A group of well-known independent studio vets has formed a new fund for other independent developers. Members of 2D Boy , Number None , thatgamecompany , Capy , Flashbang Studios and AppAbove Games have banded together to create the appropriately named Indie Fund , which they hope will become “a serious alternative to the traditional publisher funding model.” The fund will ideally help independent studios “get financially independent and stay financially independent.” The Indie Fund is already backing some unnamed projects, and the group plans to reveal more details about the fund at GDC next week.
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Indie Fund created to help fund indies
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Critter Crunch consumer consumption saddening, demo releasing next week
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