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''Indie Game Reviewer'' (''IGR'', also stylized as ''IndieGameReviewer.com'') is an independently operated game journalism website based out of Los Angeles and Toronto established in March 2008 with a strong focus on independent video games - also often referred to as "Indie Games" - and their developers. Featuring a growing archive of over 600 unique reviews and preview articles spanning 2008 through 2015, a period considered a golden age for independent game development, IndieGameReviewer.com is not limited to a website as the brand also uses various social media platforms that include Raptr 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Your Dashboard - Raptr )〕 and Lunch.com〔(Indie Game Reviewer's Lunch.com Community )〕 to further distribute its content that focuses heavily on game reviews with the stated aim of helping the "consumer" decide where and when to spend their money. The ratings are also used in finding average scores for newly released game titles at various review aggregation sites. Publishing breaking news stories from the independent game industry, opinion articles and intimate video or audio interviews with recognized and leading game designers, the site is often referenced by its peers at online indie game journalism sites.〔(DIY Gamer - Indie Links Round-Up: Slices of Life )〕〔(IndieGameMag.com - Indie Links Roundup: Take the Wheel )〕 The site is not affiliated with any major corporate companies, emphasizing that it is "a truly independent opinion site...without any corporate agenda looming over its shoulder.". == Event Coverage == IndieGameReviewer.com covers events and conferences throughout North America as official "gaming press" - a colloquialism for Video Game Journalism. Based on their coverage, their accreditation includes IndieCade〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=IndieCade 2012 Indie Game Award Winners - The Complete List )〕 in Culver City, California, Penny Arcade Expo (PAX Prime)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PAX Prime 2012 - IGR's Official Indie Games Roundup )〕 in Seattle, Washington, the NAB Show in Las Vegas and Hand Eye Society〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Toronto's Long Winter" - A Hot Indie Game Event - Coverage from Evening 3 of 4 )〕 events in Toronto, Canada. Because of its writers are located around the world, the site has broken stories about games sometimes years ahead of their official announcement by virtue of its interviews with developers. IndieGameReviewer.com produces cinema-quality video features based on intimate conversations with notable leading game developers and designers that include: * Andy Schatz - Game developer Monaco and host of the Independent Games Festival * Alexander Bruce - Lead game developer - ("Antichamber") * Chris Hecker - Game developer Spore and editor for Game Developer Magazine * Jane McGonigal - Leading game designer and best-selling author of "Reality is Broken"〔(Gamification Wiki: "Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World" )〕 * Jason Rohrer - Lead game developer - ("Sleep is Death," "Inside a Star-Filled Sky") * Jesse Schell - Professor at Carnegie Mellon and author of "The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses" * Jonathan Blow - Lead game developer - ("Braid") * Zak Smith - Artist, author - ("Vornheim") Not limited to programmers and game designers, the interviews and articles also feature artists in other facets of game development, for example authors and composers that include Jeehun Hwang (MechWarrior 2, Quake and Heavy Gear for id Software), Mikolai Stroinski (The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Mousecraft) and the Czech band "Dva" (who scored Botanicula by Amanita Design). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Indie Game Reviewer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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