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PAX East 2013 starts tomorrow, and we have all your pre-show indie gaming needs covered.
On this Super Joystiq Podcast Special, Alexander is joined by Rami Ismail of Vlambeer, Eitan Glinert and Sean Baptiste of Fire Hose, and IndieMEGABOOTH Overlord Kelly Wallick to talk trends in indie development, free-to-play versus pay upfront games, which publishing platforms are the most attractive for small studios, and how Sony and Microsoft are polar oposites in regards to indie publishing.
The second half of the show may just be the best audio segment …

With BioShock Infinite‘s impending release, Irrational and 2K are showing off how the team created Elizabeth, Booker’s enthusiastic companion. It’s always interesting to see how many people are integral to the creation of a single character, and how much work went into making her — hopefully — believable. 
Actress Courtnee Draper details the challenges of bringing her to life just with her voice, while Heather Gordon, who gave the physical performance for Elizabeth, explains how she had to tell the character’s story through movement. The way the team talks about Elizabeth …

The unthinkable has happened. One of Cave’s illustrious shoot-’em-ups has been announced for PlayStation 3. Despite some saying it would never happen, the latest edition of Weekly Famitsu reports 5pb will bring Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi to the system on July 25.
The title’s arrival on the system is something of a dream come true for those that have longed for the day that one of Cave’s bullet hell shooters would come to something other than Xbox 360 or mobile devices. Well, it looks like that day isn’t too far off. Importers can …

This week’s Steam sale is offering up to 75% off on select titles. Most notable is Binary Domain going for $6.24, sleeper hit of 2012. Plus there’s Cities XL Platinum at 33% off. Platinum was released just last month, and the sale right now comes at the right time. Plus, it has a pretty funny trailer.
Here’s the full list of game at their current sale prices. Anything you plan on picking up?

Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts — $2.49
Grotesque Tactics 1 and 2 pack — $3.74
Binary Domain — $6.24
Cities …

This week, North American PlayStation Plus members are getting some more freebies in the form of Double Fine and Ron Gilbert’s puzzle game The Cave for PS3 as well as Tekken 6 for PlayStation Portable and PS Vita.
Elsewhere on the PSN news front, all European users can grab the first episode of Telltale’s The Walking Dead, A New Day, for free while also saving 25 percent on the remaining episodes in the season. As per usual, PS Plus subscribers can save even more — 50 percent, in this case.
This serves …