The Nordic Game Indie Night is a one-day event that is held on the eve of the Nordic Game 2010 Conference, which runs from the 28th to 30th of April in Slagthuset, Malmö, Sweden. Organized in partnership with the Copenhagen Game Collective, the purpose of the Nordic Game Indie Night is to showcase independent games created by Nordic developers to the public, with all presented games available to try throughout the night and during the conference itself.

The event kicks off with a two-hour long presentation by developers, with Jonatan "cactus" Söderström and Nicklas "Nifflas" Nygren already confirmed as speakers for the evening. Developer talks begin at 7 PM, while the party (with live music from Nifflas, among others) starts at 9 PM. Admission is free.

More Indie Game Night presenters will be revealed at the Nordic Game site soon. (information via press release)

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In our latest employment-specific round-up, we highlight some of the notable jobs posted in big sister site Gamasutra's industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from SCEA Santa Monica, WB Games and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site's daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, 'serious games', independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

Gameloft: 3D Graphics Programmer
"As a member of our engineering team you will be part of the full development cycle of 3D video games for iPhone from start to finish, primarily focusing on 3D graphics. Duties could include: Analyze existing 3D functions in the engine and adapt them so they are compatible with current conventions; Support 3D functions and systems conceived for the production; Work with Game Developers, as well as Design teams to determine the different constraints of the game and put all the elements together."

Guerrilla Games: Senior Game Designer
"Guerrilla Games is looking to add a battle-hardened Senior Game Designer to its ranks for an upcoming project. If you're recruited, you will play a pivotal role in formulating the game design and guarding the game's vision. You will also act as a mentor, problem solver and source of bravery and inspiration for your fellow troops."

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Alex Shen's latest project is 'an action/adventure game for the visually impaired / blind' called Cadet 227. He used Kickstarter to fund the idea, and now it's underway. The idea is to create a gaming experience which relies solely on sound with no visuals at all.

Yes, the idea has been done before, but Alex is going to great lengths to make Cadet 227 especially powerful stuff for blind gamers, researching ideas and gathering information from various sources - you can follow his work via a developer diary.

Expected to be released in the Summer, the game will be available as donationware.

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Episode 2 of Elecorn's terraforming blaster Caster has been released. Subtitled as 'The Lydonia Chronicles', the episode features more of the same, plus a new playable character, new missions and levels, along with a level editor.

It's available now for $4.99 along with Episode 1. Remember, if you already bought the first part, you can download Episode 2 for free!

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Here's an interview with Mads Wibroe, one of the producers for the award-winning puzzle platformer Limbo. This video doesn't exactly reveal any new information about the game, but the gameplay footage does show a lot of content not present in any of the trailers already posted (new puzzles, weather effects at the end, other inhabitants of the island, etc.)

If you missed the interview with Daisuke Amaya (or Pixel, creator of Cave Story) posted all over the internet in the last couple of days, you can find the embedded video after the cut. Cave Story WiiWare will be released in the North America region this March 22nd.

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Redivider is a Java-based arcade game with a very simple ruleset, created by Nathan as part of his weekly game release initiative. In each level you are given ten seconds to complete an objective, which could either be eliminating circles, dividing them, or a combination of the two.

By using a simple drag motion with the mouse you can draw a line from one end of the window to another, hence cutting anything that is in its path. Watch out for grey circles though, as touching those would cause you to instantly fail at the attempt to clear that level. There are thirty stages to play through in this game.

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The Oxeye Games team needs your help with naming their upcoming platformer which is currently in production and scheduled for a release sometime next year. For this purpose they've printed out six different Project B postcard prints, and will send those out at random to anyone who suggests a name for their multi-platform game. If your suggested game name gets picked, a special gift will be mailed to you as well (at no extra charge).

What is Project B then? Little is known about it outside of the brief info page and leaked footage posted a couple of weeks ago. Maybe more will be revealed on the postcards?

Oxeye Games: Birthdays and Postcards

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Not entirely sure if this addictive roguelike had actually got the attention that it truly deserved, but Derek's new tileset creation is sure to please fans who are already loving (and still playing) Rodain Joubert's Desktop Dungeons game. To start using the tileset, all you have to do is unzip it into your 'tilesets' folder, run the game executable, click on the tileset button, and type in the name 'derek' to change your default tileset to the new and improved version.

For anyone still struggling to figure out what to do for each deity and what they bestow as rewards, head on over to the awesome Desktop Dungeons wiki page to have all your questions answered.

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Shown off at the latest SXSW in Austin, here's a nice portion of gameplay footage for Twisted Pixel's Comic Jumper. Apparently the game is going to be demoed at PAX East at the end of the month, so if you've got tickets to that, make sure to check it out.

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The Soul of Dracula is a 2D platformer inspired by the Castlevania series, featuring appearances from mainstays such as Death and the Count himself in the role of level bosses. You play as a vampire hunter who must venture into the Dark Prince's castle and defeat him using only your whip and the familiar array of ranged weapons at your disposal.

Though many of the enemies had appeared in monsieur Belmont's adventures before, the developer of this tribute project had included a couple of twists and surprises that will please even the most hardcore of Castlevania fans out there. Download the game here. (Windows, 1.84MB)

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Here's the video recording of Chris Hecker's rant during GDC 2010, though it starts off with Heather Chaplin's Duct Tape award acceptance speech (for having the best rant last year). Titled "Please Finish Your Game", Chris voices his opinions and concerns about game jams, competitions, game development time, and rushing to meet release schedules. If you missed our link to Tommy Refenes' iPhone rant from a day or two ago, we've embedded it after the cut for your viewing pleasure as well.

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