Tag: Indie Devs
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PAX West 2024: First-Time Indie Developer Woodrunner Games Has a Gem in Newly Announced Croak
At PAX West 2024, we had the chance to play Croak, the newly announced game from the indie studio Woodrunner Games. Check out our story inside!
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Rocket Adrift, Indie Developers of PSYCHROMA
For this Spotlight Interview, Stephanie Klimov, and Patrick Klein sit down with the team from Rocket Adrift, the indie developer behind the narrative-driven side scroller, Psychroma.
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VIDEO GAME BOOK CLUB: Stray Spoilercast and Review Discussion
This month on Boss Rush Video Game Book Club, Pat Klein and Stephanie Klimov are joined by Lala of Toge Productions to discuss the hit Annapurna Interactive published Stray developed by BlueTwelve Studio. Since the game is coming out on Switch, it seemed like the Purrrrfect opportunity to discuss the game at length.
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST EPISODE 235: DLC as Game of the Year, Indie Games, and Xbox’s Poor Messaging
This week, Corey Dirrig, LeRon Dawkins, and Patrick Klein are joined by indie game content creator CGDannyB to discuss the hero shooter Concord from PlayStation, indie games, Trails of Cold Steel III & IV, Xbox’s messaging, if DLC or Expansions should be considered for Game of the Year, and more.
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Tanat Boozayaangool, Founder of Tan Ant Games and Developer of Building Relationships
For this Spotlight Interview, Stephanie Klimov sits down with Tanat Boozayaangool, Founder of Tan Ant Games and Developer of the indie game Building Relationships-featured in the Summer Game Fest Indie Showcase—to discuss indie development, the game, and more.
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST EPISODE 233: Metacritic Draft Round Two & The Approach to Franchise Spinoffs
This week, Corey Dirrig, LeRon Dawkins, Stephanie Klimov, and Pat Klein prepare their Metacritic Draft boards for the second round picks, discuss how more franchises should make more attempts at spinoff games like the Monster Hunter Stories series, answer listener questions, and more.
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST EPISODE 231: Dying Games Media and Queerness in Games
This week, LeRon Dawkins, Stephanie Klimov, and Patrick Klein are joined by Roger Reichardt, host of Gamerheads Podcast, fame to discuss the nature of games media and games journalism today, their favorite queer characters in video games, and more.
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SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW SERIES: Sarah Schaffstall and Alexis Brutman, Co-owners of Astral Clocktower Studios
This week on this Boss Rush Spotlight Interview, Corey Dirrig and Stephanie Klimov sit down with Sarah Schaffstall and Alexis Brutman, owners and creators of one of the more unique studios in the indie game space, Astral Clocktower Studios.
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GAME REVIEW: Kudzu Is Retro Adventure with Heavy Nostalgia
We had a chance to play the Zelda-like, Game Boy-style indie title Kudzu, created by Pie For Breakfast Studios in partnership with Mega Cat Studios and 8-bit Legit. Check out our review inside!
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Building a Gaming Brand that Matters with Kris Antoni, Founder and CEO of Toge Productions
This week on a Boss Rush Podcast Spotlight, Stephanie Klimov and Patrick Klein sit down with Kris Antoni, CEO and Founder of independent publisher Toge Productions about building a globally recognized indie brand, the importance of independent development, and much more.
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PAX East 2024: Midwest Games is One of the Best Publishers You Don’t Know About…. Yet
The team at Midwest Games felt humbly different and that is what makes them a special company. They will be the one to keep an eye on in the coming years as they prove that yes, great games can come from anywhere.
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PAX East 2024: Gylee Games’ Ra Ra Boom is the Next Great Beat’em Up Worth Cheering For
Ra Ra Boom from Gylee Games is one of the most innovative side-scrolling beatem ups in years, all led by Chris Bergman and with help from Midwest Games.
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST at PAX EAST 2024: Interviews, Highlights, Indie Games, Guests, and More
This week, Corey Dirrig, Edward Varnell, Stephanie Klimov, and Patrick Klein are at PAX East 2024 discussing what they saw, who they met, them being together on-site, and more from the show.
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PAX East 2024: Venture To The Vile, a Sinister Metroidvania with Depth of Story and Gameplay
We had a chance to play Venture To The Vile at PAX East 2024. Check out our coverage!
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST EPISODE 210: Why is Indie so Hard for the Games Industry to Define?
This week, Corey Dirrig, LeRon Dawkins, Stephanie Klimov, and Patrick Klein revisit the topic of why Indies are so complicated to define for the games industry when its really not that complicated at all.
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VIDEO GAME BOOK CLUB: Oxenfree II: Lost Signals Spoilercast and Review Discussion
Get This Episode Early on Patreon Email the Show:podcast.bossrush@gmail.com On this Boss Rush Video Game Book Club, Corey, Stephanie, and Pat are back to discuss Oxenfree II, the adventure game by Night School and Netflix. With mixed feelings and a discussion about the first game, see what Corey, Stephanie, and Pat have to say about…
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ONE v ONE INTERVIEW: Zhenghua Yang (Z), CEO of Serenity Forge
In this One V. One Interview, Stephanie Klimov sits down with Zhenghua Yang, CEO of indie game publisher Serenity Forge, to discuss his career, the company’s success, indie game development and publishing, and more.
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST PODCAST EPISODE 193: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Edutainment Games, Metroid Prime 4, and More
This week, Corey Dirrig, LeRon Dawkins, Stephanie Klimov, and Patrick Klein discuss Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Metroid Prime 4, the disappearance of edutainment games, and more.
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST EPISODE 191: Limited Run Game Announcements, 2D vs 3D Games
This week, Corey Dirrig, LeRon Dawkins, Stephanie Klimov, and Patrick Klein discuss the latest Limited Run Games announcements, the debate between 2D and 3D games, the ugliest video game characters, and more.
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Chris Bergman, CEO of Gylee Games and Creator of Ra Ra Boom!
For this Boss Rush Podcast Spotlight, Corey and Pat sit down with Chris Bergman, the CEO of Gylee Games and creator of the upcoming kinetic side-scrolling beat em up, Ra Ra Boom, about how he got into the industry, how he came up with the idea, what the game means to him, and so much…
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BOSS RUSH PODCAST EPISODE 188: Nintendo Direct Reactions and Independent Development with Smushi Come Home Developer SomeHumbleOnion
This week, Corey Dirrig, Stephanie Klimov, and Patrick Klein are joined by Noah Lone, aka SomeHumbleOnion, independent solo developer of the cozy platformer Smushi Come Home, to talk about the development journey of his first game, available now on Nintendo Switch and on Steam, and the Nintendo Direct.
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SPOTLIGHT SERIES INTERVIEW: Tony Howard-Arias and Abby Howard of Black Tabby Games
This week, Stephanie Klimov and Patrick Klein are joined by Tony Howard-Arias and Abby Howard of Black Tabby Games for a deep dive into their journey as developers and storytellers.
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VIDEO GAME BOOK CLUB: Talk the Walk – Before Your Eyes Spoilercast and Review Discussion
In this episode of Talk the Walk, Ed and Greysun Morales sit down to talk about the game Before Your Eyes, a unique game that reads your eyes to progress the character’s memories and life in the game.
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ONE v ONE INTERVIEW: Juha Ylimaki and Kim Valori of Muro Studios, Developers of DOOMBLADE
This week, Stephanie Klimov sits down with Juha Ylimaki and Kim Valori of Muro Studios, the developers of the upcoming game Doomblade.
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