Indie Insider Podcast #1 – Doodle WHAT?!
On the first episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Yon Hardisty, one of the partners […]
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A Message from Bundle of Sticks Studios: Empires of Creation Enters Open Beta!
From alpha to beta, a game that communicates with its community. Against the grain set by big budget productions, one
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Rejecting the “New Norm” of Games Industry Toxicity
This post originally appeared on Nathan Meunier’s blog. Check him out! Making games is amazing. Making games is also absolute
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Using Pinterest for Game Design Inspiration
This is a cross post from the critically acclaimed author, developer and creator Nathan Meunier. Thanks Nathan! Inspiration for your game dev
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Five Simple Steps for Connecting With Major Influencers on Twitter
10 years ago, Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey created the first tweet: “just setting up my twttr.” Since then, 320 million
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Reward chests: Revolution or evolution in monetization strategies?
Special thanks to Pascal Luban for letting us share his awesome LinkedIn post here! Recent freemium games including Clash Royal
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7 Key Tips for Remote Playtesting
This post first appeared on Andrii Vintsevych’s blog. Thanks Andrii for letting us share it! This video inspired me to
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The Many Problems of Greenlight
This post first appeared on the Engage Pixel blog. Thanks James for letting us cross-post! I’ve been read a few
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11 Key Tips for Game Development
This post first appeared on the Pixel Paton blog! Thanks to Terry Paton for letting us cross-post. My name is Terry
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The Reality of AAA Games Development, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Go Indie
This post first appeared on the Gingear Studio blog! Why I Quit my Dream Job at Ubisoft Back in 2005,
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‘You Have Died of Dysentery’: How Games Will Revolutionize Education
This post first appeared on the Strange Loop Games blog! What do you know about the Oregon Trail? I’m willing
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These Simple Steps Will Allow You To "Hack" Your Indie Game's Marketing Strategy
— The following article was contributed by Zachary Strebeck, Attorney at Law– Marketing. It’s an indie developer’s worst nightmare…
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How to File a Company as an Independent Games Developer
— The following article was contributed by Zachary Strebeck, Attorney at Law– “Making games is fun!” That’s probably what
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The Consumer Viewpoint: 3 Tips to Ensure Successful Public Relations
The first thing that can get new PR guys/gals in trouble is spreading misleading information. There is nothing more frustrating
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Game Design 101: Let's Talk Itemization Systems
For a while now, more and more games have started to incorporate avenues of customization. Whereas once in Call of
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Game Design 101: 5 Quick Tips For Students
Let me first introduce myself; my name is Joe and I am a current game design student. The following advice
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Game Development 101: You're Afraid Of Success
This article was authored by Nicholas Laborde. His game Close Order is available for download on Steam! ——— There’s a
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Game Design 101: Meta Value Systems
Human decision making is based upon values. A decision to eat breakfast is based upon values, such as enjoying food
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Indie Game Marketing 101: Press Release Writing
One of the best ways that you can use in order to promote your game online is to write a
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Indie Game Development 101: Quick Tips For Success
Becoming a successful indie developer isn’t something that will happen overnight, instead it requires hard work and creating something that