The Rise and Fall of Indie Games

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I think the story of 2010 is definitely one of indie games. Limbo, we have Super Meat Boy, and we have Cave Story just to name a couple. The idea that like a game like Super Meat Boy could come out and make a colossal amount of money was a total sea change. You know, this entire year, this last year, 2022 was saved by indie games because there were like six Triple A games that came out.

The Resties Required Reading List strikes again! Our goal is to curate a "must-play" list of 25 games released between 1980 to 2020. Think of it like Video Games 101. This week, we've selected games from 2010-2014. Join us as we revisit the early days of our careers covering video games! Visit @thebestiespod on Twitter to see a full list of games from this week's episode. Previous picks -- 1985-89: Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, SimCity. 1995-99: Super Mario 64, Pokemon Red and Blue, Final Fantasy 7, Starcraft. 2005-09: Resident Evil 4, Wii Sports, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare;

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