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Big Three Embrace Indie Games
Cordova, TN -- April 28th, in the year of
our Lord 2013, The video game industry goes in trends.
We have seen a variety of trends over the decades. Numerous
companies tried to create an iconic character in 2D side
scrolling adventures. The industry went crazy making 2D fighting
games. There was a mad rush to create 3D fighting games. Many
companies rushed to put out FPS games. Want to know what the
latest trend in the video game industry is? Indie Games. Sony is
talking about it, Nintendo is talking about, Microsoft is
talking about it, and its all over Steam.
Kickstarter is drowning in Indie Game ideas. So the buffalo rush
is coming our way. It was not that long ago that Nintendo
complained about these ninety-nine cent apps. Yet Nintendo has
allowed them to be released on their systems recently. Kung Fu
Rabbit was released on the Wii U, and Super Little Acorns 3D
Turbo was released on the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo has embraced
these cute little games that have come from outside their normal
developer channels. Nintendo has embraced Indie Games.
Microsoft has all kinds of Indie Games on their Xbox Live
service. In fact an entire section is devoted to them. From well
known titles like Minecraft to family friendly favorites like
Bible Trivia Avatar Edition. If you are looking for Indie Games,
you will easily find them on the Xbox 360. Microsoft may not
talk about it as much, but they have embraced Indie Games for
some time now.
Sony is making the biggest waves and the biggest push for Indie
Games. Not only are they talking about them on the Playstation
3, and Playstation 4; but they are also putting their money
where their mouth is. Games like Journey, Sound Shapes, and
Flower have received big pushes. Sony is showing they want to
make their sandbox a place where Indie Games can flourish and
grow.
Then there is Steam. If you are a Personal Computer (PC) gamer
then you know all about Steam and Greenlight. You know that
Indie Games already flourish on the PC. You also know how well
supported they are on the PC. You can also say that you are the
main reason the Big Three Embrace Indie Games. Your support got
their attention.
- Paul Bury
- Family Friendly Gaming