The rise and rise of the indies, and why theyre finally a legitimate alternative to the mainstream

EDGE - A faint stirring on some obscure blogs, and some thought-provoking links emailed around the Deus Ex and Thief teams at Ion Storm in 2003: those are my first associations with the words independent games. There were a handful of disorganised hobbyists and recent college grads interested in our hallowed industry, standing outside the ivory tower, and making intriguing things by themselves.