Tag: Indie

3 Indie Real Estate Brokerages That Are Breaking The Mold

At Inman Connect Las Vegas, July 30-Aug. 1, 2024, the noise and misinformation will be banished, all your big questions will be answered, and new business opportunities will be revealed. Join us. In an industry long dominated by corporate giants, indie real estate brokerages are emerging as trailblazers, challenging conventions and bringing innovation to the [...]read more3 Indie Real Estate Brokerages That Are Breaking The Mold

Top indie firm Portside acquires another brokerage in Central Maine

Portside Real Estate Group, led by Dava Davin, has acquired Lakepoint Real Estate, led by industry veteran Dan McCarron, the company announced on Wednesday. It is the second company that Portside has acquired. In 2018, the brokerage onboarded RE/MAX Heritage in Yarmouth, Maine, led by Mike Lepage. As a result, Davin’s brokerage boasts 165 agents [...]read moreTop indie firm Portside acquires another brokerage in Central Maine

The Indie Farm Sim That Got Pulled Into A Culture War

On April 29, an in-development farm sim from Cryptivo called Farm Folks shared a now-deleted post about breast jiggle physics on its official X/Twitter account that kickstarted a firestorm, emboldened gaming’s baddest actors, and wreaked havoc in the game’s official Discord. The team behind the studio has since apologized, but the aftermath lingers, leaving confusion [...]read moreThe Indie Farm Sim That Got Pulled Into A Culture War

19 Neat Games We Saw At Xbox’s Big Indie Showcase

Microsoft is still working hard to court indie games. The company showed off a bunch of them, old and new, during its 2024 ID@Xbox showcase, though once again Hollow Knight: Silksong wasn’t among them. In addition to a small tease for upcoming Palworld creatures, we also got our first look at some newly announced bizarro [...]read more19 Neat Games We Saw At Xbox’s Big Indie Showcase

This Indie Game Captures The Alluring Liminality Of Pools

For a lot of people, indie game POOLS will lean into horror territory. While the walking simulator doesn’t have any monsters chasing you down, the liminal design of its environment is very capable of unsettling the player. Long, interconnected rooms of tiling and oddly-shaped bodies of water sloshing back and forth lead you to believe [...]read moreThis Indie Game Captures The Alluring Liminality Of Pools

The 10 Best Nintendo Switch Indie Games of All-Time – SwitchArcade Special – TouchArcade

After Shaun’s look at the best Switch games of all time with a cameo from yours truly, I’ve done a round-up with our picks for the best Switch indie games of all time. Many years ago, the best console for indie games was the PS Vita, and that audience and the developers found their footing [...]read moreThe 10 Best Nintendo Switch Indie Games of All-Time – SwitchArcade Special – TouchArcade

Everything We Saw At Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase

Nintendo has delivered a brand-new Indie World showcase. It lasted about 20 minutes and gave us a look at some cute and cozy games, a few of which are launching today. Unfortunately, there was no Hollow Knight: Silksong news, but there was still plenty to get stoked about. This Stylish Noir-Punk Side-Scroller Is Like Celeste [...]read moreEverything We Saw At Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase

Frasers Group acquires indie Aphrodite

Frasers Group’s fashion portfolio has added yet another fashion name. The acquisition-hungry group has bought independent fashion retailer Aphrodite. Terms have not been divulged. The Sunderland menswear retailer, which has been trading in the city for 30 years, stocks high end brands including Stone Island, Moncler, Canada Goose, Paul Smith, Polo Ralph Lauren and Barbour, among [...]read moreFrasers Group acquires indie Aphrodite