Developers are thinking AAA development very risk and jumping to risk free Indie Development [AAA games doomed]

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aryu said:

Why are you getting all aggressive? I told you my definition of indie is different to yours. I'm not saying I'm right and you're wrong. You should stop taking it to heart. Games like FEZ, Braid, Limbo and Super Meat Boy didn't get the same backing as Heavy Rain and that's the reason why I consider them to be indie and not Heavy Rain.

Fez went through MS marketing, and Phil Fish himself complained that the marketing campaign "had been poor", which was the reason for low sales.

And the game still got indie awards.

Super Meat Boy also got promotions from Microsoft. Braid is the only one that stood alone.

 

So I'm guessing by your definition that Fez and Super Meat Boy are not indie games, right? Ah, wait, is the amount of money on advertising what makes a game stop being indie! Stupid me.