Splitkick: Indie Game: The Movie provides an unprecedented level of access to some of indie gaming’s biggest stars. Phil Fish, Jonathan Blow, and Team Meat share personal anecdotes about how they got into gaming, some of their overall game design philosophies and why they choose to stay independent.
CanadianGamer writes : "We’ve seen the independent game scene desperately trying to survive for many years as the mainstream game developers/publishers literally released games at fast-food production rate, i’m going to take on a different approach and give you my personal opinion of why i think that the “Indie” scene is now becoming more mainstream. I will qualify myself as an observer as the indie games gains in popularity. First, let me explain the article’s title by quoting the Urban Dictionary definition of “The New Black“
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As the indie market continues to lead the charge towards smaller, crowd-funded gaming, there’s something to be said for simplicity. In an era of Hollywood action shooters and increasingly competitive on-line gamers, it can often be the most subtle attention to detail and characterization that appeals to our train of thought.
