Hermit Games makes interesting games in interesting places

Hermit Games is taking care of business in more ways than one in its one-room-suits-all studio/bathroom hybrid. The pink toilet, sink and shower are remnants of a room that has been all but replaced by a budding game developer whose interesting use of space has caused an internal dilemma – hygiene or hijinks. “It’s tempting to use the shower,” said […]

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XBLIG Uprising Preview: Call Center Shenanigans! Prepare for Smooth Operators.

It’s time for an uprising of the gaming variety!  Indie game fans and developers rejoice, for now is your time to RISE!  Can you hear the chanting?  Can you hear the cries?  Can you hear the Batman?  I’m kidding about that part… or am I? We here at CBR have set out to provide you with exclusive coverage of the […]

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XBLIG Uprising Preview: Five minutes until detonation, over and over again — City Tuesday

It’s time for an uprising of the gaming variety!  Indie game fans and developers rejoice, for now is your time to RISE!  Can you hear the chanting?  Can you hear the cries?  Can you hear the Batman?  I’m kidding about that part… or am I? We here at CBR have set out to provide you with exclusive coverage of the […]

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XBLIG Uprising Preview: Bruce Willis, is that you? Diehard Dungeon.

It’s time for an uprising of the gaming variety!  Indie game fans and developers rejoice, for now is your time to RISE!  Can you hear the chanting?  Can you hear the cries?  Can you hear the Batman?  I’m kidding about that part… or am I? We here at CBR have set out to provide you with exclusive coverage of the […]

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XBLIG Uprising Preview: “Portal” turned upside-sideways equals “Gateways.”

It’s time for an uprising of the gaming variety!  Indie game fans and developers rejoice, for now is your time to RISE!  Can you hear the chanting?  Can you hear the cries?  Can you hear the Batman?  I’m kidding about that part… or am I? We here at CBR have set out to provide you with exclusive coverage of the […]

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XBLIG Spotlight: Developer interview with The Working Parts, makers of They Breathe

When I reviewed the XBLIG They Breathe a while back I was kind of blown away. The game was simple, yet amazing. Subtle but in a certain way obvious. To say the least I wanted to know a bit more about how the game came to be and the minds behind it.  Recently the talented group of individuals that make […]

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Guest Lectures: The Value of Artistic Integrity: Has XBLIG Been a Failure? By Michael Hicks

As the announcement for the next generation Xbox is soon to be around the corner, some of us have been left wondering about the future of one of the most niche areas of Xbox Live: Xbox Live Indie Games. A number of developers have already closed up shop, claiming that the channel has been a failure, will soon vanish and have decided to move on to “greener pastures” on the PC. Being one of the youngest developers on the channel it could be fair to say I have good amount of innocence left in me, or perhaps I like to be different, but either way I could not disagree more with these views.

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XBLIG Spotlight: Developer interview with Tiny’s Fury Studio, makers of Monster Katz

Recently, I had a chance to sit down and talk to the minds behind Tiny’s Fury and the XBLIG Monster Katz. We talked about game design, upcoming titles they are working on and what it is like to be a family of game developers. Listen to the interview below, or read the transcript underneath. Thanks to Tiny’s Fury for taking […]

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