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Oxenfree to Be Removed From Digital Storefront Next Month

Night School Studio has announced that its horror-inflected narrative adventure Oxenfree will be delisted from a major digital storefront next month, and we're not entirely sure why it's happening.…

September 9, 2024 | 09:56 EDT

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Itch.io Black Friday Sale Gives Creators All The Revenue

A new Itch.io sale is live this Black Friday, but it's a sale with a difference. The Itch.io Creator Day is waiving all proceeds the site would usually take from sales, meaning that 100% of the…

November 25, 2022 | 10:40 EST

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Itch.io Bundle For Reproductive Rights Seeks To Raise 150k For Charity

An Itch.io bundle for reproductive rights has launched, featuring games, books, and other goodies for a minimum payment of $10. The Worthy of Better, Stronger Together for Reproductive Rights bundle…

July 5, 2022 | 09:51 EDT

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Web 3 Grift W3itch.io Steals Games, Itch.io's CSS

A Web3 platform has been found to have stolen assets in both its design and its content. W3itch.io claims it is a "free-as-freedom open marketplace" for games that emphasizes Web3 technology like…

June 30, 2022 | 10:27 EDT

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Itch.io Ukraine Bundle Raises $6.3 Million

The Itch.io Ukraine bundle has done extremely well, raising $6.37 million, which is over $370k of its goal of $6 million. The Itch.io Ukraine bundle featured 991 games such as Celeste, A Short Hike,…

March 18, 2022 | 10:05 EDT

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Itch.io Says "NFTs Are A Scam"

Indie gaming marketplace Itch.io has struck out against NFTs, calling them a "scam". The marketplace went after NFTs in no uncertain terms, saying that anyone who thinks NFTs are useful should "…

February 7, 2022 | 11:42 EST

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Untitled Goose Game Takes Flight & Makes Mischief September 20th

Untitled Goose Game, the game that lets you be a naughty goose, now has an official release date. Players will be able to bring low-key terror to a small village on September 20th via the Epic Games…

August 30, 2019 | 01:00 EDT

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QT Is A Weird, Adorable Version Of PT, And You Can Play It For Free

As gamers, we'll probably never get over PT. Despite being very short and self-contained, the playable Silent Hills teaser was the most original, scary horror game to be released for quite some time…

June 25, 2019 | 09:40 EDT

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The Death Of Erin Myers Combines Short Stories With Point-And-Click Gaming

UK developer Viperante has released the first in its "Short Story" series. The Death of Erin Myers is a first-person point-and-click game and the first in a planned series of 5 standalone titles. In …

April 28, 2019 | 10:00 EDT

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VoidVR Tackles Suicide in Latest Experience: I'm Fine

Some of the hardest subjects to tackle in the video game medium are ones that hit the closest to home. Even subjects that have been constantly approached by other media such as television and movies…

March 25, 2019 | 04:56 EDT

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Dig Deep in Privacy by Codalyn

Imagine playing a narrative-rich game set in a Dutch countryside villa. Now imagine a future when smart devices have been replaced by AR and AI. Indie studio Codalyn, based in The Netherlands and the…

March 12, 2019 | 11:56 EDT

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Indie Games Distributor itch.io Releases Improved Client

itch.io has revamped their itch app desktop client according to a post on the official blog of the digital games distributor. If you're unfamiliar with itch.io, it's one of many digital distribution…

September 18, 2018 | 10:15 EDT

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Hurricane Relief Bundle Supports Irma and Harvey Victims

For the past week, residents across the state of Florida have been dealing with the stress of potentially life altering damage caused by Hurricane Irma. Billboards have been destroyed, trees uprooted…

September 14, 2017 | 01:45 EDT

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Scammers Are Selling Pirated Versions of Games on itch.io

itch.io, the popular website allowing people to sell or just make their games available for download, has a bit of a problem. Scammers will try to do whatever they can to get money from people, and…

July 12, 2017 | 05:37 EDT

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Double Fine Brings Catalog to itch.io

Steam is by far the dominant platform on PC when it comes to buying games digitally, but they're not the only game in town. There are other storefronts that serve up Steam keys and DRM-Free titles,…

July 5, 2017 | 08:28 EDT

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Itch.io Offers 151 Games, Demos, Music, Comics, Assets, Font Packs, and Other Stuff Bundle

Many bundles offer up several games for a reasonable price. Itch.io has introduced A Good Bundle, a bundle that you can grab for either $2, $8, or $20 that offers up 151 things for you to grab.…

November 22, 2016 | 09:43 EST

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Valve Blocks itch.io's Steam Release

itch.io is a D.I.Y. game distribution service that was launched in 2013 where just about anyone can create and upload a game, sell it, or make it available for free. Its focus has been on finding and…

April 14, 2016 | 10:05 EDT

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[Updated]Urine-Themed Match-4 Magical Girl Leaky Sara Released

Incontinence and bladder control can be a squeamish subject for many people and isn't usually the topic of conversations, much less video games. Of course the idea of bladder control can come up in…

September 1, 2015 | 07:13 EDT