Dakota B.

Who are you and what are you working on? Hi! My name is Mickaël “Ylzor” Didier, I’m a French indie developer. I’ve released two games so far, one being Save Point for IGMC 2014, and the other being GUILT for this year’s IGMC. This means both of them were made within a month, and they

IGMC 2015 games will be judged following the same guidelines the official judges do. (Presentation, Gameplay, Engagement, Bugs/Glitches, and 2015’s Twist: Growth)  My score has no effect on the actual scores the game’s receive but just represent my own thoughts on the games.  Let’s take a look at today’s games… Half-Off

The Indie Game Maker Contest, 2015 has completed its submission phase.  Any games on the page at this point are final and ready to be played, judged, and enjoyed by the community.  Over the next couple of months as the scores are added up by the judges and games are eliminated down to the final

Orcs Must Die has been an action based, tower defense game in which you try to defend a magical rift from Orcs and other evil creatures.  You can place traps, use spells, and use a list of weapons to defeat your foes.  Each entry in the series has changed the game a

If Starship Troopers was a videogame, Infested Planet would be it.  It’s a game about facing thousands of enemies in every level, likely millions by the end, and blowing them all to smithereens.  You have a small variety of unit types, support buildings, and research facilities and you must use them all to your

I’m a firm believer in the idea that you should get your information from multiple sources and form your own opinion regarding any matter.  I may write reviews and I want you to read them but I also believe you should read and watch other’s viewpoints as well so that you can

Gunpoint from the creative mind, Tom Francis, is a stealth-based, puzzle-platform game.  One that features hacking, jumping, shooting, and a plenty of action based humor.  If falling three stories only to land smack on your face and survive is something you find funny you’re going to love this game. The Core

Back in 2008 there was a promising real time strategy game released as a part of the Tom Clancy franchise called EndWar.  It was a good looking game at the time that featured interesting mechanics.  Most notably amongst those mechanics was the ability to give orders to your troops through the

The “Humble Game Making Bundle” has come to an end and with it the prize pool for this year’s Indie Game Maker Contest has come to a halt with over $70,000 in the prize pool.  $26,856.88 of that being the first place prize.  Although the prizes have been set in stone at

Hello everyone.  Dakota of GamerBolt here and I recently had a chat with Pierre Lehnen about his new game, Orange Season.  Here’s what he had to say… Who are you and what are you working on? My name is Pierre Lehnen and despite the French name and German surname, I’m Brazilian.  On the internet, I’m

Developing a game can be difficult, and marketing one can be even more so, especially if you’re not a social person.  There’s not exactly a clear path to success and there a lot of options on how to market your game.  Today we’re going to look at a few and see how they can help

To date, the PS4 has sold a vast amount more than the Wii U and Xbox One, so much more that if you combined the Wii U’s and Xbox One’s sales you still wouldn’t reach the number of PS4s on the market.  So what is behind this success?  Is the PS4 just that great of