Weekend Playlist: Thanksgiving Edition

Weekend Playlist is a feature on xIndies where games played over the Friday/Saturday/Sunday play period. All opinions are general impressions and not official reviews. Interested in joining in some indie, xbla, retail, or Netflix fun? Send a friend request to m3talst0rm17 and mention xIndies.

With this weekend being filled with family get-togethers and shopping, I didn't get much indie game time in. However, with the sales taking place on the Live Marketplace and time spent with family, Rock Band was played extensively. I also managed to pick up a few deals that included a blu ray player and several blu rays that kept me away from my normal play time. Hit the break to see my impressions on the Indie title The Deep Cave, a few XBLA games, and Rock Band DLC.

Watch This! Indie Games Winter Uprising Trailer

The Uprising is almost here and if you weren't pumped enough already, check out the above trailer. This developer-led movement is bringing us fourteen games this week that break away and stand out from the mediocre games and massage apps that too often flood the Indie Games channel.

According to Robert Boyd at Gamasutra, we should see our first game of the Uprising today, Eyehook Game's Epic Dungeon. Check out that title and the other games at http://www.indiegames-uprising.com/


[Note about video: Original Source: http://vimeo.com/17314563 Thanks to http://ctrlaltkill.org/ for the youtube conversion of the video.]

Review: Text Zedventure

I was driving home a few days ago with my best gal by my side...um, that is my wife. Anyway, out of nowhere she says to me, "I miss Choose Your Own Adventure books." Grinning, I reply, "Me too." It was silent for a moment and my mind began chugging along. I remembered winning a contest several months ago on twitter and receiving a game that I really wanted to play but never found the time. I tell her that I have a game that I think she'd like, something like Choose Your Own Adventure books. She's very excited because my description of it sounds like fun to her and I'm excited because I found another game to review for my blog. The game I'm talking about is Text Zedventure, the first text adventure game to be released on the 360. Hit the jump to read the review.

Happy Fifth, Xbox 360: Here's Five Original Xbox Indies that are Must-Buys!

Happy birthday, Xbox 360! It's been five years since we waited hours in line to buy you along with CoD2 and Kameo. I'll be perfectly honest, my fondest memory of the console was when I held the controller in my hand for the first time. I agree the d-pad is awful, but otherwise the 360 controller is my favorite of all time, beating out the SNES and Dual-Shock1. To celebrate the joyous occasion, xIndies has brought you five Indies that first released on the service that should be in your collection. Hit the break for a blast from the past!

Weekend Playlist: 11/19-11/21

Weekend Playlist is a feature on xIndies where games played over the Friday/Saturday/Sunday play period. All opinions are general impressions and not official reviews. Interested in joining in some indie, xbla, retail, or Netflix fun? Send a friend request to m3talst0rm17 and mention xIndies.

Weddings. With my Aunt being married on Saturday and my brother on Sunday and both including my children as ring bearers/flower girls, I didn't have much time for gaming. As much as I wish both of the new happy couples the best, I did miss my gaming time this weekend. Hit the break to get to the "love not gaming" edition of Weekend Playlist.