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Comment on Hands On: Astroman by superdefective

superdefective — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 06:32:31 +0000

looks fun. looks very polished compared to most XBLIG. I have to get this game a shot.

Comment on What does “indie” mean? by ionmark games » What indie means

ionmark games » What indie means — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:24:56 +0000

[...] “What does indie mean?” I think its sort of open to interpretation, but I also think this article explains it pretty well. Honestly for a while I was questioning if I even qualified as “indie.” I think based [...]

Comment on Small changes and a great XBLIG point of view by Gerald Terveen

Gerald Terveen — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:19:04 +0000

No worries – when I have no time, there is nothing happening. But I won´t close the site and I will keep posting news & reviews. Just not as many as before

Comment on Small changes and a great XBLIG point of view by Kobun

Kobun — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:42:23 +0000

Hey! Good to see you’re back! Are you going to keep this site going, even if you can’t be as active as you used to be? I’ve been ignoring your site when gathering review links for my new site because I was concerned it’d vanish soon after the long absence, but I’d love to have you as a review source if possible.

Comment on Interview with Mike Muir of Eyehook Games by Shubert

Shubert — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:33:37 +0000

Epic Dungeon 2 with co-op sounds like a dream come true. Hopefully it will be a full arcade release so Mr. Muir can make the money that he deserves!

Comment on What does “indie” mean? by @nli10

@nli10 — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:59:54 +0000

Indie means that you are independent enough to never have to do a sequel unless you want to.

Comment on What does “indie” mean? by What does it mean to be “indie” « Robot Foot Games

What does it mean to be “indie” « Robot Foot Games — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:54:11 +0000

[...] slightly changed after reading other people's perceptions of the idea. -Gerald Terveen, via indienerds, says:You are indie …… if your game design decisions are not based on exterior influences (like [...]

Comment on What does “indie” mean? by Scott Drew (JustSuds)

Scott Drew (JustSuds) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:17:27 +0000

I think this was a really good article. I recently had a similar conversation on plus, about John Carmack.

There is the technical definition of the Indie developer; someone who develops games independent of any publishing companies.

That aside, I feel “Indie” is a sort of lifestyle, or mindset. I agree fully with Gerald’s conditions for qualifying as indie. But i would put forward that not meeting all of them disqualifies you, so long as you have the right outlook going.

Its about the games, its about the fun, the innovation, the experience. Being indie is about everything other than money.

Money is a great incentive and a great reward. But it should never be the “goal” of an indie developer.

Comment on What does “indie” mean? by Michael C. Neel

Michael C. Neel — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:56:59 +0000

No, I think that’s a pretty good way to think about it. “Indie” is short for “independent”, so to be indie should mean a good deal of independence. I think it’s still okay if an independent studio gets a publishing deal for one of it’s games, to still say the studio is “indie” (Team Meat, Johnathan Blow, etc).

There is a size component though, no one really considered Infinity Ward an “indie” but they clearly believed they were independent from Activision.

No, I don’t have a definition here that solves the Infinity Ward example =p

Comment on Summer Uprising Trailer by VVGTV by Sined

Sined — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:03:02 +0000

really fun games ! Love XBLIG I follow more now all about indie than other games…