girp bird.jpg Today's collection of independent game links includes news, interviews, and developer announcements from around the 'net. (image source)

Project Stormos: And the Top Video Game Villain of 2011 is...
"There is one exception that I found where an annoying element can actually elevate a game's design. Comedy. The best way that I can wholeheartedly accept an annoying element is if its purposeful and hilarious. Easily the best example of this I've seen recently is in GIRP and some other games on foddy.net."

Venture Beat: Trip the light fantastic in indie video game Waveform
"Impressed by the minimalism of indie games Auditorium and Art Style: Orbient, Vandendyck says he came up with the idea for Waveform while doodling in a notebook and created a prototype in about three evenings after work."

Quote Unquote: The Last and Final Word: Kenta Cho
"Currently I have 3 concepts for new games. One is a shmup, while the other two are other genres. I'd like to implement these as soon as possible but it may take a while before I can release them."

Siliconera: Shifting World, Aksys' Black And White Puzzle Platformer, Is Coming In April
"The Flash game [Shift] has been redesigned with a new art style and puzzles where you switch between 2D and 3D... Shifting World will be released as a $29.99 retail game on April 24, an Aksys representative shared with Siliconera."

The Indie Game Magazine: 'Alien Jelly' Review: Brain Wobbling Brilliance
"Alien Jelly is a 3D logic puzzle game that takes place in the large vacuum of space where the Earth used to be. You play as up to 4 coloured blocks of...well, alien jelly."

Eurogamer: Trends of 2012: Indie Games
"And the PC will continue being what it always has been and people will continue to deny that it's somewhere that isn't just a piracy riddled filthland and everyone else will continue shouting at those who say that because it's a stupid thing to say and every week hundreds of games will fall onto it that pretty much covers the 'there'll be something for everyone somewhere on the PC' and we can all sit back and have fun and lots of people will play good games on it and lots of people will make lots of money on it and lots of people who don't care about making money will make games on it and huzzah and yay. And Steam sales."