The Rise of the Indie Developer
Gamespot: Two years ago, Swedish games programmer Markus Persson walked out of the development studio where he’d spent the last four years of his life making free-to-play flash games, went back to his apartment, and created Minecraft. His impulse was guided by the simple notion that game developers should only make games they care about. Less than two years since its release, Minecraft has been purchased by over 1 million people around the world. There are over half a million YouTube videos dedicated to the sandbox building game, numerous 24-hour live streams, and over 3 million registered online community members. Not bad for one guy.
