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    Goodbye to the last of the independent developers.
    Jun 24, 2009 8:58am PDT
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    Goodbye to the last of the independent developers. : gibolas1234This person is cool!

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    • well.. Gearbox... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
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      There's Valve. : freshykThis person is cool!
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        I'm sure it's only a matter of time. Gabe is probably waiting for Steam to get just a tad bit more popula... : Cihte
        • I think Valve's going the other way...They're absorbing other independent devs. : AxeMan808This person is cool!
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      Epic : xcalibur19This person is cool!
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        Epic is not an independent developer, it's Microsoft's bitch : paketepThis person is cool!
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          Making Gears a 360 exclusive is not the same as being a wholly owned subsidiary. Having developed for th... : xcalibur19This person is cool!
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            That's kinda fanboyism, it would have overall been positive on sales if they didn't sacrifice any quality... : dancingpolkabear
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              It is not fanboyism, it is developer experience. Developing for the PS3 is a huge pain in the ass, espec... : xcalibur19This person is cool!
              • true, but I'm just saying if some other random developer ported it over to the PS3 later it would have ma... : dancingpolkabear
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                Why did Epic bother producing a PS3 version of Unreal Tournament 3 then? : ShekkyBoyThis person is cool!
                • I am guessing 2 reasons: 1) They promised licensees a working PS3 version of the engine. 2) Midway (p... : xcalibur19This person is cool!
                • The answer has been stated many times in the past. Sony allowed them to do mods for UT3 on the PS3, and M... : Wisp!
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          No. : bashildy@speakeasy.netThis person is cool!
          • How about 'willing whore'? : jtthe2nd
        • Gears: Microsoft UT3: Midway Unknown: EA Partners They're independent. : kungfusquirrelThis person is cool!
        • Except that UT3 was released on the PS3 first. : Fred GarvinThis person is cool!
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          Do you really think Microsoft tells Epic what to do? Seriously? : ruddsThis person is cool!
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            Actually they do. MGS sent in teams of QA to Epic to help "get things out' because things weren't going w... : mournival
            • I doubt that : Cihte
        • I played UT3 on PS3... division by zero? : CyCo_PLThis person is cool!
    • lol, right. : deadhorse
    • Bungie, Crytek : eonix
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      Valve, Crytek, Epic, Tripwire... : Smurfy12
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        Tripwire shouldn't be named in one breath after Valve, Crytek and Epic. : A Trusted Friend
        • Tripwire is independent. nuff said. and they have more awesomeness and are smaller, which makes them even... : BicycleRepairManThis person is cool!
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      No, what about 3dr... Oh shit : dancingpolkabear
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        Oh shit what? They are still around. : freakynipples69
        • They're still around but we have yet to discover what exactly will or has become of them. If they manage... : dancingpolkabear
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      Sabre Interactive : IndigoAK
      • those guys really haven't done much over the years, but I liked Timeshift and I'm willing to give another... : dancingpolkabear