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Slideshow: Game Creators Going (for) Broke

Indie game developers make big sacrifices -- such as eating on $1 a day and sleeping on the office sofa -- to bring their visions to fruition. Most say it's worth it to retain control of the creative process. Daniel Terdiman reports from San Francisco.
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Chronic Logic took top honors for independent games at the awards ceremony Wednesday night.Courtesy of Chronic Logic

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-type games.

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won several awards at Wednesday's Independent Festival ceremony and was a crowd favorite.

won several awards at Wednesday's Independent Festival ceremony and was a crowd favorite.

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won several top awards at Wednesday night's ceremony.

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Game Developers Conference attendees line up to play games on display at the independent games pavilion.

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The Behemoth's John Baez and Dan Paladin stand in front of their display Friday at the independent games pavilion at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

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