Doug’s Favorite “Games” of 2012
Yup, that’s my leg/shoe in the very bottom of the frame. Now that we’re one month into the new year, I want to take a moment to reflect back on my favorite games of 2012. In 2011, I published … Continue reading
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Sportsfriends!
In case you missed the news, we’ve finally announced our release plans for Johann Sebastian Joust. We hope to release the game as a part of Sportsfriends – a compendium of four sports-themed local multiplayer games. The other games include … Continue reading
Spelunky Glory, Videogame Rituals, and Nifflas’ Miracle Run
Nifflas posing with his reward – a Yang avatar! Today, my roommate Nicklas – the renown Swedish indie developer better known as “Nifflas” – beat the secret “Hell” world in Spelunky. It was truly a run for the ages, … Continue reading
Sportsfriends is coming!
Are you in the NYC? Itching for some J.S. Joust and other rad indie multiplayer games? We’re throwing an event at Parsons next Friday! Details below. We hope you’ll join us. (Facebook event here) Meanwhile, more announcements are on the … Continue reading
Indie Royale All-Charity Pack
We’re proud to announce that our award-winning party game B.U.T.T.O.N. (made in collaboration with the Copenhagen Game Collective) is part of Indie Royale’s All-Charity Pack. For just a couple of dollars, you can get B.U.T.T.O.N. and three other rad … Continue reading
We won a Game Developers Choice Award!
(Photo from Official GDC Flickr stream) Nils and I are currently away on vacation, recovering after an extremely hectic week at the 2012 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco. GDC week was a little too busy, but we nevertheless … Continue reading
Die Gute Fabrik Returns to IGF!
More good news! Johann Sebastian Joust is a finalist at the 2012 Independent Games Festival! It was nominated for both the Nuovo Award (which honors “abstract, shortform, and unconventional game development”) and the Seumas McNally Grand Prize. It was also … Continue reading
Doug’s Favorite Games of 2011
(The joy of Hokra, as played at IndieCade 2011. Photo by Elliot Trinidad) I lived a nomadic lifestyle this year, splitting my time between Copenhagen, Princeton, Montreal, and San Francisco. As a result, I didn’t have regular access to … Continue reading
Doug’s Favorite Game Trailers and Game Media of 2011
Before I get to my favorite game trailers of the year (and boy are there some good ones!) I want to highlight some written media from this year. Doug’s Favorite Game Writing of 2011: Kirk Hamilton and Leigh … Continue reading
GDC 2009
I caught the flu right after GDC, I guess like a lot of people who didn’t get enough sleep, because there were too many parties in the evening and very interesting talks early in the morning and you wanted to … Continue reading