From Independent Videogame Music in Context, available this week only through Kickstarter Southend Interactive is an independently financed game studio based in Malmö, Sweden. According to manager Fredrik Erlandsson, the company has refrained from entering the Independent Games Festival because they see it as a forum for less experienced devs
On with our look at the Indie Games Winter Uprising releases, and the latest to land on your Xbox Live Dashboard is Soulcaster 2 , a sequel to the original fantasy dungeon crawler. You control a mage who cannot attack enemies directly, but must instead summon guardians to keep watch over him
In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra’s jobs board plays host to roles across the world and in every major discipline, including opportunities at Rockstar North, Gazillion Entertainment, Tencent Boston, and more. Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly. It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, ‘serious games’, independent games and more.
The next Indie Games Winter Uprising release is easily the most interesting of the lot. In development for over two years, Chu’s Dynasty is a Smash Bros style fighter, with up to four players battling over a variety of arenas. There are only four characters to choose from, but each has unique special abilities, including powers to control time.
Oh wow, we have been spilling giveaways like the Titanic as of late and the band is still playing.