As gamers, we all have our brilliant, perfect, tragically nonexistent game idea.
Wait, no they're fucking not! Look here, and here. But then, that's the rub, isn't it? First you need a good idea, and those are hard to find. If you have a good idea, you can now get funding and distribution and make some solid-gold-hooker money. Services like Kickstarter are funding everything from new low-budget titles to blockbuster sequels for long-neglected classics.