Indie Games Mag Issue 9

Issue 9 of Indie Games Mag (the one with my BeeAppi article) is on sale now!

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Indie Games Updates

TayKrOn, the folks who did the PC game Slide Colors, as well as bunch of Kongregate games, announce the launch of Slide Colors for the Xbox.  I reviewed Slide Colors fir Indie Game Mag a few months ago, and my IGM review was quoted in the press release announcing the XBox version. The XBox version will cost 80 Microsoft points, which is a dollar in non-stupid currency, so it’s well worth checking out this match-three.

SubSoap, behind Faerie Solitaire (did I mention how much I liked this game?) are planning the launch of an episodic sequel.  I thought the original Faerie Solitaire was adorable and I can’t wait to see the new features.

Finally, don’t forget that Indie Game Mag is running a sale through Valentine’s Day!

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Indie Game Mag Pay-What-You-Want Sale

Want to subscribe to Indie Game Mag without paying $25 a year? As gamedrinkcode has pointed out, gamers can only spend $10 on their hobby, which is why Indie Game Mag is offering a Pay What You Want sale. Get a year’s digital subscription for $1, or $10, or however much you’d like, now through February 8th. Which Mike seems to think is Valentine’s Day.

Via The Pay-What-You-Want We Heart IGM Sale

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ThumbGods in 2009

In 2009, I reviewed indie games like Funky Farm 2, A Case Of The Crabs, Rotoadventures Momo’sQuest, Slayer of Dragon,  Democracy 2,  Electric Box,  Faerie Solitaire, and CyberWord. I plan to keep focusing on creative, indie games next year. I also played major mainstream titles, like Cartoon Network’s new MMO Fusionfall, and James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club:  Games of Passion for the DS. ThumbGods reviewed the match-3 Atlantis, Totem Tribe, National Geographic’s Mystery of Cleopatra, Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal, Sims 2 on the DS, and Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting To Danger! Major misses  this year were  My Boyfriend,  Create-a-Mall,  the disappointing Build-a-lot 3, and Jack in Lost in Blue 2. (Not all of LiB2. Just Jack.)

I tried to branch out a bit from reviews, and started writing some hints, including a guide to solving MyTribe mysteries and hints for Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting To Danger! I’ll probably keep doing this whenever I’m really proud of solving a puzzle and want to help out.

Thumb Gods had a great guest post when when Lexton Collins reviewed Runes Of Magic. I guest posted reviews of Cake Mania 3 and Ciao Bella, over on Casual Gamer Chick, Crayon Physics Deluxe review on Angry Gamers, Travians: Asterix Meets The Sims on SeeJaneGame, and contributed to several issues of Indie Game Mag.

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Indie Game Mag, Issue 7

The next issue of Indie Game Magazine is out!

Issue 7 contains a review of Monkey Island (Episodes 1-3, not just Screaming Narwhal), my Slide Colors review, other game reviews, and new articles on indie games in general.

Via Issue 7: November / December 2009 | Indie Game Magazine.

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Indie Game Mag, Issue 6

Issue 6 of Indie Game Mag is out today!

I reviewed Faerie Solitaire a while ago and I’m so happy to see this game made the cover of Indie Game Mag.

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Indie Game Mag, Issue 5

The newest Indie Game Mag comes out today. Issue 5 promises to have some great games and interviews, including my piece on Wonderland Adventures: Fire Island.

The July/August Issue of the Indie Game Magazine hits news stands everywhere today. In Issue 5: We have a brand new roundtable feature where 4 reviewers rate 10 of the latest indie game demos. This issue is chock full of indie goodness with over 20 indie games featured. We have an extensive interview with Edmund McMillen, Fling around bodies in Ragdoll Cannon, Solve some family friendly puzzles in Wonderland Adventures, Build an empire in Romopolis, and take a look at the IGF student finalist City Rain.

