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Joseph Lieberman writes with Gametunnel's monthly round-up of quality independent games. Taking the top honors this month is Caster, a fast-paced shooter with weapon upgrades and a partially destructible environment. "The weapons are a nice variety: homing, stun, and charge lasers, along with two lasers that create chasms and mountains in the environment. The last two are personal favorites of mine (screwing with the terrain is great fun). Fighting is sweet, sweet pandemonium, but it can be slightly overwhelming at first. By the second or third level, though, you'll be blasting the baddies like a pro." Also scoring high were Zeno Clash, a fighting game with elements of a shooter, and Geneforge 5: Overthrow (the last in the series of Geneforge games), a point-and-click RPG with turn-based combat.

Joseph Lieberman writes with Gametunnel's monthly round-up of quality independent games. Taking the top honors this month is Caster, a fast-paced shooter with weapon upgrades and a partially destructible environment. "The weapons are a nice variety: homing, stun, and charge lasers, along with two lasers that create chasms and mountains in the environment. The last two are personal favorites of mine (screwing with the terrain is great fun). Fighting is sweet, sweet pandemonium, but it can be slightly overwhelming at first. By the second or third level, though, you'll be blasting the baddies like a pro." Also scoring high were Zeno Clash, a fighting game with elements of a shooter, and Geneforge 5: Overthrow (the last in the series of Geneforge games), a point-and-click RPG with turn-based combat.

gametunnel1 brings us the February round-up of reviews for recent independent game releases. The top game this time around was Crayon Physics, which was also celebrated at the Independent Games Festival. Also scoring high were Ragdoll Cannon and adventure game Emerald City Confidential, about which they say, "The game is set in the mythical land of Oz, but not quite the same one as the movie/books. Rather than a cheery and fun-filled world, Oz is depicted like a 1940s film noir, so things are much bleaker. ... The highlight of the gameplay would have to be the gathering of information, via investigation of the environment or questioning characters in the game. Talking to characters for leads and clues is fun, especially since sometimes you'll have to figure out if what they're saying has any significance or not."

gametunnel1 brings us the February round-up of reviews for recent independent game releases. The top game this time around was Crayon Physics, which was also celebrated at the Independent Games Festival. Also scoring high were Ragdoll Cannon and adventure game Emerald City Confidential, about which they say, "The game is set in the mythical land of Oz, but not quite the same one as the movie/books. Rather than a cheery and fun-filled world, Oz is depicted like a 1940s film noir, so things are much bleaker. ... The highlight of the gameplay would have to be the gathering of information, via investigation of the environment or questioning characters in the game. Talking to characters for leads and clues is fun, especially since sometimes you'll have to figure out if what they're saying has any significance or not."

cyrus_zuo writes with this month's round-up of independent game reviews by the folks at Game Tunnel. The top rated game this month is Defense Grid: the Awakening, a tower defense game which "does not revolutionize the tower defense genre, but is solid in every aspect with a few interesting twists." Also scoring highly were cloudphobia and The Tales of Bingwood: Chapter I. "Bingwood is a very clear and unabashed homage to The Secret of Monkey Island. It succeeds because it manages to reference and mimic the style of the original with a fresh and engaging story and a consistent, clean presentation."

cyrus_zuo writes with this month's round-up of independent game reviews by the folks at Game Tunnel. The top rated game this month is Defense Grid: the Awakening, a tower defense game which "does not revolutionize the tower defense genre, but is solid in every aspect with a few interesting twists." Also scoring highly were cloudphobia and The Tales of Bingwood: Chapter I. "Bingwood is a very clear and unabashed homage to The Secret of Monkey Island. It succeeds because it manages to reference and mimic the style of the original with a fresh and engaging story and a consistent, clean presentation."

cyrus_zuo writes with this month's round-up of independent game reviews. Leading the pack is World of Goo, a popular puzzle game in which you build structures to get blobs of goo from one place to another. "WoG could have zero personality and still be a good game, but on top of the tremendous technical execution, you are presented with a quirky and odd world that teems with character. WoG has a style all its own and the flair and dynamics of the world just add to the pleasure of losing time with the game." Also scoring high were action RPG Mount & Blade and the third release in the Strong Bad series.

