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Mike Diver

Indie Games

The Complete Introduction to Indie Gaming

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Imprint: LOM ART

Publication date: 24/03/2016

ISBN: 9781910552094

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Culture

Binding: Hardback

Size: 246 x 189 mm

Extent: 128 pages

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

Edition Status: Out of Print

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Summary:

Everything you need to know about the exciting new trend of indie gaming…

Independently made video games have become some of the most original, ingenious and successful games available on the market today. Matched against giant tech companies and their mammoth-budget franchises, indies, have demonstrated the extraordinary impact that individuals and small teams can have on the direction of the gaming world.

Mike Diver takes us behind the scenes to explore this incredible movement, where freedom from major studios has allowed for near-infinite possibilities, revolutionizing gaming mechanics and remoulding genres. Including interviews with legendary developers such as Tim Schafer and David Braben as well as the brains behind newer studios such as The Chinese Room, Hello Games and Simogo, Indie Games introduces us to the personalities, the passion and the practicalities that have transformed an industry.

Reviews:

Diver has done a grand job of digging deep into the period to unearth some treasures that may otherwise have passed many gamers by.

Darren Carle, The Skinny

Diver tackles the evolution of the industry, digital marketplaces and mobile, as well as examining broader topics such as horror, emotional empathy and space through an indie-centric lens

Edge Magazine

A finely presented compendium of games

Edge Magazine

Sales points:

  • Indie games are video games developed without the blockbuster budgets and support of major studios and publishers, often by a tiny team or a single creator

  • Indies have made an incredible impact – Minecraft and its publisher recently sold to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, and many other indies (Fez, Super Meat Boy, Monument Valley, the list goes on) have been pulling profits in the millions

  • Since the release of award-winning documentary Indie Game (2012), public interest in this revolution has been escalating, with crowd-sourced projects exploding and the massive games developers playing catch-up

  • Packed with over 200 stunning images from the games themselves

About the Author:

Mike Diver

Mike Diver is a British author, editor and journalist, specialising in video games and music, whose career has covered the BBC, VICE and the LADbible Group. He has written and edited a range of books on video games, including Indie Games and Retro Gaming. He lives by the seaside and should definitely take advantage of that more than he does. You can follow Mike on Twitter at @mikediver.

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