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[prairiedog]

Hi,
I'm a writer for an alt news/entertainment/lifestyle newspaper up in Canada. For our pre-xmas issue our assignment is to come up with interesting stocking stuffer ideas.

So, I'm looking for something indie-game themed and figured I'd come up with a better suggestion if I asked people more in tune with indie-games scene than I'm. (And seeing as I'm not in tune with it, finding someone who is shouldn't be hard. Should it?)

Gift ideas I'm looking for would be...

- A subscription service that would give someone access to lots of awesome indie-games.
- A particularly awesome new indie-game that would be a perfect gift for a gamer.
- Some kind of indie-game bundle that would make the perfect gift.
or
- Something else indie-game related I haven't thought of.

When you're making suggestions, feel free to treat me like I'm an idiot who knows nothing about indie-games because that'd be pretty close to the truth. I'm old. I'm square. I have a mac laptop and nothing else. Haven't had a "game system" since the 80s. So I have no idea what's worthwhile or interesting on, say, this "x box" thing i hear the kids talking about.

Please. Educate me. If nothing else, this blurb I'm writing might mean some indie developer(s) will earn a few extra bucks from some Canadians.

Cheers....
Paul from prairie dog
http://prairiedogmag.blogspot.com

[C.A. Silbereisen]

How about Machinarium? I haven't played it personally, but it's new and I keep hearing good things about it. It's also (easily) available on CD (DVD?). I don't know about you, but I'm not sure how I'd feel receiving some of sort of download voucher for Christmas. A physical object is always a lot nicer. 

[prairiedog]

Yeah. If whatever the gift suggestion is is downloadable to a cd, that'd be a bonus. But this is a for a "stocking stuffer" feature so I reckon printed out gift-certificate-y things or passwords to gain access to a download or something would be fine.

[starsrift]

Valve's Steam digital distribution service has an indie game category, and you can buy games and then gift them to other accounts.

[team_q]

Get the Aquaria OST

Or a Subscription to Farb's Captian Forever, its the gift that keeps on giving.

Attractmo.de has some pretty cool indie game tie ins.

[jrjellybeans]

You could give them a subscription to The Indie Game Magazine:

http://www.indiegamemag.com/

[mr. podunkian]

by that time, merry gear solid 2 will have come out -- perfect for any fans of metal gear solid or christmas.

news related to the game:
http://www.superfundungeonrun.com/?cat=4

page:
http://www.superfundungeonrun.com/?page_id=256

[prairiedog]

Thanks for all the great suggestions! I have about 150-200 words to work with and will try to incorporate as many of these as possible and a few others I've come across on my own. Have a merry xmas.