10 Moments That Defined The Current Gaming Generation

6. Indie Games

Journey 05 This is a topic that I am especially proud of as a gamer. Indie games have been my entertainment for years now: the industry started out on Flash sites, and moved to consoles, and now my Smartphone/tablet. It's easy to brush the idea off as a novelty, but such a reductive reading would be wrong. Accessibility for developers has increased tenfold with the current generation: all you have to do is look at a game like Journey and see how something so small and simple can turn into something so awesome, winning several gaming awards, and even a Grammy nomination. Outside of that example, indie games over Xbox Live or PlayStation Network are dirt cheap, and if they look like they are fun, it's often because that is exactly what they are. I can only hope that companies will keep up the accessibility for developers in our upcoming generation, as this gamer looks forward to finding more gems in the indie community.
 
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I'm a fan of pop-culture in all mediums: Music, Film, Gaming, Comics, TV, Whatever. I can generally find something enjoyable in even the worst trash. I guess as a B-Horror enthusiast, I kind of have to. Currently I'm an author working on a manuscript for a crime novel, and attending school to be an Environmental Health and Safety Technician. In the past I've made a go at running in an election for MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) for my hometown of Glace Bay. I was 23 at the time, and though I lost (by like a lot), I learned a lot more about politics in a month than I ever learned. Get at me on Twitter @DanWilsonWC