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entertainment7h ago
The biggest gaming series are going indie. It could it save the games industry
- Indie studios are taking on high-profile IP, signaling a shift in how big franchises are developed.
- God of War: Sons of Sparta is a collaboration between Santa Monica Studio and Mega Cat Studios.
- Silent Hill: Townfall comes from Screen Burn Interactive, marking another indie-led entry.
- The shift is compared to New Hollywood, with studios revitalizing legacy brands rather than creating new IP.
- Rising costs and longer development times push publishers toward external collaborations.
- The trend aims to keep IP fresh while indie studios access funding through big projects.
- Sega and Ubisoft collaborations illustrate continued appetite for indie-led revivals in 2025.
- Outlook remains uncertain, with potential for both breakthroughs and duds in indie-led IP projects.
- Indie studios could gain funding and exposure from collaborations with major publishers.
- Analysts compare the trend to a renaissance that could influence the industry for years.
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