![]() Premium cable company HBO and superstar film producer Scott Rudin ( The Social Network) saw enough material in the film's portrayal of the indie game scene that they optioned Indie Game: The Movie for a fictional television series. Earlier this year, the Atlantic ran a profile of indie superstar Jon Blow, and last year The New York Times Magazine told the story of brothers Tarn and Zach Adams, the lonely developers of Dwarf Fortress, a game played and funded by only a few thousand hyper-loyal fans.Īt this year's Sundance Film Festival, Indie Game: The Movie, a documentary tracking the lives of three indie game makers, won the World Cinema Documentary Editing Award. This has led to a rush of mainstream human interest coverage. The life of an indie developer can be dramatic, as they often scrape by on little to no income. Sudden Mainstream Popularity SUDDEN MAINSTREAM POPULARITY Expect public awareness of the indie moniker to improve this year, as indie developers and fans begin to attract more publicity with their charity work, dramatic life stories and increasingly popular games. The indie game renaissance has finally gone mainstream.Īnd yet, the average person might not know what an indie game is - a game developed without the financial support of a publisher - or why the indie community is important - because it is the first legitimate alternative to the publishing system since the majority of video game designers left their garages for office spaces in the late 1980s. Ed.īy now, anyone reading this has come in contact with Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja or Minecraft - games that have inspired sequels, toys, movie tie-ins, conferences and even Halloween costumes. ![]() The entire series will be re-published in total on Monday. This is the second part of a five-part series on the state of games, written by the editors of Polygon, following yesterday's "State of AAA." Parts three through five will be published separately each day this week.
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