The (Indie) Kids Are Alright: Tales From the Google Play Indie Games Festival Sheva Gunnery October 14, 2016 Features When you walk into a room full of indie devs, you can never quite be sure what you’re going to find. Indie is such an incredibly diverse field that I'm frequently shocked it's considered a single genre that peo...
Oppression: The Gimmick Sheva Gunnery September 9, 2016 Opinion 3 By now, you've probably heard about “Augs Lives Matter,” the phrase used in a promotional image for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided that the franchise’s executive brand director, Andre Vu, claims only “coincidentally”...
Google Play Indie Games Festival Coming to the Bay Area Sheva Gunnery August 31, 2016 Features Usually, we don’t publish news here on Indie Haven. But today, we’d like to share an announcement with you that that we’re pretty sure you’re going to like: registration for the Google Play Indie Games Festival...
Indie Games and the Age of Nostalgia Sheva Gunnery July 20, 2016 Features, Opinion Press A to equip Rose Tinted Glasses. So… Pokémon Go has taken over the world. No matter what time you’re reading this - or where - I guarantee you that within a mile of where you’re sitting, there is a s...
5 Reasons You Probably Won’t Finish the Game You’re Playing Right Now Sheva Gunnery June 24, 2016 Opinion 8 As I stated in my article back in April, I’m a pretty big fan of Stardew Valley. I’ve sunk about 65 hours into it, only eight of which I refuse to count, because I literally fell asleep playing it. When I first...
Interview: Bao Phi on Asian Representation in Games Sheva Gunnery June 7, 2016 Features 3 I contacted Bao Phi while I was researching for my recent article, #WhiteWashedOUT: The Dearth of Asian Protagonists in Video Games. As a performance poet and a long-time gamer, Bao’s written many times about t...
