Indie Bungie to restore vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns while Marathon "needs to evolve"
Bungie has reversed its earlier decision to wind down Destiny 2 development, apologizing to players and promising to restore vaulted campaigns, destinations, an…
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Indie I introduce new tunes to an elderly customer in rhythm sim Mr. Records
A hands-on preview of Mr. Records, the rhythm-action autorunner and vinyl shop management hybrid from Glee-Cheese Studio, following its Summer Game Fest 2026 ap…
Indie Xbox cuts 268 jobs amid restructuring of Halo, Rare, Obsidian, Forza, Fable studios
Xbox has cut 268 jobs in its second restructuring round this year, following July's 1,600 layoffs. Halo moves under Activision, which also takes charge of World…
Indie Meat Engine Opens Beta Sign-Ups for Players
Indie project Meat Engine has opened beta sign-ups, offering shooter fans early access to a sci-fi boomer shooter set in a bleak, war-torn future. The game draw…
Indie Today's Xbox changes may bring Halo sooner, but history shows assembly-line development often makes dull games
Xbox is consolidating its studios, moving Halo development to Activision amid a push to release big franchises faster. The author questions whether Xbox can man…
Indie SCROOMAGE – Playable Beta Demo Release
SCROOMAGE has released a playable beta demo, spotlighted by indie showcase site Alpha Beta Gamer. The game is a fast-paced first-person boomer-shooter starring …
Indie Call of Duty studio takes over Halo franchise amid new Xbox layoffs
Microsoft has assigned development of the next Halo game to Activision, the studio behind Call of Duty, as part of a new wave of Xbox layoffs affecting 268 empl…
Indie Failrooms Releases Beta Demo Allowing Players to Test Early Gameplay
Failrooms, a comedic parody of the famous Backrooms internet horror legend, has released a playable beta demo. Instead of scares, the game delivers absurd humor…
Indie Ninja Theory, Hellblade developers, face closure after Microsoft fails to secure buyers
Microsoft is moving to close Ninja Theory, the Cambridge-based studio behind the Hellblade series, after two separate sale agreements fell through. The proposed…
Indie Jukai Journey: Open Beta Phase Begins
Road to Jukai, a first-person psychological horror game, has launched its open beta. Players take the role of a night-shift taxi driver in rural Japan, picking …
Indie Rebel Wolves to release first major Blood of Dawnwalker patch with new easier difficulty next month
Rebel Wolves will release the first major patch for The Blood of Dawnwalker in early October. Game director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz told Eurogamer it adds an easie…
Indie Kingmakers Beta Sign-Ups Now Open
Kingmakers, an upcoming action-strategy hybrid from Redemption Road, has opened beta sign-ups. Players travel back to medieval England armed with modern weapons…
Indie Third-party faceplate screens offer affordable alternative to Valve's Steam Machine
JSAUX has released two faceplates for Valve's Steam Machine: a $100 E-Ink panel and a $90 PixelMatrix LED panel. Both support performance monitoring, clocks, we…
Indie Expendabots Open Beta Now Available
Expendabots, a cooperative horror extraction game for 1-4 players, has opened its beta to everyone ahead of release. Players control cheap, replaceable robots s…
Indie BrainsHELL Beta Sign-Up Now Available for Players
BRAINSHELL, a new indie psychological horror game, is now accepting beta sign-ups. The game's premise centers on a world where computers run on living human bra…
Indie Sonic boss Takashi Iizuka says the movies helped keep the game series alive
Takashi Iizuka, Sonic series producer, revealed Sega executives nearly canceled the entire franchise during its lowest points. In an interview, he credited the …
Indie Packed Lair launches today: a Tetris-style base builder for evil armies
Packed Lair is out now on Steam, combining base building, Tetris-style spatial puzzles, roguelike drafting and auto battling. Players take the role of an evil o…
Indie Syndicate of Souls Beta Sign Up Now Open
Syndicate of Souls has opened beta sign-ups, presenting itself as a throwback MOBA that prioritizes tactical thinking over mechanical speed. The game emphasizes…
Indie Break The Night blends furry characters and hack 'n' slash combat in a late-2000s style action game
Break The Night is an early-in-development hack 'n' slash action game with a playable combat demo debuting at SAGExpo. It follows three roommates trapped in a r…
Indie Dark Souls 2 Seamless Co-op Mod Releases in Alpha for Boss Fights
Yui, creator of popular co-op mods for Elden Ring and Dark Souls, has released an alpha version of a seamless co-op mod for Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First S…