An indie developer’s strategy to sell games: insult fans and raise prices

Phil Fish calls his critics "ingrates," and then it goes downhill from there.

Phil Fish tweet rebuilt in Minecraft

The Fez designer complains about a certain kind of story on gaming blogs. This is exactly that kind of story.

Nintendo and Wii U eShop impressing indie developers faster than Microsoft and Sony

Nintendo is making the Wii U eShop experience painless for indie developers. How about Microsoft and Sony?

How Fez’s first-day sales compare to Braid, Limbo, and other XBLA hits

In just 24 hours, Polytron Corporations' pixelated platformer has sold almost 20,000 copies. This places it among some of Xbox Live Arcade's quickest selling titles.

Polytron acknowledges “pretty serious” bugs in Fez

Developer Polytron launched its Xbox Live Arcade game Fez on Friday to much critical acclaim. However, many players have taken to Twitter and message boards to complain that the title (which was in development for over five years) suffers from …

Fez creator: “Gamers are the worst f***ing people”

Note: The following article features some uncensored vulgarities. 

Phil Fish of developer Polytron Corporation took away the grand prize at this year’s Independent Games Festival. Winning the big event at the Game Developers Conference earned him $30,000 to help complete …