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Train2Game News: “It’s the best time to be an indie” says Introversion co-founder

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Steam, the Apple App Store and other services mean it’s a better time than ever to be an independent game developer.  That’s according to Mark Morris co-founder of Introversion Software, the studio behind Uplink, Darwinia, DEFCON, Multiwinia and the upcoming Prison Architect.

His comments echo those made by Ian Livingstone at BAFTA Games Question Time.

“I think it’s the best time to be an indie.” Morris told PostDesk in a huge interview about indie development that’s worth reading for any Train2Game student.

“The Apple App store and Steam services are mature and reliable routes to market. There is an “indie” section on most gaming review sites and journalists that understand Indie games and are willing to review them and devote time to them.” he continued.

“There are indie conferences where you can chat with other developers and pick up ideas and business tips. None of this stuff existed when we started.” the Introversion co-founder added.

One such indie conference is Rezzed which takes place in Brighton on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th July, which see Introversion Software’s Mark Morris hosting a developer session.

There’s more about indie development, including advice on how to become successful in this field, here on The Train2Game Blog.

Do you agree with Mark Morris? Is now the best time to be an indie? Would you prefer the indie route to joining a bigger studio?

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Train2Game News: Introversion Software developer session confirmed for Rezzed

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Introversion Software, developer of games including Uplink, Defcon and Darwinia will be hosting a developer session at Rezzed, the PC and indie gaming show in which takes place in Brighton next month.

It’ll take place at 1pm on Saturday 7th July and will see Inversion Software discussing their upcoming title Prison Architect, in a session which is sure to be interesting to Train2Game students. Prison Architect will also be available to play on the show floor for the whole two days.

“We’re really looking forward to showing off Prison Architect to a wide audience – it’s at a time when feedback from gamers will be really helpful,” said Introversion director and co-founder Mark Morris.

“We also think they’ll be a lot of questions about what happened to Subversion and we want to clear it up once and for all!”

Get a taste of Prison Architect in the preview video below, here on The Train2Game Blog.

There are plenty of other developer sessions taking place at Rezzed, including one from The Creative Assembly where they’ll be taking an exclusive first look at the future of Total War.

Rezzed takes place in Brighton on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th July with tickets available here. Keep reading The Train2Game Blog for the latest news as Rezzed approaches.

Are you a fan of Introversion Software? What would you like to find out from their developer session?

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