Is There a Future for Indie Games? 217
An anonymous reader writes "If you've been following Greg Costikyan's recent rants (such as Death to The Games Industry), you would have seen mention of one developer's attempt at breaking the traditional games publisher funding model. Well, their game is now in the stores, and whats more it has been getting some pretty good reviews, but has anyone heard of it? Judging by some
press, the marketing has been somewhat underwhelming. So the question is, is there still a viable space for good games developed outside the traditional corporate publisher model, or does E.A. already own the future of video games?" Moreover, when indie developers have to go up against the likes of EA and Steven Spielberg, what hope can they have for matching that kind of success? At least one company thinks they can do it by offering games for direct download. Is direct purchasing enough of an incentive for your average gamer to shell out money on something he's never heard of before?
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Not to mention having little nutritional value. Taste like crap too.
That's why I just settle for reading 'em.
KFG
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Does the "sex and cheap thrills" have a Linux port?
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Most "movie elitist" are almost as bad as "blockbuster critics". Only they pretend to look down on mainstream works in favor of "indie" productions. But in the end, they mostly repeat what they hear everybody else in their clique saying.
Just like mainstream critics, they don't reflect the quality of a movie. The only movies where you can safely go knowing what to expect are Van Damme/Seagal kind of movies.
BTW, Lost in the Translation was very well received. So was Adaptation, Magnolia and a whole bunch of "artsy" movies. The general public does like quality once in a while. But if you make a movie that's *way* over the head of most people, reception will be lukewarm. And what the hell was that blue box in "Mulholland Drive" supposed to represent, anyway? I've seen that movie several times hoping to find a clue (hell of a marketing scheme). Not much on the internet, either.
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