0 9 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Missouri ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁formed ▁by ▁mer ger <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Ind ie ▁Games ▁U pr ising ▁is ▁a ▁developer ▁led ▁event ▁designed ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁" best ▁of ▁the ▁best " ▁X box ▁Live ▁Ind ie ▁Games . ▁The ▁promotion ▁was ▁originally ▁conce ived ▁by ▁Robert ▁Bo yd ▁of ▁Z eb o yd ▁Games ▁and ▁Ian ▁Sto cker ▁of ▁Mag ical Time Bean , ▁when ▁they ▁noticed ▁that ▁they ▁both ▁had ▁games ▁coming ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁frame . ▁ ▁Prom ot ions ▁ ▁Ind ie ▁Games ▁Winter ▁U pr ising ▁The ▁first ▁Ind ie ▁Games ▁U pr ising ▁launched ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁promotion ▁was ▁cur ated ▁by ▁developers ▁Robert ▁Bo yd ▁and ▁Ian ▁Sto cker . ▁Notable ▁releases ▁include ▁C th ul hu ▁S aves ▁the ▁World , ▁Soul c aster ▁II , ▁Dec imation ▁X 3 ▁by ▁X ona ▁Games , ▁and ▁Z P 2 K X : ▁Z omb ies ▁& ▁P ter od act yl s ! ▁by ▁S ka ▁Studios . ▁Bo yd ▁reported ▁" spot ty ▁results " ▁from ▁the ▁promotion , ▁and ▁c ited ▁developer ' s ▁in ability ▁to ▁set ▁release ▁dates ▁on ▁their ▁games ▁as ▁a ▁major ▁issue . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁promotion , ▁Microsoft ▁allowed ▁developers ▁to ▁select ▁release ▁dates ▁for ▁their ▁games . ▁ ▁Ind ie ▁Games ▁Summer ▁U pr ising ▁Journal ist ▁Dave ▁Vo yles ▁and ▁Ind ie ▁Games ▁Winter ▁U pr ising ▁developer ▁K