The season of giving is here, and Games For Love is kicking it off with a heartwarming initiative designed to bring joy and hope to children in hospitals around the world. The charity’s Winter For Love campaign unites gamers, streamers, developers, and industry partners through a series of charity-driven events, including the Winter For Love streaming marathon, the Giving Tuesday Itch.io Bundle, and The Game Gala taking place during The Game Awards week. Winter For Love: Gaming for Good Running from November through January, Winter For Love brings together more than 100 content creators for a months-long streaming marathon. Expect…
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Industry veteran Leah Hoyer has officially announced the formation of her new indie studio, Level Headed Games—a developer built on decades of creative leadership and AAA experience. With a team composed of talent from Xbox, Bungie, Insomniac, and other major studios, Level Headed Games is setting out to redefine what makes cooperative online play both meaningful and fun. Alongside the studio’s debut, Hoyer also revealed the team’s first project: an unannounced collaborative arena party game that originally began development under Wizards of the Coast. The project first took shape during Hoyer’s time as GM and Vice President of Creative at…
A new force in indie horror has arrived — and it’s bringing nightmares by the truckload. Founded by horror veteran Ted Hentschke (formerly of DreadXP and Critical Reflex), Black Lantern Collective is officially stepping into the light — or rather, the flickering, blood-stained glow of CRTs and candlelight — with a massive debut catalog of 10 uniquely terrifying indie games. First up? The disturbing psychological horror Caput Mortum, launching this August on PC. A New Horror Publisher, Led by Industry Horrorheads Helmed by Hentschke and co-founder Jakub Bałuszek-Sobolewski (an experienced producer and founder of Indie Games Starter), Black Lantern Collective…