Indies are pushing the video games industry forward, but at what cost?

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[Note: The following post first appeared on the SPOKE™ Network on 25 January 2015 in conjunction with the initial offering of "History of Video Games."] The original inspiration for this course dates back a couple… ∞

Indies are pushing the video games industry forward, but at what cost?

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Indies are pushing the video games industry forward, but at what cost?