IGF 2012 News

The movers and shakers of the indie scene came together at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco last night for the 2012 Independent Games Festival awards ceremony, where prizes aplenty were handed out to this year's winners and future stars.

This week, I grab my fedora, trench-coat, and spy gear to tackle the IGF preview build of Gunpoint, the upcoming 2D stealth-puzzle game by Tom Francis, John Roberts, and Fabian van Dommelen.

The Student Competition winners for the 2012 Independent Games Festival have been announced, culled from nearly three-hundred game submissions.

The finalists for the 14th annual Independent Games Festival's Main Competition have been announced, highlighting some of the greatest indie games of 2012.

For this week's indie pick, I take a look at a preview build of Home, the upcoming horror-adventure game by developer Benjamin Rivers.

Microsoft and the Independent Games Festival are partnering to add a new 'XBLA Prize' to the list of IGF accolades, which includes a publishing deal on Xbox Live Arcade.

Darwinia and DEFCON developer Introversion announced today that its crime caper Subversion has been placed on hold, and the English indie is now focusing on a mysterious brand new game.

Submissions are now open for the 14th annual Independent Games Festival, which will be held, as usual, at the 2012 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Some exciting changes to the festival's format have also been announced.