cyrus_zuo writes with this month's round-up of independent game reviews. Leading the pack is World of Goo, a popular puzzle game in which you build structures to get blobs of goo from one place to another. "WoG could have zero personality and still be a good game, but on top of the tremendous technical execution, you are presented with a quirky and odd world that teems with character. WoG has a style all its own and the flair and dynamics of the world just add to the pleasure of losing time with the game." Also scoring high were action RPG Mount & Blade and the third release in the Strong Bad series.

cyrus_zuo points out the October edition of the Indie Game Round-up, where four reviewers give their opinions on ten recent independently produced games. This month, their top choice was Multiwinia, a casual, abstract take on multiplayer RTS. The second installment of the Strong Bad series also scored high, as did a side-scrolling platformer called Archibald's Adventures. "The levels are short and sweet, the graphics are cartoon-y and clear and the challenges fit in wonderfully with the paradigm of a young hero attached to a skateboard. The puzzles are all timing and creative thinking and can really be taken on by anyone of any skill level. Also, since levels can tackled in any order (you have large chunks available at a time), you can jump around if you get stuck."

cyrus_zuo points out the October edition of the Indie Game Round-up, where four reviewers give their opinions on ten recent independently produced games. This month, their top choice was Multiwinia, a casual, abstract take on multiplayer RTS. The second installment of the Strong Bad series also scored high, as did a side-scrolling platformer called Archibald's Adventures. "The levels are short and sweet, the graphics are cartoon-y and clear and the challenges fit in wonderfully with the paradigm of a young hero attached to a skateboard. The puzzles are all timing and creative thinking and can really be taken on by anyone of any skill level. Also, since levels can tackled in any order (you have large chunks available at a time), you can jump around if you get stuck."

cyrus_zuo brings us the latest set of reviews for recent independently-produced games. A panel of reviewers takes a look at 10 games, including The Spirit Engine 2, an action RPG which receives high marks, the humorous Strong Bad game, and Eternity's Child, which has earned quite a big of negative press recently. "Despite what some may have said, EC certainly isn't the disaster it is made out to be, not by a long shot. However, it feels like it is brushing up against greatness only to have its wings burned and that makes the short-comings feel all the more painful."

cyrus_zuo brings us the latest set of reviews for recent independently-produced games. A panel of reviewers takes a look at 10 games, including The Spirit Engine 2, an action RPG which receives high marks, the humorous Strong Bad game, and Eternity's Child, which has earned quite a big of negative press recently. "Despite what some may have said, EC certainly isn't the disaster it is made out to be, not by a long shot. However, it feels like it is brushing up against greatness only to have its wings burned and that makes the short-comings feel all the more painful."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has published the July Independent Video Game round-up, the latest in their long-running Famitsu-styled panels that review all the latest Indie PC games. The 10 games reviewed this month include the physics-based puzzle game Obulis, the PuzzleQuest made even easier Puzzle Hero and the appropriately titled Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has published the July Independent Video Game round-up, the latest in their long-running Famitsu-styled panels that review all the latest Indie PC games. The 10 games reviewed this month include the physics-based puzzle game Obulis, the PuzzleQuest made even easier Puzzle Hero and the appropriately titled Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has published the July Independent Video Game round-up, the latest in their long-running Famitsu-styled panels that review all the latest Indie PC games. The 10 games reviewed this month include the physics-based puzzle game Obulis, the PuzzleQuest made even easier Puzzle Hero and the appropriately titled Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble."

cyrus_zuo writes "As of last month Game Tunnel's Indie game review panel is no more. The July panel will be the final piece reviewing what's new in Independent games. The monthly review panel has run just over 3 years with the July panel marking the 37th panel. Having reviewed 468 games over its life, the panel has had a variety of writers giving a plethora of opinions about what has been great and what hasn't been so great in the world of Indie games. The final panel features Derek Yu from TIGSource (and IGF winner Aquaria fame), Greg Costikyan from Manifesto Games, John Bardinelli from Joystiq, and Caspian Prince from Puppygames."

cyrus_zuo writes "As of last month Game Tunnel's Indie game review panel is no more. The July panel will be the final piece reviewing what's new in Independent games. The monthly review panel has run just over 3 years with the July panel marking the 37th panel. Having reviewed 468 games over its life, the panel has had a variety of writers giving a plethora of opinions about what has been great and what hasn't been so great in the world of Indie games. The final panel features Derek Yu from TIGSource (and IGF winner Aquaria fame), Greg Costikyan from Manifesto Games, John Bardinelli from Joystiq, and Caspian Prince from Puppygames."

