Your horror game sucks.
No, seriously. It sucks. You know why? Your horror game sucks because you try and tell me how to be […]
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Developer Conduct: Handling Terrible Reviews
Here’s the understatement of the year: being a game developer isn’t for the faint of heart. You have to work
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6 Key Tips for Becoming a Twitter Master
Twitter. A simple concept of uniting businesses, bloggers, writers, game developers, artists and more has proven fruitful. Why is that?
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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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Lessons from Inside: Tiny Details with a Big Impact
Playdead, the indie developers behind the critically acclaimed Limbo, released Inside, their second game, at the end of last month. And
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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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5 Reasons Indie Development is Key to the Gaming Industry
When you go to a conference, like the GDC, or especially E3, you’ll quickly notice how triple A is the
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Dr Unemployable's 6 Quick Tips for Healthy Emails
As any business MBA with an MBA in business will tell you, company morale and a comfortable office atmosphere are
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Why Choice-Based Games Continue to Leave Players Disappointed
The number of choice-based games has skyrocketed in the last few years, perhaps owing their new space in the mainstream
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Persistence and Solo Development – An Interview with Billy Chan (Sword of the Guardian)
We’re working with Billy to promote his game Sword of the Guardian on Greenlight, and asked him some questions about his experience
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3 Ways to Establish Player and Character Connection
In life, there are only a handful of interpersonal connections that truly leave a mark on a person: the ones
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3 Tips to Creating Effective NPCs
If you make games, then it’s safe to say you’re also a player. Call it research. So, when you hear
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Don’t Burn Out: How to Revitalize Yourself
Feeling tired? Do you find yourself procrastinating excessively? Do you feel like nothing you do matters? You might feel like
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3 Ground-Breaking Mechanics from the Legend of Zelda Franchise
The Legend of Zelda series, spanning 30 years, 27 games, 11 platforms, and one epic sense of adventure, has come
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Persona 5 Character Designer Shigenori Soejima responds to Fan Q and A at E3
Move aside Charles Martinet, this year’s E3 Gaming celebrity is Shigenori Soejima- the oh so very talented character designer for
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Storytelling, Conflict and You: An Interview with Christopher Brendel (Lifestream)
We’re working with Christopher Brendel on his project Lifestream, now on Greenlight, and had the chance to ask him a few
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E3 2016 Highlights
E3 has been good to developers and gamers this year, hasn’t it? We saw new technology, new games, cross-play, tournaments,
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Redefining Genre: The Secret to Five Nights at Freddy's Success
Horror is a well-established genre within the indie gaming community. It could even be argued that it was one of
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The Aspiring Game Developer’s Guide to Prototyping
Getting Started You’ve probably got some great ideas for your game: a compelling storyline, an interesting art style and whatever
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No Plot? No Problem: Tips For Building Game Narratives
One question that indie developers commonly ask is “how do I come up with a narrative for my game?” Many