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Indie Round-Up: May 31st - June 6th


We here at Big Download love indie games. From telling you about them, playing them, or offering downloads for them, we are all about helping lesser-known developers get their name out into the world. Each week on Saturday, we'll give you the Indie Wrap-up, a collection of all the indie news stories and features during the previous week.

There were no major independent releases this week, with most of the week's news concerning more freeware than independent. There have been an explosion of new releases, however, thanks to the Procedural Generation Competition being held over on TIGSource. Stay tuned for more news concerning the excellent output from the competition!

Features and Downloads

Freeware Friday: Torus Trooper
Our resident indie fan James Murff takes a look at one of freeware's best shoot-'em-ups, even if he gets disoriented by all the twisting.

Armageddon Empires demo available for download
The incomparable Armageddon Empires now has a demo available for download through the Big Download service!

MODvelous Monday: 6/2/2008
David Craddock takes his weekly look at mods to the excellent single-player Half-life mod They Hunger.

Indie Wrap-up: May 24th - May 30th


We here at Big Download love indie games. From telling you about them, playing them, or offering downloads for them, we are all about helping lesser-known developers get their name out into the world. Each week on Saturday, we'll give you the Indie Wrap-up, a collection of all the indie news stories and features during the previous week.

This week was a rather slow one on the indie front, with no major game or news releases. We got our mitts on the new Penny Arcade game, though, and you can see the results of that in this week's features!

Features



In-Depth - On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One
Kyle Horner plays the new Penny Arcade game and gives the low-down on what you can expect in the intensely funny role-playing game.

Big Versus: Penny Arcade Adventures - Episode One
Our very own Xav de Matos takes a look into the differences between the Xbox 360 and PC versions of PAA. His verdict? Either way you're getting a good game.

Freeware Friday: Clean Asia
James Murff showcases another freeware gem. This time, it's a bizarre little freeware shoot-'em-up by cactus called Clean Asia.
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