cyrus_zuo writes "GameTunnel has published an article on why they believe online multiplayer is over-rated. Specifically, author Russell Carrol feels that multi-player is only at its best when you have an emotional connection to the people you're playing against. In his words: 'Multiplayer gaming is awesome, don't get me wrong, but I don't think that online multiplayer modes are all that great. Unless I'm playing in the same room as the person I'm playing against, I lose the emotional and physical connection that makes multiplayer games fun. .. It's like going to a party where you drink and dance by yourself in your living room, and connect to everyone else through headsets, video cameras and HD TVs. No matter how you look at it, the end result is a lame party.'"

cyrus_zuo writes "GameTunnel has published an article on why they believe online multiplayer is over-rated. Specifically, author Russell Carrol feels that multi-player is only at its best when you have an emotional connection to the people you're playing against. In his words: 'Multiplayer gaming is awesome, don't get me wrong, but I don't think that online multiplayer modes are all that great. Unless I'm playing in the same room as the person I'm playing against, I lose the emotional and physical connection that makes multiplayer games fun. .. It's like going to a party where you drink and dance by yourself in your living room, and connect to everyone else through headsets, video cameras and HD TVs. No matter how you look at it, the end result is a lame party.'"

cyrus_zuo writes "Creating off-beat, original, and carefully crafted games is the heritage of Independent Game developers, and the Top 10 Independent Games of 2006 does its ancestry proud. Each of the 10 games selected this year is a winner in its own right, an undiscovered gem just waiting to be found. So dim the lights and warm up your modem, as Game Tunnel presents The Top 10 Independent Games of 2006." The annual Independent Games Festival will also be giving a nod to indie games from 2006, and via features you can have a look behind the scenes at some of Game Tunnel's winners. Check out the entries on Kudos , Gumboy Crazy Adventures , and Virtual Villagers .

cyrus_zuo writes "Creating off-beat, original, and carefully crafted games is the heritage of Independent Game developers, and the Top 10 Independent Games of 2006 does its ancestry proud. Each of the 10 games selected this year is a winner in its own right, an undiscovered gem just waiting to be found. So dim the lights and warm up your modem, as Game Tunnel presents The Top 10 Independent Games of 2006." The annual Independent Games Festival will also be giving a nod to indie games from 2006, and via features you can have a look behind the scenes at some of Game Tunnel's winners. Check out the entries on Kudos , Gumboy Crazy Adventures , and Virtual Villagers .

bear pimp writes "Indie gaming mecca Game Tunnel has announced 'Game Tunnel Magazine', a quarterly journey into the world of indie games. Game Tunnel Magazine has everything you'd expect from a print gaming publication but with an indie-centric focus. In particular, the well-researched previews section of upcoming indie games is something that to my knowledge no other site has ever done. Issue 1 of GTMag is available for free as a downloadable ezine in PDF format"

