[youtube width="510" height="313"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=617lGZjYyNo[/youtube] With the popularization of indie titles over the past couple of years, many people have taken a stance of elitism regarding indie games. With both feet in their mouth, they’ll say that independently developed games are nonpareil to others, and pretty much say “If you’re not indie, f*ck you.” Mega64 took note [...]

The Behemoth’s third project is looking great, judging from the trailer they debuted just about three weeks ago (which we’ve included at the jump). The game’s producer, John Baez, sat down with Gamasutra for some discussion on the upcoming project. Baez revealed that the game will be a multiplayer affair, meaning you can get your [...]

Ah, the RTS. Once a staple of strategy games, the genre’s been flooded with spinoffs, remakes, and more Age of Empires, Command and Conquer, and Warhammer releases than you can count. How are developers supposed to add vitality to a dwingling genre? With 20th-century mustachio dictator Josef Stalin and an extraterrestrial army, of course! Independent [...]

Ripten’s Jon Zungre and Emily Balistrieri discuss the highlights and low points of their first day at GDC09. Ok well, technically this is Jon’s first day there … Emily has actually been there since before the event started. She even helped them set up. So nice of her. Hit the jump and have a listen.

Yesterday, The Behemoth developer studios released the first image from their next game, tentatively titled Block-Headed Man Wearing Professor Layton’s Hat Cries At Green Gem While Robot Army Lurks Behind Him*. The name fits very well, as the image you see above from the game depicts a block-headed man wearing Professor Layton‘s Hat while crying [...]

Mod DB have announced their mods of the year today, with both editor-chosen and player-voted categories. This year’s player’s choice award has gone to Project Reality, a mod that changes Battlefield 2 into a more realistic and complete experience. Hit the just for the full list of winners.

Shacknews reports that Stardock’s distribution platform Impulse has updated with a Braid listing. The date of the game’s release is listed at March 31, but Stardock’s Mike Crassweller has noted in the comments at Shacknews that that is a placeholder date; we could see it at any time in March. The game is listed at [...]

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I’m a fan of indie game Plain Sight. Developed by UK-based Beatnik games, the game is delightfully destructive and superbly simple. Now I’m done with the alliteration, I direct you here. The open beta of the game is finally here, much to my delight. Indie fans and anyone who has a decent enough PC are [...]

In an attempt to market the Xbox Live Arcade game Go! Go! Break Steady, marketing firm ‘Taxi’ invited a bunch of B-Boys (and Girls) and pop-n-lockers to a fake audition. The dancers showed off their skills, but were then asked to do it again while solving a puzzle, emulating what you do in the XBLA [...]

That’s right, you can now use your iPhone to fight global warming. How, you say? Simple — buy the new app called ‘A Real Tree’ and you will actually be buying a real tree (go figure) that will be planted on your behalf somewhere in this crazy world of ours.

Did you miss it? Warning: The Watercooler is the best thing you will see on the Internet today, mainly because it is the best thing I saw on the Internet yesterday. Be advised that these Watercooler stories are not necessarily videogame related (they usually won’t be), and are often silly, controversial, and/or not safe for [...]

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an organization most renowned for tossing blood-red paint on those that don fur clothing of any kind, first started their video game parody tirade againt meat-eaters with the Super Chick Sisters, where you play as one of two chicks out to find and kill the Colonel. Well, [...]

Electronic Arts has apparently teamed up with Brad Borne (of Borne Games) to create a flash version of the just-released Mirror’s Edge. The beta is playable now online, and even though it’s essentially just a repeating level, it’s a nice taste of what the full release may be when it lauches in “a week or [...]

Warning: The Watercooler is the best thing you will see on the Internet today, mainly because it is the best thing I saw on the Internet yesterday. Be advised that The Watercooler is not necessarily videogame related (it usually won’t be), and is often silly, controversial, and/or not safe for work (NSFW). If this type [...]