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Helping You Waste Time

I’ve been a bit quiet on the blogging front recently. I’ve got a review coming out in the next Indie Games Mag, and I have some DS reviews in the works, but in the meantime, here are some other game sites I like to help you you smiling at work.

Angry Gamers (I love these guys but foul language warning!)
Big Red Potion
Casual Gamer Chick
Eat – Sleep – Game
Gamasutra
Gamers With Jobs
GamerTell
Killer Betties
See Jane Game
Simpson’s Paradox
Talking Orange
Tiny Subversions
Two Bit News
WomenGamers.com

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New Indie Game Magazine

The new issue of Indie Game Magazine comes out today!

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New Issue of Indie Game Magazine

The March-April issue of Indie Game Magazine comes out today!

Here’s a late valentine’s day present, IGM issue 3 is now available. This issue is our largest yet and features tons of indie game reviews! We review the 2008 IGF grand prize winner: Crayon Physics, Blast robots to bits in Droid Assault, Kick your way to stardom with New Star Soccer 4, Built a Kingdom in Kingdom for Keflings, and more!

Buy the Issue Sent to your Door (US, CAN, UK)

Buy a Single Digital Issue

Buy it on Zinio

I mentioned this issue the other day, because of the impromptu ad contest. It also has my review of the new indie game Chains. You can either get this magazine mailed to your house on paper or view it instantly online.

Via The Indie Game Magazine.

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Indie Game Mag and Momo

Indie Game Mag is a new magazine about — no points for guessing — independent games. Now, I don’t mean to bash the bestsellers, I love my World of WarCraft and my Sims2 just as much as the next gamer, but fun, creative indie games are often underrepresented in games journalism. It’s sad that so many really creative games get overlooked in favor of same-old mechanics and gorgeous graphics of a lot of mainstream games. IndieGameMag focuses entirely on new games from small developers, there’s no World of WarCraft or Gears of War here!

A few days ago, Indie Game Mag ran a crazy contest for the best ad that game companies could come up with in 24 hours. The winner would receive a full-page ad in the March issue of Indie Game Mag.

The winner was none other than the guys behind my squirrel friend Momo!

Guess the guys at IndieGameMag can’t resist Momo from RotoAdventures either!

PS Don’t forget to check out the upcoming March issue of Indie Game Mag for my review of Chains!

Via The Indie Game Magazine: Impromptu Ad Contest Winner.

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Bio

I’ve been a contributing writer to ThumbGods team since 2005, and in early 2009 I took over as the dedicated blogger. My gaming-related articles  have been featured in Bleech Magazine and in Indie Game Mag. I’ve also contributed articles to WomenGamers.com, Casual Gamer Chick, CNReviews, Azeroth World News, Angry Gamers and SeeJaneGame.

I started my gaming life as a little girl playing Frogger on my dad’s computer. Right now, I play strategy games, sims of all sorts, puzzle games, and standard RPGs. I’m getting more and more into independent games, because it seems like smaller studios take more risks and come up with creative storylines and mechanics.  I don’t like shooters or racing games, at all. Please feel free to recommend a new game for me by leaving a comment or emailing editor@thumbgods.com, and don’t feel shy about telling me about your own game!

My personal blog is at SimpsonsParadox.com, come by and say hello!

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Links

Angry Gamers is an uncensored video game website dedicated to offering unbiased and uncensored content. Angry Gamers contains the latest game news, game previews, original game articles and the latest game reviews for Xbox 360, PS3, Nintentdo Wii and indie games.

Big Red Potion
Casual Gamer Chick
Eat – Sleep – Game
Flash Games Den
Gamasutra
Gamers With Jobs
GameTalk
GamerTell
GameSpy.com
Indie Game Magazine
Killer Betties
Kotaku
My Geek Life
See Jane Game
Simpson’s Paradox
Talking Orange
Tiny Subversions
Two Bit News
WomenGamers.com

Do you know of a good one we missed? Let us know!

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