> .. then how can they be said to be doing "independent" games? They would still be doing the game/prototype independently from the company. There would be no

> .. then how can they be said to be doing "independent" games? They would still be doing the game/prototype independently from the company. There would be no difference in the making of the game from an "actual" indie dev. Now for the IP, legal things surrounding it that's a different question.