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About Us

Indie Media is a Delaware based company with numerous web properties. Our sites focus on, but are not limited to, the indie game scene. Indie Media is a small and dynamic group of passionate individuals and entrepreneurs.

What is an Indie Game?

We define indie games as any game that is produced independently without publisher money and input upfront. Indie Games are video games which are made by passionate game developers who typically publish their game on their own via the internet. Indie Games are typically not funded nor published under major labels and therefore the developers are not limited in their scope of creativity. Indie Games will typically stretch the boundaries of what has been done already and often feature experimental gameplay mechanics and unique visuals. The one thing that they all have in common is the level of passion poured into the game by their developer, as these games are made out of a desire to make a game rather than making money.

Core Staff

Mike Gnade
Founder and President

Mike graduated from Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts with a Masters in Economics. He spent a few years in Business Development and Marketing before embracing his entrepreneurial spirit and founding the Indie Game Magazine in 2008. Since leaving the 9 to 5 world, Mike has been behind a variety of web properties and gaming ventures. When Mike isn't working he can often be found playing Xbox, walking his dog, Pepper, or patiently tolerating Twilight with his wife Rose.

Chris Newton
Content Manager

Born and raised in Cleveland, Chris has grown up a sports fan and gamer. Perhaps one of a kind, the sports nut would prefer to shuffle cards and play collectible card games. While looking for a fledgling website to jump-start, he stumbled upon IGM and fell in love with the passion that the staff had for the content. Chris worked very hard in organizing and coaching that staff, motivating them and increasing the popularity of IGM. Today Chris sit proudly at his metaphorical office desk and beams at the finely tuned indie news engine.