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We talk about indie games. A lot. But what qualifies as an indie game? Does it need to have scrappy DIY beginnings? Is the amount of funding important? How about the number of copies sold? Today's cornucopia of "indie games" and their wide-ranging success seems to indicate a golden age for game creators. But who truly deserves the "indie" moniker, should these diverse properties even be under that same label, or should we get rid of the term entirely?! Watch the episode and find out!

ASSETS:
docs.google.com/document/d/1BVLjvvPl4wVCxTnNi2KqjHHzXHAsjk7K0ibW0bhmIEc/edit

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MUSIC:

"Oh Damn!" by CJVSO
soundcloud.com/downpitched/cjvso-oh-damn

"Digital Sonar" by Brink

"Mindphuck" by Known To Be Lethal
youtube.com/watch?v=B-cyr7l9yBw

"After Hours"

"Lakes" by Chooga
youtube.com/watch?v=E8hnsQc9ST0

"Beautiful Days" by Extan
soundcloud.com/extandnb/beautiful-days

"Spectrum Subdiffusion Mix" by Foniqz
soundcloud.com/subdiffusion/foniqz-spectrum-subdiffusion

"Good Way Song" by Electronic Rescue

"Alice y Bob" by Javier Rubio and Parsec
archive.org/details/escala19_vvaa_escala_no_uniforme

"Sleet" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/kubbi-sleet

"Toaster" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/toaster

"Patriotic Songs of America" by New York Military Band and the American Quartet
freemusicarchive.org/music/New_York_Military_Band_and_the_American_Quartet/Edison_Amberol_457/cusb-cyl3890d

"Lets Go Back To The Rock" by Outsider
jamendo.com/en/artist/4402/outsider

"Run" by Outsider
jamendo.com/en/artist/4402/outsider

"Fame" by Statue of Diveo
jamendo.com/en/artist/352814/statueofdiveo

"Freedom Weekends" by Statue of Diveo
jamendo.com/en/artist/352814/statueofdiveo

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And thanks to Iain Andrews for the use of his photos in the background: enwandrews.tumblr.com

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