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Screenshot of Mixtape.
Annapurna continues to show Xbox Game Pass love with new upcoming games, and I went hands-on with a few

By Zachary Boddy Published

AnnaPass Annapurna Interactive made an appearance at Summer Game Fest Play Days and the Xbox Games Showcase, with several titles confirmed for Game Pass.

AnnaPass
Outersloth, a new funding initiative for indie games from the developers of Among Us, has already provided funding to six new indie games.
Among Us developer announces a new initiative to use their own success to help bring the next hot indie games to life

By Cole Martin Published

Indies Innersloth showcased six new indies funded by the new Outersloth program, and they all looked like bangers.

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Animal Well
Animal Well is the latest hit indie game to blow up Steam, has glowing reviews, and is on sale for a sweet launch discount

By Brendan Lowry Published

Explore The Dark Shortly after its launch, new Metroidvania Animal Well has rapidly become a Steam Top Seller amidst rave, glowing reviews across the board.

Explore The Dark
Screenshot of Venba running on Xbox Series X.
2023's indie game of the year is on Xbox Game Pass, and I now understand how it earned its awards

By Zachary Boddy Published

Cooking History Venba tells the story of a Tamil family through cooking, and there's a reason it was named the best indie game of the year at IGF 2024.

Cooking History
Image from the GDC 2024 Expo Hall.
From new Xbox games to AR glasses, here are my favorite things I saw at my very first GDC

By Zachary Boddy Published

GDC 2024 At GDC 2024 in San Francisco, I saw a lot of awesome things from upcoming Xbox games, new Razer products, and even epic AR glasses.

GDC 2024
Drawing of an Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch on a watercolor background.
Accessibility, sustainability, empathy, and how to build a better games industry

By Zachary Boddy Published

Better Games At GDC 2024, I saw many developers and speakers stand behind the same three themes that I want to see change game development for the better.

Better Games
Screenshot of Botany Manor running on Xbox Series X.
Botany Manor for Xbox review: A calming, planting, exploring, Xbox Game Passing adventure

By Zachary Boddy Published

Review Balloon Studios' debut game is a quaint, relaxing puzzle-exploration game centered around plants, and it's a brilliant way to spend an afternoon.

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GDC ID@Xbox games
"We are absolutely actively looking for developers." Behind the scenes with some of the first games from Xbox's new Global Expansion team

By Zachary Boddy Published

New Games During GDC 2024, I was able to sit down with Agnes Kim, Director of Global Expansion at Xbox, and previewed some upcoming ID@Xbox games.

New Games
Content Warning released for free for 24 hours on April 1, 2024.
Co-op horror game Content Warning launches on Steam for FREE (but only for 24 hours)

By Cole Martin Published

FREE Become a famous SpookTuber or die trying.

FREE
Image from the ID@Xbox event at GDC 2024.
Xbox is working to bring a lot of great games to the platform this year, and I got to play some of them early

By Zachary Boddy Published

Xbox Gems During GDC 2024, I attended an ID@Xbox preview event, where I could play demos and speak with developers about upcoming Xbox games.

Xbox Gems
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