Jonathan Blow

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Independent developer of games such as Braid.

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Jonathan Blow is an independent game developer, running Number-None Inc. Blow has recently worked on a PC and Xbox Live Arcade puzzle game called "Braid". Blow has become a somewhat famous figure in the games industry as of late for his outspoken views on indie gaming and the industry as a whole.

Blow is a staunch believer in the notion of "games as art." Blow believes that independent games are needed for games to reach an "art" status, as big-budget, corporate developers are more concerned with making sure the game sells well. Blow said, in an interview with GamePlayer, that:

Marketing is not, in fact, a need.  Getting enough people to buy your game such that you make money is not a need, if you really care about the integrity of what you are making.  That integrity is the primary need; earning enough money through selling that thing, such that you can make more without taking up another job or whatever, is a luxury. People bend to this luxury all the time.  There are lots of ways to rationalize it.  But I think it is usually due to weakness — or rather, lack of commitment to principles.

Among indies there is some kind of desire to be more like bigger companies, to be “professional” about making games.  Owning a business and making money and having business cards is all part of that.  But if you really care about games, it’s a huge mistake, and being “professional” will only hurt your work and cause it to be mediocre. Business is, inherently, a corruptive influence on everything that is non-business.


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The Witness
Number None Inc
Braid
released on Aug. 6, 2008
PS3, MAC, PSN, XBLM, PC Hothead Games, Number None Inc
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
released on Nov. 15, 2001
GBA, XBOX Oddworld Inhabitants, Art Co.


Full Name: Jonathan Blow
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Credited In: 3 games
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Country: United States
Website: http://www.number-none.com/
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