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Another Set of Indie Games You Should Know

Posted by pmglasser on July 5th, 2006 at 10:17 pm

For the sixth issue of Indie Games You Should Know, I'll be reviewing a couple fun and interesting products. My love for classic board games and military history is evident in the games I selected for my first column here. Anybody who loves to play Risk, Stratego or Axis and Allies will enjoy Lux Delux. [...]

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Even More Indie Games You Should Know

Posted by inpheaux on May 8th, 2006 at 1:07 am

Welcome to the first columnar edition of Indie Games You Should Know, our monthly collection of Independent Games we feel you should be made aware of. Indie Game Awareness is important, because while yes, there are zillions of commercial videogames out there begging for you to play them, they aren't generally free or cheap. And [...]

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Bride of ‘Indie Games You Should Know’

Posted by inpheaux on March 5th, 2006 at 5:17 pm

It's March, so I guess it's time for another Indie Games You Should Know. I've got a lot of things to cover today.
GridWars - A freeware PC/Mac clone of the Xbox Live smash-hit 'Geometry Wars'. If you've played Geometry Wars, you know what to expect. It's a very good clone of the game. If you [...]

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Return of Indie Games You Should Know

Posted by inpheaux on February 5th, 2006 at 6:35 am

Oh yes, it's time for another installment of our ongoing series "Indie Games You Should Know".
First up today, a game I've had installed for quite awhile now, Break Quest. Break Quest is at its core a very solid breakout clone, where you control a paddle and use it to bounce a ball to break bricks [...]

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More Indie games you should know

Posted by inpheaux on November 6th, 2005 at 6:55 am

Welcome to another thrilling installment of 'Indie Games You Should Know', a periodic segment here at DPad where we bring the existence of certain notable Independent Games to your attention. In particular, today we've got two games for you and one giant project full of a bunch of little games, so lets get started.
Cloud - [...]

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Indie Games You Should Know

Posted by inpheaux on July 8th, 2005 at 2:09 pm

Ah, the often-overlooked indie game scene. Sure, a lot of the stuff it churns out isn't worth downloading, but sometimes you find stuff that's just AMAZING. So here's a short list of some recent (and not so recent) stuff I've come across that I can't stop talking about.
Cave Story [aka Doukutsu Monogatari] - Cave Story [...]

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