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has just published its August Independent Video Games Round-Up. This month's article looks at ten indie titles and is highlighted by the seemingly Katamari-inspired freeware game The Blob, Kudos, from the same mind as last year's amazing Democracy, and DevastationZone Troopers, a 3rd person shooter that lets you redefine your landscape by blowing holes through the walls to get into and out of tough scrapes. A panel of four game industry veterans reviews and rates every game giving a variety of opinions on each of them."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has just published its August Independent Video Games Round-Up. This month's article looks at ten indie titles and is highlighted by the seemingly Katamari-inspired freeware game The Blob, Kudos, from the same mind as last year's amazing Democracy, and DevastationZone Troopers, a 3rd person shooter that lets you redefine your landscape by blowing holes through the walls to get into and out of tough scrapes. A panel of four game industry veterans reviews and rates every game giving a variety of opinions on each of them."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has just published its August Independent Video Games Round-Up. This month's article looks at ten indie titles and is highlighted by the seemingly Katamari-inspired freeware game The Blob, Kudos, from the same mind as last year's amazing Democracy, and DevastationZone Troopers, a 3rd person shooter that lets you redefine your landscape by blowing holes through the walls to get into and out of tough scrapes. A panel of four game industry veterans reviews and rates every game giving a variety of opinions on each of them."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has just published its August Independent Video Games Round-Up. This month's article looks at ten indie titles and is highlighted by the seemingly Katamari-inspired freeware game The Blob, Kudos, from the same mind as last year's amazing Democracy, and DevastationZone Troopers, a 3rd person shooter that lets you redefine your landscape by blowing holes through the walls to get into and out of tough scrapes. A panel of four game industry veterans reviews and rates every game giving a variety of opinions on each of them."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has just published its June Independent Video Games Round-Up. This month's article looks at twelve indie titles including the physics-based gem Armadillo Run, the newest Spiderweb Software RPG Avernum 4, and the finally released Wild Earth, the later of which walked away with the Game of the Month award. As always the article includes four different people reviewing and rating each game, including a new face this month, Savant, as Game Tunnel marks 2 years of doing the monthly round-up."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has just published its June Independent Video Games Round-Up. This month's article looks at twelve indie titles including the physics-based gem Armadillo Run, the newest Spiderweb Software RPG Avernum 4, and the finally released Wild Earth, the later of which walked away with the Game of the Month award. As always the article includes four different people reviewing and rating each game, including a new face this month, Savant, as Game Tunnel marks 2 years of doing the monthly round-up."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has just published its May Independent Video Games Round-Up. This month's article looks at eleven indie titles including the extremely innovative The Odyssey, the overly bloody Gibbage, and the way too-cool Eets, the later of which walked away with the Game of the Month award. As always the article includes four different viewpoints on each game, giving you a variety of different opinions to agree and disagree with."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has just published its May Independent Video Games Round-Up. This month's article looks at eleven indie titles including the extremely innovative The Odyssey, the overly bloody Gibbage, and the way too-cool Eets, the later of which walked away with the Game of the Month award. As always the article includes four different viewpoints on each game, giving you a variety of different opinions to agree and disagree with."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has just published its May Independent Video Games Round-Up. This month's article looks at eleven indie titles including the extremely innovative The Odyssey, the overly bloody Gibbage, and the way too-cool Eets, the later of which walked away with the Game of the Month award. As always the article includes four different viewpoints on each game, giving you a variety of different opinions to agree and disagree with."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has just published its April Independent Video Games Round-Up. This article looks at ten indie games from the last month with four different people reviewing and rating each game to provide a variety of insights into each one. In addition, each month the best Independent Game wins the Game of the Month award. This month's winner is Titan Attacks, a 'retro-modern' fusion that puts out some of the best action we've played since Geometry Wars."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has just published its April Independent Video Games Round-Up. This article looks at ten indie games from the last month with four different people reviewing and rating each game to provide a variety of insights into each one. In addition, each month the best Independent Game wins the Game of the Month award. This month's winner is Titan Attacks, a 'retro-modern' fusion that puts out some of the best action we've played since Geometry Wars."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has just published its April Independent Video Games Round-Up. This article looks at ten indie games from the last month with four different people reviewing and rating each game to provide a variety of insights into each one. In addition, each month the best Independent Game wins the Game of the Month award. This month's winner is Titan Attacks, a 'retro-modern' fusion that puts out some of the best action we've played since Geometry Wars."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has just published its February Independent Video Games Round-Up. This article looks at ten indie games from the last month with four different people reviewing and rating each game to provide a variety of insights into what was and wasn't great in Indie gaming in the last month. This month's review is highlighted by Tower Defence, Tube Twist and Wrestling Encore."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has just published its February Independent Video Games Round-Up. This article looks at ten indie games from the last month with four different people reviewing and rating each game to provide a variety of insights into what was and wasn't great in Indie gaming in the last month. This month's review is highlighted by Tower Defence, Tube Twist and Wrestling Encore."

cyrus_zuo writes "As a last cry out to 2005, Game Tunnel has just published its monthly list of the top games of December. This feature articles takes a hard look at the Indie games released in (or around) the month of December with four different voices reviewing and rating each game, providing a variety of insights into what was and wasn't great in Indie gaming in December."

cyrus_zuo writes "As a last cry out to 2005, Game Tunnel has just published its monthly list of the top games of December. This feature articles takes a hard look at the Indie games released in (or around) the month of December with four different voices reviewing and rating each game, providing a variety of insights into what was and wasn't great in Indie gaming in December."

