Matt Gardner is a Senior Contributor at Forbes. He specializes in indie games, writing about, previewing, and reviewing new titles, hardware, and various gaming topics, while also compiling end-of-year lists of the best independent releases. Matt has been featured in prominent publications including Times of San Diego, The San Diego Union-Tribune, and Yahoo News UK.
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