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Indie Game: The Movie shows the human side of game development | Bitmob Review

Indie Game: The Movie focuses on a neglected aspect of game development -- the human side.

sypher4327d ago

Watched this last night, really good. Everybody needs to watch it. Makes you appreciate the people who put all this time and effort into games a little more.

grailly4327d ago (Edited 4327d ago )

I watched it and enjoyed it a lot, but it did't really make me appreciate the people behind the game.

I mean, the skinny guy from team meat is just weird lol. And phil fish even though he is quite funny, does he realize he said "f*** you" to his fans in the movie? that guy needs a PR manager lol

Lifeequals424327d ago

Phil Fish actually says f*** you to the trolls who pester him on the internet about Fez's release schedule. I wouldn't necessarily say he's insulting his "fans".

grailly4327d ago

I would just imagine that people who are awaiting the game actually want to see the game be released. As the developper I woudn't say "fuck you" to them.

Lifeequals424327d ago

Well, to be fair, I do believe he was responding specifically to the trolls, not just the people awaiting his game. If I remember, he read off a list of hyperbolic comments insulting him, and then said f*** you.

sypher4327d ago (Edited 4327d ago )

And you also have to remember, its just one guy doing everything. Its not like half life 3 you go to Valves offices and see Gabe hard at work coding/designing and people pestering him to hurry up. No hardly any of these guys even know how to make games (jaffe, cliffy b etc) they have big teams do the work for them. So they deserve and can handle being pestered.

But having one guy do everything, from being the front man, designer, coder, sound etc etc then pestering him to be quicker is just quite insane. And thats what i meant about appreciating the few people who are a one man band more.

You also have to realise people who are creative are usually a little messed up socially. It comes with the territory, so you shouldnt hold how weird they are against them :)

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Games With Gold June 2022 Lineup Has Partially Leaked

Microsoft is a little slow this month when it comes to announcing the Games with Gold lineup for June 2022. This has led to the lineup leaking ahead of the announcement.

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Father__Merrin695d ago

Aven Colony (Xbox One/Xbox Series)
Super Meat Boy (Xbox 360)

RpgSama694d ago

This is just plain sad, they are basically charging you for online and that's it, I guess this goes hand in hand with the "tell me you only play AAA games without telling me you only play AAA games"

Both Gamepass and Gold games offerings have gone way downhill.

autobotdan695d ago

Super Meat Boy was a Games with Gold title back in 2016..It's leftover Meat from 2016

Eonjay694d ago (Edited 694d ago )

So then GWG is like Spam.
And yes that was a double entendre.

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franwex694d ago

I actually really enjoyed Aven Colony when it was on Gamepass. I got it for free from Epic Store a few months back.

I’ll give it another go.

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The Most Famous Video Games Made By Only One Person

BLG writes: "Do you know any famous games made by one person? Well, we’re here to educate you on some of the best one-man projects out there."

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franwex697d ago (Edited 697d ago )

Nice list.

I’ll add 9th Dawn III to that list. Great game made by one person.

Always Sometimes Monster is made by two people technically, but let’s do an honorable mention.

NecrumOddBoy697d ago

I’d add HABROXIA 1 & 2 on here as well. Berry does pixel wonders with the Game Maker engine.

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ABizzel1697d ago

Technically speaking Minecraft should have been on the list. But it's nice to see these single devs thrive.

Rebel_Scum697d ago

Some of these arent exactly “made by one man”

Looking at you Braid and Fez.

AmUnRa697d ago

Theyr is no game made by one man. Theyr is always a team of developers behind them.
However there is always someone who comes up with the idea of a game.
When i would give an example of one man with that idea for me its Hideo Kojima....

LabRat697d ago (Edited 697d ago )

No there are certainly games made by 1 person, start to finish. Maybe after it launches and becomes a big enough success the 1 person will reach out for help maintaining it or updating, but games have been made by 1 person.

Unless of course you are being insanely nit-picky and trying to claim "the engine they used was made by Unity" or "the assets they put in were made by someone else"

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Xbox Live Gold Subscribers Can Claim These Three Additional Free Games

Microsoft is offering three additional free games for all Xbox Live Gold subscribers in addition to the regular lineup of games this month.

