"As far as Bethesda, they're a subsidiary of Zenimax Media, so they're not indies by my definition."
Oh? So, if you are a subsidary?
Then, by this defintion, BIoware is an 'indy developer'. Afterall, they aren't owned by any other company, they are privately owned, and they actually do pay to make their own games as evidenced that they are financing DA on their own as this time; not to mention the NWN Premium Mods which they are actually selling themselves much like SW does with their games.
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