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The indie game movement refers to the popularization of video games, predominantly in the English language, developed by small development teams without significant external financial support from the late 2000s to the present day.

History
indie games boomed in the 2000s.

Indie games were opened to a larger market with the release of World of Goo and Braid. Braid
 * http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134787/the_solitary_creativity_of_pixel.php?print=1
 * http://www.siliconera.com/2013/04/02/melding-platforming-dimension-swapping-and-dia-de-los-muertos-in-guacamelee/
 * http://www.148apps.com/news/world-goo-ipad-coming/
 * http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/262900/QA_Jonathan_Blow_on_The_Witness_and_the_state_of_indie_games.php

IGF, IndieCade, Indie Megabooth, Indie Game: The Movie, GameLoading, Indie Fund, XBL Indie Games, Indie Speed Run, IndieGala, Indie Royale, Devolver, Midnight City, Indie Game Jam
 * XBL IG: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/253259/Microsoft_shutting_down_Xbox_Live_Indie_Games_program.php
 * http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2009/03/gamerbytes_analysis_xna_commun.php
 * http://www.shacknews.com/article/83661/apple-launches-indie-game-showcase-on-the-app-store
 * http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/08/29/majesco-entertainment-launches-indie-label-midnight-city.aspx
 * IGTM: http://kotaku.com/5918421/indie-game-the-movie-the-kotaku-movie-review
 * http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/03/31/movie-review-free-to-play.aspx?utm_sour_6

Overview
 * http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-rise-of-the-indie-developer/1100-6298425/
 * https://books.google.com/books?id=FkisCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA153
 * http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drawingroom/the-rise-and-rise-of-indie-games/6463430
 * http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/22/gameloading-indie-documentary/
 * http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/187540/Indie_game_development_on_the_rise_in_a_big_way.php
 * reliable? http://www.allbusiness.com/indie-games-video-game-industry-101485-1.html
 * http://www.forbes.com/2008/11/20/games-indie-developers-tech-ebiz-cx_mji_1120indiegames.html
 * http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/always-sometimes-monsters-review-always-interesting-sometimes-annoying

Minecraft


 * http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/223815/Seattles_pop_culture_museum_plans_to_open_an_indie_game_exhibit.php

Misc
 * http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2010/02/the_art_history_of_games_games.php

International
Germany

Japan

Reception

 * http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/211754/Bennett_Foddy_talks_about_the_history_of_indie_at_Indiecade_East.php
 * http://www.play-mag.co.uk/features/why-indie-games-are-ruining-ps-plus/
 * http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/227636/The_secret_histories_of_indie_games_What_was_uncovered_at_IndieCade.php
 * http://www.gamespot.com/articles/monkey-island-creator-gets-arty-in-pax-keynote/1100-6216853/
 * http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=25155
 * http://gamasutra.com/view/feature/132382/the_designers_notebook_the_genre_.php?print=1