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darthv72724d ago

Joe Danger is hella fun. Nice bonus from GwG.

deleted724d ago

I enjoyed Joe Danger back in the day, it's pretty fun. What's amazing is how Hello Games went from a few of these rather simple games to the ultra-ambitious No Man's Sky!

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Orchard724d ago

I would love a sequel to JD - although I do realize that Hello Games have kinda grown beyond that scope of game.

Godmars290724d ago

And still the contradiction of getting something for "free" from a service you pay for continues.

CrimsonWing69724d ago

But isn’t the service for online multiplayer? So, technically it’s “free games” included with your online subscription? I mean, what was the point of Xbox Live? To get free games?

Godmars290724d ago

Only, after they tried doubling the price of another online service, some similar nonsense, isn't Xbox online multiplayer suppose to be free?

darthv72724d ago

"isn't Xbox online multiplayer suppose to be free?" No, it was always been a paid premium on console. The free games was not related to the rumored price hike. They were giving them away long before that.

If there was a service for free online multiplayer on console, it was PSN. Until the PS4 came out.

Jericho1337724d ago

How would you have worded it then? I’d say ‘subscribers claiming free games’ is about as clear as it gets.

Godmars290724d ago

"As part of", "In addition to", "As an extra bonus". Anything better than, "Get this with no strings attached or requirements" which is what "free" implies.

Jericho1337724d ago

That’s like saying ‘buy one get one free’ doesn’t apply because it’s not technically ‘free’. Stop trying to find a problem with something when there isn’t one.

gangsta_red724d ago

** "Get this with no strings attached or requirements" which is what "free" implies.**

No, it actually doesn't, it's just like when you get a free refill of soda after you purchased your first cup.

I think we are well enough into these console gens to stop bringing up this tired argument

CrimsonWing69724d ago

You always had to pay for Xbox Live to
play online multiplayer… this was the case way back during the original Xbox when it was released.

I don’t understand what you’re hung up about when plenty of subscription services give free things as a perk or benefit to a user who subscribes to a service.

Hell, Nintendo Power gave me a “Free” Strategy Guide of my choosing for paying for their magazine subscription way back in the day.

You’re getting the games that you’d need to pay for regardless of the subscription for free, bottom-line. The service you’re paying for is the online multiplayer service Xbox Live. You aren’t paying for Xbox Live and paying for the game you were handed out for free, you’re still just paying for the online service and nothing more. Hence, why the game in itself is free for Xbox Live subscribers.

sinspirit724d ago

It was originally just for online access. It had updated and began monthly game releases to compete with PS Plus. Monthly games have been a part of Live for many years. It is more recently that the releases are getting worse and worse.

Godmars290724d ago

Its been a majoritively dismissed point as DLC, MTs and now subscriptions became things. Failed protest against policies meant ultimately to strip consumers of ownership rights over media in general.

Still, may as well keep pointing it out.

sinspirit724d ago (Edited 724d ago )

@Godmars290

I guess people are just missing the point. And, now we got people thinking Live is still just an online sub and games are a generous inclusion like it's not a feature of the paid service lol.

Live officially on Microsofts site lists, "Free games every month. Now that’s Gold.
Get 2 free games a month, including backward compatible Xbox 360 games".

But, many are starting to say that Live payment is still just for the online access. Which, if that's what they're believing then I'm worried about why they'd pay just for online access. Paying for it back in the day was already a ripoff since they didn't even host dedicated servers to ensure the best quality connection. You'd pay for it just to host it on the internet provider that you also pay for lol.

I do think it's great to offer extra games on top of the existing ones. However, Live has repeatedly offered very lacking games, has listed the same games more than once, and even listed the same game two months in a row one time. They need to have a solid consistent history of delivering quality monthly releases.

traumadisaster723d ago

And still the contradiction of bringing up a decade old tired complaint knowing we’ve all moved in but you. We all agree it would better if the author was accurate but this argument is so old now, move on.

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Father__Merrin724d ago

https://www.xbox.com/ja-jp/...

I've just redeemed knights quest needs GP/gold membership etc

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