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TIGSource, short for The Independent Game Source, is a news blog and Internet community centered around the creation of independent video games, founded in 2005 by Jordan Magnuson but soon taken over by Derek Yu, both independent game developers themselves.[1] Its forums are particularly notable as the launchpads for several award-winning games, including the best-selling video game of all time, Minecraft, Eufloria, and Yu's own Spelunky.[2][3][4][5] The site has also been a key player in changing the perception of independent video games as merely casual games to that of an art form.[6][7][8] It has also been called "one of the primary sources of information about the indie scene on the web and host to one of indie's best forums, bringing creators and fans together to share novel new ideas and the greatest new games."[9] In 2008, it was chosen as one of "100 top sites for the year ahead" by the Guardian.[10]

References

  1. ^ Sharp, John. Debugging Game History: A Critical Lexicon. pp. 259–260.
  2. ^ Hansen, Dustin (22 November 2016). Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More. Feiwel & Friends. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-250-08096-7.
  3. ^ The Routledge Companion to Imaginary Worlds. Routledge. 2017.
  4. ^ Polinsky, Paige V. (2019). Minecraft. p. 28.
  5. ^ Kremers, Rudolf (21 October 2009). Level Design: Concept, Theory, and Practice. CRC Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-4398-7695-4.
  6. ^ Juul, Jesper (2019). Handmade Pixels - Independent Video Games and the Quest for Authenticity. p. 86.
  7. ^ Brown, Pierson; Schram, Brian R. "Intermediating the Everyday: Indie Game Development and the Labour of Co-Working Spaces". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ Hill-Whittall, Richard (2015). The Indie Game Developer Handbook. p. 152.
  9. ^ Cameron, Phill. "Interview: Aquaria 's Derek Yu On Indie, The Pit of Death". Gamasutra.
  10. ^ "100 top sites for the year ahead: our latest selection finds that location-based services, work-anywhere collaboration and video are prominent". the Guardian. 18 December 2008.
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