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Are Independent Studios The Future of Gaming?

Started by Duncan Riley · 10 months ago

Evan is a guest writer for The Inquisitr and is currently preparing to launch www.fuhso.net.
Thanks to the muscle of the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and to some extent even the Wii, games have been about who could do the most. Most enemies on-screen, most polygons for character models, most ... Continue reading »

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  • curiouslypersistent

    10 months ago

    As you point out, independent studios have much greater flexibility in innovating and coming up with new ideas. But while the top-selling titles are the franchises, and with the amount of money needed to develop high-quality (if not high concept) games, the EAs and the Vivendis won't be too worried. But that doesn't mean there isn't a strong market for cult games - which by definition have a limited appeal - and like you I hope that the indies continue to produce new and exciting titles
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  • alexis

    10 months ago

    Entirely agree with you, graphics, 3d and animations are over rated. A game can look amazing and be boring after 5 minutes. We are taking a totally reverse approach with www.erepublik.com allowing us to be a lot more creative.
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