cyrus_zuo writes "As a last cry out to 2005, Game Tunnel has just published its monthly list of the top games of December. This feature articles takes a hard look at the Indie games released in (or around) the month of December with four different voices reviewing and rating each game, providing a variety of insights into what was and wasn't great in Indie gaming in December."

cyrus_zuo writes "As a last cry out to 2005, Game Tunnel has just published its monthly list of the top games of December. This feature articles takes a hard look at the Indie games released in (or around) the month of December with four different voices reviewing and rating each game, providing a variety of insights into what was and wasn't great in Indie gaming in December."

cyrus_zuo writes "For anyone looking for something different Game Tunnel presents the 2005 Independent Game of the Year awards. Game Tunnel's list of the Top 10 Independent Games of the Year covers gaming from a different angle, looking at the Independent and the Innovative. The awards also include the best of each genre as well as technical categories. Last year's results are still available."

cyrus_zuo writes "For anyone looking for something different Game Tunnel presents the 2005 Independent Game of the Year awards. Game Tunnel's list of the Top 10 Independent Games of the Year covers gaming from a different angle, looking at the Independent and the Innovative. The awards also include the best of each genre as well as technical categories. Last year's results are still available."

cyrus_zuo writes "For anyone looking for something different Game Tunnel presents the 2005 Independent Game of the Year awards. Game Tunnel's list of the Top 10 Independent Games of the Year covers gaming from a different angle, looking at the Independent and the Innovative. The awards also include the best of each genre as well as technical categories. Last year's results are still available."

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has kicked off its Fourth Annual Independent Game of the Year awards with the awarding of the Independent Sports Game of the Year. The Game of the Year awards will be handed out all month long per the schedule on the Game Tunnel homepage until the end of the month when the Top 10 Independent Games of the Year are announced. During that period, voting will be open for the Player's Choice award for anyone who has an opinion of their own." We've previously covered their preview of this year's entrants, as well as last year's results.

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has kicked off its Fourth Annual Independent Game of the Year awards with the awarding of the Independent Sports Game of the Year. The Game of the Year awards will be handed out all month long per the schedule on the Game Tunnel homepage until the end of the month when the Top 10 Independent Games of the Year are announced. During that period, voting will be open for the Player's Choice award for anyone who has an opinion of their own." We've previously covered their preview of this year's entrants, as well as last year's results.

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has kicked off its Fourth Annual Independent Game of the Year awards with the awarding of the Independent Sports Game of the Year. The Game of the Year awards will be handed out all month long per the schedule on the Game Tunnel homepage until the end of the month when the Top 10 Independent Games of the Year are announced. During that period, voting will be open for the Player's Choice award for anyone who has an opinion of their own." We've previously covered their preview of this year's entrants, as well as last year's results.

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has kicked off its Fourth Annual Independent Game of the Year awards with the awarding of the Independent Sports Game of the Year. The Game of the Year awards will be handed out all month long per the schedule on the Game Tunnel homepage until the end of the month when the Top 10 Independent Games of the Year are announced. During that period, voting will be open for the Player's Choice award for anyone who has an opinion of their own." We've previously covered their preview of this year's entrants, as well as last year's results.

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel took a look at some of the indie games that will be available when the Xbox 360 launches (through Xbox live). They've posted a summary that breaks down what people can expect from the oft ignored indie side of gaming, in addition to taking a quick shot at HD, calling it a 'marketing term that people have sold out to.'"

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel took a look at some of the indie games that will be available when the Xbox 360 launches (through Xbox live). They've posted a summary that breaks down what people can expect from the oft ignored indie side of gaming, in addition to taking a quick shot at HD, calling it a 'marketing term that people have sold out to.'"

cyrus_zuo writes "Game Tunnel has just finished and published its yearly mid-year article 2005 Independent Game Mid-Term Grades. This article, the mid-year equivalent of Game Tunnel's year-end Game of the Year awards, captures the best indie games so far in 2005 while also grading each game genre. The article is set-up just like a school report card, grading genres, such as action, adventure and strategy, with a letter grade from 'A' to 'D' while also spotlighting two of the best games that have been released so far this year in each of the genres and listing what game GT is looking forward to most in the genre."