the neo-indie scene - digiworld summit...• the game reached number one in the british gallup...
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The Neo-Indie Scene
How digital distribution and social media have opened
up extraordinary commercial and creative
opportunities for independent developers
Charles Cecil
20th November 2014
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The birth of the home computer era -
1981
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Adventure B – ZX81 (1981)
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Once Upon a Time
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Once Upon a Time
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Lure of the Temptress
Atari ST / Amiga / PC (1992)
• The game reached number one in the British GALLUP charts at the beginning of July 1992 and remained in the top twenty for most of the rest of the year.
• It received reviews which included:
• 95% from Generation 4 (France).
• 94% from Joystick (France).
• 92% from ST Format (UK).
• 92% from Amiga Format (UK).
• ST Action rated the game as the best adventure game ever.
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Beneath a Steel Sky
Atari ST / Amiga / PC (1994)
• The game went straight to number
one in the GALLUP charts in April
1994.
• Reviews included:
• 95% from CU Amiga (UK) with
the summary “One of the
greatest adventures ever.”
• 94% from Amiga Format with
“Utterly Brilliant!”
• In May 1995 the game received the
prestigious Golden Joystick award
for the ‘Best Adventure’.
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Broken Sword – Shadow of the Templars
PlayStation / PC / Mac (1996)
• Broken Sword was published by Virgin Interactive
Entertainment on PC and by Sony on PlayStation.
• Sales of one million units worldwide.
• Awards included:
• Best Quest of year by Quest magazine.
• Best adventure of year by Generation 4.
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Broken Sword 2 – The Smoking Mirror
PlayStation / PC (1997)
• Published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment on
PC and by Sony on PlayStation.
• Sales of one million units worldwide.
• Reviews included
• 94% from Superjuegos (Spain).
• 9/10 from Official PlayStation magazine (UK).
• 9/10 from Edge (UK).
• Voted 5th best game ever published by Official
PlayStation magazine readers
(ahead of Resident Evil 2, Crash Bandicoot 2 and
FIFA ’98 - the latest versions of each game at the
time).
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The PlayStation Age (1996-2006)
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Broken Sword 3 – The Sleeping Dragon
PC / PlayStation2 / Xbox (2003)
• Published by THQ in Europe and
Dreamcatcher in North America, Marvelous
Entertainment in Japan.
• Nominated for 3 BAFTA awards / Best Writing
by Game Developer (US)
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Broken Sword 4 – The Angel of Death
PC (September 2006)
• Published by THQ in Europe. Dreamcatcher in US
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The iPhone (2007)
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Broken Sword – Shadow of the Templars: The Director’s
Cut
iPhone / iPad (March 2010)
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Broken Sword – Shadow of the Templars – Director’s
Cut
iPhone / iPad (Jan 2010)
Features:
•Whole new story arc added, with 2 hours of
additional gameplay
• Addition of contemporary first person
perspective minigames
• New facial expressions drawn by Dave
Gibbons, co-creator of Watchmen
• Help system incorporated – ensure that
player won’t get frustrated.
• Enhanced audio – both music and voices
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12 Days of Christmas
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Broken Sword – the Serpent’s Curse
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Kickstarter – Revolution
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Broken Sword – the Serpent’s Curse
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Kickstarter – Revolution
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Kickstarter – Revolution
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Broken Sword 5 – the Serpent’s Curse
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