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Itch.io Bundle For Abortion Funds Launches With 750 Games, $50,000 Goal

The Itch.io Indie Bundle for Abortion Funds is live today with over 750+ games and a $50,000 donation goal for the National Network of Abortion Fund’s Collective Power Fund. After the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Itch.io will fundraise with its bundle until July 13. Last…

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Following the Roe v. Wade decision, the Itch.io bundle will raise money for abortion funds across the country.

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An Upcoming Itch.io Bundle for Reproductive Rights is Taking Game Submissions

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the case that has protected pregnant people’s rights to abortion access since 1973, an Itch.io charity bundle is launching with a plan to fight this nauseating ruling by donating proceeds to reproductive justice causes across America. Organized by…

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Breathing a Sigh of Relief as Itch.io Says “NFTs are a Scam”

Itch.io won’t be the next game-related thing with a 24-hour turnaround between announcing and canceling an NFT project. After users requested the platform’s stance on incorporating NFTs, a spokesperson for itch.io took to Twitter to clarify the company’s succinct position, itch.io is no place for NFT peddling. The indie game…

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Get 1,000 Items for $5 With the Indie Bundle for Palestinian Aid

The Indie Bundle for Palestinian Aid is now live on itch.io until June 11. All proceeds will go to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency to support its work in helping Palestinians residing in Gaza. The UNRWA has provided food assistance for over one million Palestinians and will continue…

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Indie Games Store Itch.io Is Now Available On the Epic Games Store

Itch.io, the open marketplace that is largely dedicated to featuring indies, can now be accessed through the Epic Games Store. On April 22, Itch.io made its way to the storefront along with apps like open-source digital painting app Krita; 2D pixel art to 3D model transformation tool KenShape; open-source browser…

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The Best Bit of The Haunted PS1 Demo Disc is a Spooky, Psychedelic Maze

I’ve been tasting the games on the magnificent Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2020 since I saw a stray tweet about it late last week. There are 17 titles on the “CD,” styled — down to the menu system — on mid 90s PlayStation (and Saturn!) games of a particular mood:…

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Play This Retro, 90s FPS Right Now – Don’t Look It Up First

Not to put too fine a point on it, but Papercookies’ No Players Online is extremely my shit. It’s a tiny indie horror game that borrows the visual language of an unfinished 90s FPS (or Doom Clone, to use the proper term of the time), and the light mechanical  logic…

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Behind the Scenes at itch.io: an Interview with Amos Wenger

With games download site itch.io now entering its fourth year, Amos Wenger discusses the values at the heart of the company, working with Overland developer Finji, and the platform’s surprising best-seller.

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itch.io introduces its own answer to Steam Early Access: Refinery

The new developer tools allow games on the alternative distribution service to playtest early builds with the community.

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