The Independent Gamer is a curated roundup of news from indie gaming, landing here every other Friday. From new games, to podcasts and books about games, to game-focused conferences, the month of August is continuing on a high note around the world.
In New York, the Play NYC convention just concluded its week of demos, tournaments and talks. Among them, the Graffiti Games initiative highlighted Black developers including Cara Hillstock and Andrew Augustin, who The Hollywood Reporter caught up with to discuss building a playable demo in 4 weeks.Meanwhile, Jennifer Ann's Group offered a look at its mission of preventing abusive behavior through prosocial video games, and founder Drew Crecente shared his personal story.
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