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Tue, Apr 09, 2013 | 07:33 BST

Ex-Microsoft dev disdains Xbox’s “artificially propped up tribe residing in that cloistered warren”

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In a biting retrospective of his years working as a designer at Microsoft, Spry Fox founder Daniel Cook has expressed his frustration with the exclusive culture he experienced developing for Xbox platforms.

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Sat, Feb 18, 2012 | 18:16 GMT

Us and the Game Industry is the latest documentary about indies

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Those interested in SSX and Sundance darling Indie Game: The Movie might also be interested in another documentary on indies, Us and the Game Industry. The film, according to IndieGames, documents developers “reinventing the medium of game design and challenging the established norms with their finely crafted work.” The film contains some names which should sound familiar to you, such as: thatgamecompany, Spry Fox, Jason Rohrer among others. According to the film blurb, the documentary will explore the developer’s “motivation, design process, focus and execution… connecting people and providing the possibility for uncharted experiences outside the normal realm of commercial games.” The official webpage for the film is under construction at this point, but you can watch a trailer for it below.

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