We had a great lunch today with Councillor Leland Cheung and Tim Loew from MassDIGI.

Councillor Cheung took some time today to get to know the companies within the Collective and learn a bit about the local game industry. We spoke about the state of the industry and the challenges that small companies and entrepreneurs face in the current economic and consumer climate, and how that compares to other established hubs of the industry.

If you’re interested in having lunch with the Collective, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us!

We recently had a write up by local writer and indie, Jon Myers.

So what is it about our local independent studios that creates such concentrated success? I’d venture to say that it’s the camaraderie and support between local studios that can result in initiatives like the Indie Game Collective, a group of nine studios that work together in Intrepid Labs, a Cambridge co-working space.

Read it here.

We are very happy today to announce the opening of the Indie Game Collective; a small group of independent studios based in the Greater Boston area.

After many discussions of how the community at large could be improved for independent developers, it became apparent that the best solution was to centrally locate ourselves to create an awesome work environment and to use our resources to make a positive influence on local education and government for the industry as a whole.

We plan on using this site to communicate information about the Collective, news about the awards, recognition and releases of our studios, and upcoming events that our members are taking an active role in.

Want to know more? Find out which studios and members that are currently involved in the collective, and the games that we have released. Learn a little bit about our goals, or drop us a line.