A group of Xbox Live Indie Game developers are banding together to bring more recognition to the fledgling game publishing service. We asked our Twitter community to recommend other similarly under-appreciated groups, which we're highlighting now.
With a group of Xbox Live Indie Games developers banding together to start the "Winter Uprising" initiative, we polled our Twitter community to find other development groups that deserve more recognition. Here's the question we posed:
A group of Xbox Indie devs are banding together to boost sales. What other devs deserve more attention? Best answers posted, one wins swag.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck
GamePro
The replies brought on compliments for many specific developers. One particular long-loved company got a few shout-outs, but in general, the respondents seemed to back a variety of different developers. Here's the companies that were complimented:
@GamePro Valve devs :)less than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone
francestan
@GamePro Valve needs kudos. They always support post release for a very long time, unlike other devs that take months for patchesless than a minute ago via Mobile Web
SlaptArze
@GamePro the "i made a game with zombies in it!" peopleless than a minute ago via web
dibles420
@GamePro I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES!!!1, Baby Maker Extreme, Avatar Cannon, The TEMPURA of the DEAD, GET TO THA CHOPPA!!1 deserves attentionless than a minute ago via web
Daguru77
@GamePro 'Supergiant Games' deserves more attention definitely ;)less than a minute ago via web
OtakuDante
@GamePro I think @radiangames and Cold Beam Games (Beat Hazard) need more attention.less than a minute ago via web
bdavid81
@GamePro A little developer known as Kydos Studio - they created the indie game "Soul", good potential there.less than a minute ago via web
AKnifeAndACoke
While most repliers picked specific developers to highlight, some noted that developers of specific kinds of games tend to get less love. Here's a few under-appreciated game genres that could use more developer love:
@GamePro The myriad of devs making quality content for the Wii. "Hardcore gamers" talk a good game yet don't open the wallets.less than a minute ago via web
GohanEgret
@GamePro Devs of games based on children's films, like Bee Movie! :)less than a minute ago via web
keklar
@GamePro Indie steam games often get noticed, but a lot struggle to make it to the middle. I'd love to see better highlighting of those.less than a minute ago via Echofon
imranzomg
It was tough to pick a single recommendation to bestow the day's best reply award (and the customary swag prize that comes with) upon, but we're going to give today's prize to HLLivingloco for succinctly serving up this recomendation. Congrats HL--you have until the publication of tomorrow's "Tell us how you really feel" to send a direct message to GamePro on Twitter and claim your prize. Here's the company HL wants to see respected:
@GamePro For one thing, Frictional Games deserves some awesome credit for games like Penumbra and Amnesia. Try playing that one alone! :Dless than a minute ago via web
HLLivingLoco
While gaming may be an industry pulling in profits at higher levels than just about every other form of media, the talent is treated with the same level of admiration as top music, movie, and music creators. As you can see today, the fans are eager to cheer on their favorite game-makers. It's up to the publishers and the media to get the word out about the industry's most talented creators.
What do you think of the replies above? Are there any suggestions you'd add? Please continue the conversation by adding your voice to the comment section below or by replying to GamePro on Twitter.
Source: Daily News from GamePro.com
Tuesday, November 16, 2010