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Summer Uprising schedule revealed, developer chat this Tuesday

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Mike Wall in News, XBLIG News | 1 Comment

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The Indie Games Summer Uprising is a little more than a week away, and while we’ve known for some time what the first 8 games will be, information on the release order has been kept under wraps. The Uprising’s organizers have announced a release schedule for the event, and the floodgates will open with Milkstone’s fantasy platformer, Raventhorne, on August 22.

Monday August 22 – Raventhorne
Tuesday, August 23 – Battle High: San Bruno
Wednesday, August 24 – Cute Things Dying Violently
Thursday, August 25 – T.E.C. 3001
Friday, August 26 – Doom and Destiny
Monday, August 29 – Take Arms
Tuesday, August 30 – SpeedRunner HD
Wednesday, August 31 – Train Frontier Express
Thursday, September 1 – Fan Vote #1
Friday, September 2 – Fan Vote #2

It’s a little strange that Fan Vote and its unimaginatively titled sequel, Fan Vote #2, are coming out on back-to-back days, but we’ve certainly seen wilder things on Xbox Live Indie Games. Oh, right, those are the two yet-to-be decided games that you can vote on right now! The two winners will be revealed during a Twitter developer chat on Tuesday, August 16 at 9 p.m. EST. Fans can ask questions of the organizers and developers by using the hashtag #igsu.

Fan voting is open for the final 2 Indie Games Summer Uprising selections

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Mike Wall in xblig, XBLIG News | 4 Comments

Congress recently passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling, but now a new vote has begun that will have an even greater impact on the United States, or dare we say it, the entire world: the selection of the final 2 games in the Indie Games Summer Uprising. The event’s organizers knew it was too important of a decision to be left to stodgy politicians in fine-pressed suits, so they’ve opened the election up to everyone…or at least everyone with a Facebook account. There are plenty of fine games to choose from, so head on over to the Summer Uprising Facebook page to cast your vote by August 15.

New trailer showcases the first 8 Summer Uprising games, fans choose final 2

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Mike Wall in News, XBLIG News | 3 Comments

Remember that old Summer Uprising trailer that debuted earlier this month featuring clips of games that could make it into the event? Well purge it from your memory, because a red hot new trailer has just been released showcasing the 8 games that indie developers voted into the promotion.

Did the developers drop the ball and miss the next indie hotness? You’re in luck, because the final 2 games are going to be selected by fan voting beginning on August 1 on the Summer Uprising Facebook page. Want to study up? You can check out videos for all of the candidates on the official website.

Armless Octocast Episode 61 – The Summer is Uprising

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Taylor Bliss in Podcast | Leave a comment

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Special guest Dave Voyles joins Mike, Erron and Taylor to talk indie games, Steam sales compared to XBLIG, and the Summer Uprising. We get an in-depth look at the efforts of the organizers and developers participating in the Summer Uprising event, not to mention some of Dave’s personal thoughts on the future of event. Stay tuned, there’s a load of indie news ahead.

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First 8 Summer Uprising titles revealed, fans to select final 2 games

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Mike Wall in News, XBLIG News | 4 Comments

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The indie scene has been fairly desiccated by the drought of summer releases, but the Indie Game Summer Uprising is looking to pump some life back into the Marketplace. The event’s organizers have revealed the first eight games to be featured during the upcoming promotion, which were decided by a vote among the participating developers.

With a 2D class-based shooter, a 2D fighter, train-driving simulator and a game about Cute Things Dying Violently, there is certainly a great variety of games being featured in the event, but we can’t help but feel that something is missing. Oh yeah, it’s the final two games. That’s because they are going to be determined by a fan vote running from August 1 through August 14. Like what you see? The Summer Uprising begins August 22 and runs through September 2.

Click on the titles for more information and links to trailers.

T.E.C. 3001

SpeedRunner

Raventhorne

Take Arms

Train Frontier Express

Cute Things Dying Violently

Doom & Destiny

Battle High: San Bruno

New details and trailer emerge for the Indie Games Summer Uprising

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Mike Wall in News, XBLIG News | 5 Comments

New details have emerged about that upcoming hot-weather indie game promotion known as the Indie Game Summer Uprising. The event’s organizers have revealed the upcoming promotion will highlight ten games: one a day from Monday, August 21 through Friday, September 2. They’ve also released a new trailer showcasing some of the potential games that could make it into the promotion.

The games in the trailer are only a handful of the many that are vying for those ten slots in the summer promotion. The first eight games will be chosen by the developers, who will be voting on each other’s submissions from now until July 18. Each developer will have to vote for at least 8 games in order to prevent that rather awkward situation where each game receives exactly 1 vote. The final two games will be chosen by the fans, who will be able to vote for their favorite games from August 1 and August 15 on the Summer Uprising Facebook page.

We’ll keep you updated on the Summer Uprising as more details emerge and the selected games are announced.

Dragons Vs Spaceships takes flight this August

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Mike Wall in News, xblig, XBLIG News | Leave a comment

Yankees vs. Red Sox. Vampires vs. werewolves. Red wine vs. carpets. These rivalries have defined our generation that has been oh-so marred by conflict. They’re but petty scuffles compared to the rancorous rivalry found in Dragons Vs. Spaceships. Metal monstrosities from a far away world have come to challenge The Dragons’ dominion over all things airborne; pushed to the brink of extinction, it’s up to you to help the four most badass dragons and fight back in Dragons Vs. Spaceships, a new Xbox Live Indie Game landing this August.

This Dream.Build.Play and Summer Uprising entrant was developed by Game Production Studios, and besides it’s outrageous story, it also features a weapon system that sounds reminiscent of Gunstar Heroes. Each dragon has 2 slots in which it can equip one of three elements: fire, water or metal. The first slot is the primary attack, and it can be leveled up with power-ups. It also combines with the element in the second slot to create one of six different special attacks. Two players will be able to defend the land of Dragonia this August.

The Xbox Live Indie Games Summer Uprising begins in August

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Mike Wall in News, xblig, XBLIG News | 3 Comments

The Winter Uprising successfully brought a lot of mainstream attention to the Xbox Live Indie Games scene, but all of that attention didn’t necessarily translate into Scrooge McDuck-sized piles of gold for the developers. That hasn’t deterred the organizers of a new Summer Uprising promotion, who are looking to showcase the best new indie games later this summer.

The new promotion will run between August 22 and September 12 – conveniently following the Summer of Arcade and around when the Dream.Build.Play finalists will be revealed – and aims to shine the blazing spotlight of the summer sun on 8 to 10 of the most promising indie games. The organizers are currently accepting submissions from developers who would like their game considered for the Summer Uprising. Submissions can be either new releases or substantial updates to existing titles. The deadline is June 27.

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