Sanctuary… Read More

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‘Celeste’ and ‘Into the Breach’ take home prizes amid a few surprises at the Game Awards 2018

by Thomas Wilde on December 7, 2018December 8, 2018 at 9:46 amComment

The annual Game Awards presentation in Los Angeles on Thursday night included a few surprises, a lot of big announcements, and occasionally, the presentation of a trophy. The Pacific Northwest… Read More

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Pacific Northwest-made indie video game ‘Celeste’ picks up long shot Game of the Year nomination

by Thomas Wilde on November 14, 2018November 14, 2018 at 6:10 am1 Comment

The Vancouver, B.C.-made indie game Celeste picked up a surprise Game of the Year nomination as the annual Game Awards announced their nominations Tuesday. It’s the only independently-produced game in… Read More

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Exato Games’ ‘Elo Hell’ is a video game sitcom about e-sports athletes, and it’s about the struggle

by Thomas Wilde on October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 at 12:51 pm1 Comment

A term that describes video game frustration has itself inspired a game from a Seattle-based independent studio. Elo Hell is a new narrative-based adventure from Exato Games. Not sure what “Elo hell” is?… Read More

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The Tim’s PAX Indie Game Awards

by Tim Ellis on September 9, 2018September 9, 2018 at 7:56 pmComment

[Editor’s Note: Tim “The Tim” Ellis is a regular GeekWire contributor and perennial PAX attendee.] Every year at the PAX video game expo in Seattle, rather than facing the growing… 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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Nintendo reveals surprising new Switch game ‘Cadence of Hyrule,’ a Zelda-themed sequel to recent indie hit

Washington-based brothers behind ‘Dwarf Fortress’ to unexpectedly launch cult indie game on Steam

Indie developer Red Hook Studios working on ‘Darkest Dungeon 2,’ a sequel to 2016 hit

Game review: Explore and colonize other worlds in ‘Astroneer’ … if you can get past the learning curve

Game preview: Create your own ’90s newspaper in editor-in-chief simulator ‘Above the Fold’

Game Review: Play through the occasionally frustrating adventures of a 16-bit superhero in ‘Grapple Force Rena’

‘We’re going to find out if it’s a horrible idea’: James and Michelle Silva put a physical edition of their indie hit ‘Salt and Sanctuary’ on store shelves

‘Celeste’ and ‘Into the Breach’ take home prizes amid a few surprises at the Game Awards 2018

Pacific Northwest-made indie video game ‘Celeste’ picks up long shot Game of the Year nomination

Exato Games’ ‘Elo Hell’ is a video game sitcom about e-sports athletes, and it’s about the struggle

The Tim’s PAX Indie Game Awards

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

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