Er, that's not true - at least in the case of games. Lots of indie games have major publisher support, although generally not much in terms of funding. Look at

Er, that's not true - at least in the case of games. Lots of indie games have major publisher support, although generally not much in terms of funding. Look at PlayStation Network (Sony) and Xbox Live (Microsoft). Braid, Journey, Bastion (published by Warner Bros) as a few examples. Sony in particular is a big supporter of indies. Secondly companies like Supercell aren't considered indie, despite being completely independent of any publisher. Generally indies are defined as single devs or small teams, small budgets (usually little to no outside funding) and retain creative control.