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Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Master Review

We take a look at Gigabyte's sub-£500 TRX40 board to see if it can compete with the excellent ROG Strix TRX40-E Gaming.

January 17, 2020 | 12:00

The most exciting games of 2020: Part 2

Rick runs down even more gaming highlights of the next twelve months.

January 17, 2020 | 10:00

The most exciting games of 2020: Part 1

Rick runs down the gaming highlights of the coming year.

January 16, 2020 | 10:00

Braid PC coming early next year

Jonathan Blow has announced that the PC version of Braid will be coming early next year.

December 23, 2008 | 11:02

Indie developer protests Nintendo

One man development team Bob Pelloni is protesting Nintendo's SDK support by locking himself in his room and not coming out.

December 22, 2008 | 10:06

Black Mesa Source trailer released

The Black Mesa Source team have released a new trailer for their Half-Life 1 remake.

December 1, 2008 | 10:11

XNA dev: "Downloadable games are too cheap"

According to Weapon of Choice developer Nathan Fouts the vast majority of games on Xbox Live Arcade are underpriced.

November 25, 2008 | 10:02

90 percent of World of Goo installs are pirated

According to rough figures from 2D Boy, developers of World of Goo, roughly 90 percent of all installs are pirated.

November 14, 2008 | 10:05

Crayon Physics Deluxe goes on pre-order

Independant Games Festival-winning game Crayon Physics Deluxe has finally gone on pre-order.

November 12, 2008 | 11:01

So, You Call Yourself Indie?

Cliff Harris is an independent developer who gave up a career at Lionhead to start his own studio and make his own games - but don't they all say that? Cliff has a look at how indie development has evolved and asks if indie studios are truly independent yet.

October 22, 2008 | 16:00

World of Goo

It's big, gooey and reeking of unusual charm. What is it? It's Joe's latest plaything, the World of Goo. Based on the popular experimental game, Tower of Goo, World of Goo fuses a Lemmings-style gameplay with an icky, but adorable art style and the result is bloody fantastic!

October 12, 2008 | 07:55

Release Day Nerves

Indie developer Cliff Harris is on the verge of releasing a brand new game and is feeling a little bit nervous. With life simulator Kudos 2 set to hit shelves on Wednesday, Cliff weighs up the pros and cons of being indie and tries not to stress himself to death.

September 30, 2008 | 07:15

Mount and Blade

Mount and Blade may have modest indie origins, but we reckon there's a hell of a lot of fun to be had in this open world, free-roaming medieval simulator. Check out our thoughts as we send Andy to conquer a kingdom with nought but a steed and a broadsword!

September 18, 2008 | 07:44

Amazon opens MP3 store to indies

Amazon has announced that it is to open the doors to its MP3 download site for independent publishers via its CreateSpace venture.

September 10, 2008 | 13:02

Braid might come to PS3, not Wii

Jonathan Blow has said that while Braid may one day emigrate from Xbox 360 to PS3, it will never go to the Wii.

August 12, 2008 | 10:39

Braid

Braid is the latest indie phenomenon to hit Xbox Live Arcade. With a beautiful watercolour presentation and a strange and complex time-control mechanic, it manages to be one of the most graceful and imaginative pieces of gaming we've seen in a long time.

August 12, 2008 | 08:00

Multiwinia Hands-On Preview

Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest is the latest game to come out of Introversion Software, the British indie developers who first made it big with Uplink. Now we look at Multiwinia, the PC and Xbox 360 multiplayer strategy game to see how it fares in the latest incarnation...

July 15, 2008 | 00:21

GAME to publish games too?

UK retailer, GAME, is now looking to expand business by publishing it's own titles selected from the indie circuit.

July 4, 2008 | 10:20

How To Start Your Own Games Studio, Pt 3

Introversion's Mark Morris outlines the next stage; you've got an idea and a prototype, but what's next? Approaching a publisher, of course - but is that the right path for your game and what can a publisher do for you anyway?

June 15, 2008 | 12:44

Portal homebrew release for DS

One canny Nintendo DS homebrew coder has just released what could be the indie release of the year - Portal DS.

June 2, 2008 | 12:26

Dumbing Up Gaming

Why do games always cater for the lowest common denominator, wonders Cliff Harris. Why are there no games for educated professionals and why do we have to rely on hacking mini-games in BioShock to explain elements clearly within reach?

May 29, 2008 | 11:30

Pteroglider game released for free

Pteroglider has been released for free by Codeminion, who only sold 32 copies of the game and describe it as a perfect example of what not to do.

May 21, 2008 | 09:10

Audiosurf FM update released

Audiosurf, the music-riding indie brilliance from Dylan Fitterer, has just had a major update which adds mod support and FM scrobblers.

May 7, 2008 | 12:42

Valve releases Steamworks SDK

Valve has finally come through on it's promises and released the Steamworks SDK for free, giving developers an enormous helping hand.

May 2, 2008 | 11:21

Making Gaming Better

Cliff Harris sees a bleak future for the games community. An insular group that purges n00bs, defends violent media and pirates games regularly - the end could be at hand! Thankfully, Cliff has a whole list full of ways to make gaming good again...

April 24, 2008 | 14:57