Dunkey Announces His Own Video Game Publishing Company Bigmode

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Video game critic and reviewer Dunkey, aka Jason Yevgeniy Gastrow, has introduced a new company he's opening with his wife to publish indie video games. The announcement was made in a recent video in which he details his reasons for opening the company and how it ties to his history with video games.

Some of the greatest hits of the last many years have been indie titles, with games like Hades taking home the Game of the Year award at multiple awards shows. However, not every indie game is a major hit, and not every indie developer gets the support they need, and this is where Dunkey hopes to come in.

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Videogamedunkey has revealed Bigmode Games, a new publishing company that will focus on indie titles. In the video, Dunkey explains that after 11 years on YouTube as a video game critic and content creator, he and his wife Leah have chosen to open this publishing studio in an effort to support the indie game creators who deserve it, and to bring more attention to the titles that are actually good. As his video puts it, picking up an indie game is similar to purchasing a loot box, in that the player can potentially stumble across a gem, but also come across disappointment, as the quality of indie games can vary wildly.

Dunkey emphasizes that he wouldn't do anything to besmirch his reputation about being honest about how he feels about games, and that will continue through this development. Dunkey and Leah are interested in supporting developers with fresh ideas and passion for their projects, and are actively inviting game developers to apply, whether they're well along the development path or only in the planning stages. Dunkey also notes that the company