Indie Built

Infobox Defunct Company
fate = Closed by parent
company_name = Indie Built
company_
company_type = Video Game Development Studio
parent = Microsoft Game Studios (1999-2004) Take-Two Interactive (2004-2006)
foundation = 1983
defunct = 2006
location = Salt Lake City, Utah
key_people = Bruce Carver
industry = Computer and video game industry
products = Computer and video games

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

They are popular for creating the golfing "Links" series and also for creating the video game detective series based on the character Tex Murphy.

In 1987, Access announced The Robotic Workshop, a toy kit that allowed users to build and program robots using a home computer. The kit was a precursor to the much more popular Lego Mindstorms kits released in the late 1990s. The Robotic Workshop included over 50 Capsela parts, including two motors, gears, wheels, and sensors.

Access Software was acquired by Microsoft in 1999 [IGN.com, April 19, 1999: [http://pc.ign.com/articles/067/067751p1.html Microsoft Buys Access] ] , 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. [IGN.com, December 17, 2004: [http://sports.ign.com/articles/574/574191p1.html Take-Two Picks Up Amped Team] ] 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. [IGN.com, May 1, 2006: [http://xbox.ign.com/articles/704/704008p1.html Take-Two Closes Indie Built] ]

Games

* "10 Great Games 3"
* "10th Frame"
* ""
* "Amiga Gold Hits 1"
* "Amped 2" (2003) for Xbox
* "Amped 3" (2005) for Xbox 360
* ""
* "Beach Head" (1983)
* "" (1985)
* "Countdown" (1990)
* "Crime Wave" (1990)
* ""
* "The Gold Collection II"
* "Help! Charity Compilation"
* "Leader Board"
* "Leader Board"
* "Leader Board Par 4"
* "Links 2001"
* "Links 386 CD"
* "Links 386 Pro"
* "Links Expansion Pack"
* "Links Extreme"
* "Links LS 1997"
* "Links LS 1998 Edition"
* "Links LS 1999"
* "Links LS 2000"
* "Links LS 2000 10 Course Pack"
* "Links 2003" (2002)
* "Links 2004" (2003)
* ""
* ""
* ""
* ""
* ""
* ""
* ""
* ""
* ""
* ""
* ""
* ""
* ""
* ""
* ""
* "Martian Memorandum"
* "Mean Streets" (1989)
* "Microsoft Golf"
* "Microsoft Golf 2.0"
* "Microsoft Golf 3.0"
* "Microsoft Golf 2001 Edition"
* "Ollies Follies"
* "The Pandora Directive"
* "Raid Over Moscow" (1984)
* "The Scrolls of Abadon"
* "Solid Gold"
* ""
* "Top Spin" (2003)
* "Top Spin 2" (2006)
* "Total Sports"
* "Under a Killing Moon"
* "World Class Leader Board"

References

External links

* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/indie-built-inc Indie Built profile] from MobyGames