by Alex Cicala | Dec 26, 2017 | Blog, Game Design, Game Development
You can pick any game, pick out some mechanics, and what do you know—they exist in many other games. The reason for this is developers usually borrow ideas and mechanics from other games. Some might call this stealing, and the title of this article would suggest as...
by Jennifer Mendez | Dec 18, 2017 | Blog, Business, Game Development, Marketing
What I’ve found in my time working with indie game communities is that very few game developers are in the loop in terms of what community engagement really entails. To most, it simply means posting when there’s an update or occasionally asking for player feedback...
by Black Shell Media | Dec 11, 2017 | Blog, Technology
A month or so ago, Nintendo held a financial results presentation for their second quarter of the ongoing fiscal year. During the presentation, company president Tatsumi Kimishima presented the graph you see below, illustrating the playing habits of Nintendo Switch...
by Black Shell Media | Dec 8, 2017 | Blog, Developer Spotlight, Game Design, Game Development, Interview
Here at Black Shell Media, we find ourselves extremely lucky to represent a wide array of developers from different backgrounds. Each and every one of our developer friends took very different routes to end up where they are today, published and professional. This...
by Jennifer Mendez | Dec 4, 2017 | Blog, Game Design, Game Development
Just like great authors got good by constantly reading, and famous artists got good by consistently painting and drawing despite the odds, developers have the same journey. It’s long hours of coding, rendering, writing and iterating. Hours spent teaching...
