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The enduring web of indie veteran Spiderweb Software
Spiderweb Software is one of the oldest independent development studios in existence. Founded in 1994 by Jeff Vogel, Spiderweb has been developing RPG gems for close to 18 years, beginning with the...
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Sanctum 2 defends PC, consoles in 2013
Sanctum 2, the sequel to Coffee Stain Studios' hybrid tower defense and first-person co-op shooter, is expected to launch sometime next year Joystiq can exclusively reveal. The first Sanctum, which...
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Nintendo launches Rhythm Heaven Fever with a party at iam8bit
Los Angeles' iam8bit gallery played host to Nintendo last night, as the two companies launched Rhythm Heaven Fever with a full scale party. There were plenty of demos of the game on display, live...
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Introducing Derrick the Deathfin, PS3's first underwater papercraft action game
Derrick the Deathfin is an angsty teenage shark who suffers tragedy when his parents are tinned as sharkfin tuna. In response, Derrick begins a worldwide campaign of revenge, destroying every manmade...
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Quantum Conundrum's Kim Swift gives us some cold, hard fluff
It's Saturday morning. You have a giant bowl of sugar-coated cereal, the comfiest slippers on your feet, and an entire day to spend watching talkative cartoon animals get comically mutilated in some...
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Dungeon Defenders protect Mac on March 8; President's Day DLC features Obama,...
Dungeon Defenders will protect new digital realms when the indie hit makes its way to Mac on March 8. Those seeking to help the process along and revel in the squashing of bugs may rejoice, as beta...
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Rockstar explains the research behind the posh clubs and helipads of Max Payne 3
There's a good reason for the prominence of helicopters in the latest Max Payne 3 trailer, and it's not just because "super rich people have choppers." Alright, well, that's part of the reason, but...
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is the next title from Frictional Games and Dear...
The power of two crowned indie developer darlings have joined together to form one team, set to bring the Amnesia franchise into a new era.Speaking exclusively with Joystiq, Frictional Games and Dear...
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Slash looks back at working with Activision on Guitar Hero
Real-life guitar hero Slash was in Los Angeles last week promoting a new music game called BandFuse: Rock Legends. Speaking to Joystiq, he shared some insight on what it was like to work with...
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Building A Machine for Pigs and expanding the universe of Amnesia
It takes place sixty years after Amnesia: The Dark Descent at the turn of the twentieth century, yet the next game to carry the franchise's moniker will feel like familiar territory in one major...
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Adam Saltsman on making a game out of The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games: Girl on Fire is what film company Lionsgate calls a "teaser game" for the upcoming movie, based on the popular books. iOS indie superstar Adam Saltsman (Canabalt, Capsule) is leading...
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Joystiq Original Hip-hop: Welcome Back (To The Stage of History)
Anyone who's listened to my long, incoherent rambles on The Joystiq Show knows that I love fighting games more than most things that exist. What you may not know, however, is that my love for a good...
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Auditorium devs look to Kickstarter for sequel funding
Will Stallwood and Dain Saint of indie studio Cipher Prime don't want to buy new Ferraris.Actually, they may want to do that -- because hello, Ferraris -- but that's not where their current focus...
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Auditorium 2: Duet multiplayer wants you to make sweet harmonies with that...
Indie studio Cipher Prime has launched a Kickstarter project for Auditorium 2: Duet, the sequel to 2008's rhythm-physics title Auditorium, which is celebrating its debut on Steam today. Duet aims to...
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Play as a rampaging zombie in Lonely Few's debut iOS title, Brainsss
Rod Green is a zealous, proud, card-carrying undeadist, and he's prepared to fight -- to the death -- for the equal rights of zombies across this nation's shopping malls, busy streets and suburban...
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How one indie studio burns $15K per month (or: this graph looks like Pac-Man)
$15,000 sounds like a lot of money -- why yes, I would like to buy a brand new motorcycle, thank you -- and for an indie studio, it's just enough to keep the engine running. Indie Studio Cipher Prime...
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Capcom hosts a Street Fighter X Tekken launch party in Los Angeles
Capcom put together a launch event for Street Fighter X Tekken in downtown LA last night, and filled the basement vaults of the Majestic Halls (an old bank building) with Street Fighter and Tekken art...
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Joyswag & Unboxing: Alan Wake PC Collector's Edition
At GDC 2012, Remedy Entertainment handed Joystiq two copies of the PC Collector's Edition for Alan Wake. We're passing them on to our readers!Distributed by Nordic Games in Europe and Legacy in North...
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My first dance with Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is easier than Bit.Trip Runner.I'm saying this up front because I'm guessing the difficulty in Runner turned some would-be fans away, and I want those people to...
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Runner2 development fueled by 744 beers (so far)
How do I know? I consulted the "beer count" note on the title screen of the in-progress build I played. Gaijin Games has implemented a counter to track the number of beers drank by the team during...
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