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[AuthenticKaizen]

a screenshot and a sentence or two describing them.

Sounds perfect, I prefer that sort of thing.

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[Derek]

This would be awesome. But I agree, don't call it "Top" or "Best". Call it like "Paul's Picks" or something.

"The Eres Report" would be awesome.

[AuthenticKaizen]

"The Eres Report" would be awesome.

[ortoslon]

i suggest to include unfinished but playable interesting games (screenshots + links to Feedback forum threads). i've already talked about this with paul, he agreed this is a good idea

[moi]

i think that's an ok idea but it's kind of completely unrelated

the idea here is to cover more games, and to cover them in a more timely fashion

I don't think you should bother about being "timely". There are so many interesting games released everyday that it would be impossible to talk of all of them "timely".

[Paul Eres]

i agree and i could have a separate thing for missed classics, but part of the idea of this was to address complaints that tigsource covers games like 3 months after timw covers them (which is true a lot of the time). or perhaps 1 game out of the 10 each week could be a missed classic that i think needs more attention or something.

[agj]

Would you make it a point not to include games already featured on indiegames.com? If so, I totally support this.

[Paul Eres]

not necessarily a point, but i'll probably include some that timw covered and some that he didn't. there are a lot of people who read tigsource who don't read timw's blog, so i don't think going only for games he doesn't review is a good idea if those games are good and if they'd have an audience here

[starsrift]

I, for one, would love to see just a non-evaluative weekly round-up of just-published titles. A list with the name, author, genre(s), link, a freeware/shareware/whatever flag, and a 1-2 line description.

Though compos and jams could make listing them a bear. Could probably write a script to automate the process and have the dev just fill out a form or fields in an email.

[Paul Eres]

well, a complete list (as you seem to be recommending) would be virtually impossible to compile -- considering how many flash games, gmc games, mmf2 games, rpgmaker games, ohrrpgce games, and so on are released on all the different forums and places, the number of indie games released each week probably exceeds 1000 (without exaggeration). there'd be no realistic way of compiling all that, so i think it's better to be selective and choose ~10 or so of the most interesting ones

[caiys]

I'd really like to see a weekly round-up of some of the more interesting games currently in development, perhaps with a focus on games that have made a Feedback/DevLog topic in the forums here.

[C.A. Sinner]

The reason I originally started reading indie gaming blogs was to be fed with a steady diet of links, so yes, do it.

[moshboy]

Sounds good to me. I'll be interested to see what missed games get covered.

[handCraftedRadio]

I'd really like to see a weekly round-up of some of the more interesting games currently in development, perhaps with a focus on games that have made a Feedback/DevLog topic in the forums here.

I think this would be a great idea for material for the front page. I assume there are many people who read the front page who are not members of the forum (or check out feedback/devlogs) and it would be cool to show off some of what the members here are creating.

[ortoslon]

i find devlogs boring, and i believe that most non-developing tigs readers don't like to read them either. but i'm subscribed to the feedback board, i try most pc games posted there, i've already showed paul three recent threads from there (dunno if they'll end up in the first eres report)