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'''Indie Built, Inc.''' was a [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] based [[computer game]] [[video game developer|developer]] founded in [[1983 in video gaming|1983]] by [[Bruce Carver]] as '''Access Software'''.
'''Indie Built, Inc.''' was a [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] based [[computer game]] [[video game developer|developer]] founded in [[1983 in video gaming|1983]] by [[Bruce Carver]] as '''Access Software''' in [[1982 in video gaming|1982]].<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=7692 Obituary: Access Software Founder Bruce Carver] from ''[[Gamasutra]]''</ref>


They are popular for creating the [[golf]]ing ''[[Links (computer game)|Links]]'' series and also for creating the video game [[detective]] series based on the character [[Tex Murphy]]. Access Software was acquired by [[Microsoft]] in [[1999 in video gaming|1999]]<ref>IGN.com, April 19, 1999: [http://pc.ign.com/articles/067/067751p1.html Microsoft Buys Access]</ref>, became part of [[Microsoft Game Studios]] and was renamed to "Salt Lake Games Studio". In 2003 it was renamed again to "Indie Games".
They are popular for creating the [[golf]]ing ''[[Links (computer game)|Links]]'' series and also for creating the video game [[detective]] series based on the character [[Tex Murphy]]. Access Software was acquired by [[Microsoft]] in [[1999 in video gaming|1999]]<ref>IGN.com, April 19, 1999: [http://pc.ign.com/articles/067/067751p1.html Microsoft Buys Access]</ref>, became part of [[Microsoft Game Studios]] and was renamed to "Salt Lake Games Studio". In 2003 it was renamed again to "Indie Games".
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== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/indie-built-inc Indie Built profile] from MobyGames
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/indie-built-inc Indie Built profile] from MobyGames



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Revision as of 10:20, 24 December 2007

Indie Built
Company typeVideo Game Development Studio
IndustryComputer and video game industry
Founded1983
Defunct2006
FateClosed by parent
HeadquartersSalt Lake City, Utah
Key people
Bruce Carver
ProductsComputer and video games
ParentMicrosoft Game Studios (1999-2004)
Take-Two Interactive (2004-2006)

Indie Built, Inc. was a Salt Lake City, Utah based computer game developer founded in 1983 by Bruce Carver as Access Software in 1982.[1]

They are popular for creating the golfing Links series and also for creating the video game detective series based on the character Tex Murphy. Access Software was acquired by Microsoft in 1999[2], became part of Microsoft Game Studios and was renamed to "Salt Lake Games Studio". In 2003 it was renamed again to "Indie Games".

In October 2004, Microsoft sold the development studio to Take-Two Interactive (T2) and it took on the name Indie Built.[3] They became part of T2's 2K Games/2K Sports brand. Indie shipped Amped 3 for the launch of Xbox 360 and worked on Top Spin 2 for Xbox 360 developed by Power and Magic. Take 2 suddenly closed Indie Built on April 28, 2006 without publicly stating any reasons for the closure.[4]

Games

References

  1. ^ Obituary: Access Software Founder Bruce Carver from Gamasutra
  2. ^ IGN.com, April 19, 1999: Microsoft Buys Access
  3. ^ IGN.com, December 17, 2004: Take-Two Picks Up Amped Team
  4. ^ IGN.com, May 1, 2006: Take-Two Closes Indie Built

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indie_Built&diff=179935420&oldid=149424283

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