by Black Shell Media | Mar 17, 2015 | Blog
Many game developers dream of creating a massive sandbox game in the vein of Grand Theft Auto V, World of Warcraft or Skyrim. But those games require millions of lines of code, tens of thousands of art and sound assets and hundreds of millions of dollars to develop...
by Raghav Mathur | Mar 16, 2015 | Blog, Business, Game Design, Game Development
A common tip for most aspiring entrepreneurs is to know your competition and stay one step ahead of them. It’s a cat-eat-cat world out there. However, in the world of independent game development, this kind of cutthroat mentality will lead you to lose out on...
by Black Shell Media | Mar 15, 2015 | Blog
Aristotle said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” With that in mind, I present to you seven habits that game developers should adopt if they wish to succeed. 1. DELIVER GREAT GAMES, NOT EMPTY PROMISES. Great game...
by Black Shell Media | Mar 13, 2015 | Blog
You’re tired and miserable. You’ve stayed up until 5AM trying to figure out why your build keeps crashing. The last thing you want to do is continue working on your game. You’re barely making any progress, and you’re struggling to stay focused....
by Black Shell Media | Mar 12, 2015 | Blog
We will receive an email from time to time that asks for some tips on game development. I’ve responded to so many of these emails. I decided to make the information available to everyone. We love having others reach out to us and ask for our expertise. We have...
