![]() ![]() retail distribution from new indie label Cinemaware Marquee.Ģ005 - Multi award-winner Alien Hominid receives publishing deals in the U.S. The game is reworked into Portal and goes on to win the coveted Game Developer's Choice "Best Game" award for 2008, as well as numerous game of the year accolades.Ģ008 - Design Innovation winner Braid debuts on Xbox Live Arcade to significant success.Ģ008 - Excellence in Audio winner Audiosurf launches on Valve's Steam distribution service and goes on to become the highest selling game of February, outselling even Valve's own Orange box (including Team Fortress 2 and Game Developer's Choice "Best Game" winner Portal.)Ģ007 - Design Innovation winner Everyday Shooter is signed by Sony for distribution on the PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network, after Sony's John Hight plays the game at the IGF Pavilion during GDC 2007 - Everyday Shooter's Jon Mak also appears at the inaugural Independent Games Summit.Ģ006 - Grand prize winner Darwinia gets both digital distribution via Valve's Steam system and U.S. The perennial companion of the Independent Games Festival, the Indie Games Summit features top developers discussing the art of games.Ģ011 - Multiple award winner Minecraft has now sold almost 2 million copies and spawned a worldwide cult around its charming open-world game design.Ģ010 - Playdead's stark monochromatic platform title Limbo is a smash hit on Xbox Live Arcade, following its summer 2010 release, picking up a 2011 Game Developers Choice Award for Best Visual Arts.Ģ010 - The team behind 2009 Student Showcase finalist Tag: The Power of Paint are hired by Valve to implement new paint gun mechanics into Portal 2.Ģ009 - The Behemoth's follow-up to Alien Hominid, the IGF-winning Castle Crashers, tops XBLA charts to critical acclaim.Ģ009 - IGF multi-award winner World Of Goo launches as one of the best-selling, best-reviewed WiiWare titles of all time, alongside a popular PC version.Ģ009 - Petri Purho's Crayon Physics Deluxe spawns an iPhone version courtesy of Hudson, plus a popular PC downloadable version.Ģ008 - The team behind IGF Student Showcase finalist Narbacular Drop is hired by Valve. Want to know more about indie games? Read sister info site, including the regularly updated:
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