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Independent Gaming
Growing numbers of aspiring developers are building games in their bedrooms and basements. Find out who's leading the new indie scene.
From Indie to Outie
Just like the rock band slogging it out night after night at your local pub, the dream of any indie developer is to get signed. In the past that was a nearly impossible task. Now, the perfect storm of increased web exposure and the desire for quirky, sleeper hits is swirling overhead. Here are two titles plucked by publishers and set to appear on a major console shortly.
De Blob
Original design: Students at Utrecht University in the Netherlands
Paint the town red, blue, purple and yellow as an intergalactic glob of goo in this offbeat game. After spotting it as a free PC download, the folks at THQ decided to pick up the rights De Blob and gussy it up for release on the Wii and DS. Now there's an eye for fine art.
Outpost Kaloki
Original design: NinjaBee
This space station tycoon game made waves when it hit the web in 2004. It looks to do so again courtesy of Namco, who snagged it for release on the Wii as Space Station Tycoon. But while they somehow made the title more boring, they haven't messed with the great strategy simulation gameplay...we hope.
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Posted: 19 Jul 2007