Top 5 Payment Processors in the Games Industry
E-Commerce is a huge topic in this digital age. It allows people to purchase items straight from their computers, smartphones, […]
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Best Practices: Game Websites and Landing Pages
Steam has long since exceeded 125 million concurrent users, all of whom are exposed to well over 10,000 games. The
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Should You Self-Publish or Work With a Publisher for Your Next Indie Game?
Are you wondering if you should self-publish or traditionally publish your next video game? You’re not alone. Around 4,000 games
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Where Are HTML Games Heading in the Future?
Hypertext Markup Language, better known as HTML, has been used to create web pages and applications since 1993, but where
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After the Launch: What to Do After You Release Your Game
So you have finally finished your game and released it on Steam. Congratulations! All those months, or years, of grueling
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How Steam Employs DRM & What That Means For Your Game
Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a corporate attempt at fighting piracy by controlling exactly how and when you use media.
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Other Than Steam: 7 Game Distribution Alternatives
According to a SuperData study conducted in February 2016, digital games are worth $6.2 billion a month. That’s a 10%
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How to Create an Engaging Dev Blog in 9 Steps
Want to create an engaging dev blog, but fear it will take valuable time away from game development? Take it
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How to Handle Criticism Like a Classy Developer
When someone has something negative to say about you, how do you react? Do you get upset and argue, or
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10 Ways to Improve Your Productivity When Working Remotely
We’ve all been there: staring blankly at a computer screen, eyes glazed over for who knows how long, until you
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What to Learn from PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: A Marketing Analysis
If you love watching Twitch streaming, it’s likely you’ve already heard of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Bluehole Inc.’s massively-multiplayer online survival game
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Becoming A Game Developer
Becoming a game developer isn’t for the faint of heart. We’ve said it before, and so has everyone else. We’ve
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How to Assemble an Organized and Effective Press Kit
If you want your game to get covered by journalists, bloggers, and influencers, having a solid and effective press kit
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How to Work With Affiliate Networks and Influencers for Game Marketing
The biggest problem game developers face today is the issue of discovery. Roughly 500 games launched per day on iOS
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Arkane’s Prey: 3 Questions on Gamers’ Minds
May 5th marked the release of the highly anticipated Prey, a re-imagining of the original 2006 game by the same
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A Comprehensive Guide to Indie Game Pre-Launch Campaigns
In a day and age where new titles hit the market on a daily basis, being able to stand out
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What You Can Learn From Nintendo’s 90s Marketing Campaign
Founded in September of 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, Nintendo didn’t always make video games. They began, of all things, producing
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You Shall Not Pass: Why Season Passes Fracture Communities
According to creative director Bernd Diemer, Battlefront II will ditch the notorious Season Pass. News outlets and players alike are excited
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Why Good Marketing Doesn’t Always Equal Good Sales
What is good marketing? The Business Dictionary calls it “the management process through which goods and services move from concept
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Spotting and Avoiding Steam Key Scammers
There’s nothing better than finishing up game development and getting ready to launch. All of the tweeting, extensive blogging, and