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 […]
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Game Design 101: The Beauty Of Abstraction
Bigger is not always better. Everyone wants to make a good game, and sometimes that desire can get a little
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Game Industry Marketing 101: Carving Your Niche
Indie game publishing is a really fascinating scene. Compared to Triple-A publishing, there’s a lot of uncharted territory. Indie games
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Trying To Be A Solo Game Developer? Think Again.
In the age we live in, anyone can be an artist. Anyone could write the next best selling book, film
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Game Design 101: Designing Game Economies
It almost seems like nowadays, every game has some sort of “upgrade” or “shop” system. Meta-games and economic systems give
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The $200 Experiment, or Why Paid Ads Suck For Indies
I had $200 sitting around and I figured, “What the heck, let’s see if paid ads are as good as
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How To Make Your Indie Game Stand Out
Commonly I’ll run across games that are genuinely fun, but have lousy or generic themes. “It’s another zombie game”, or
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Game Design 101: Properly Implementing Microtransactions
Microtransactions. A term up there with DLC, Early Access, and Kickstarter when it comes to knee-jerk reactions. Not to fear,
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Game Design 101: The Thrill Of Learning
It’s that time of the year. The searing heat of Summer simmers down as the tranquil solemnity of Fall, well…
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Game Design 101: The Appeal To Emotion
A successful game designer once told me, “Making games is like making soup. Everyone will make soup in their own
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Game Design 101: The Power Of Player Choice
Choices are common in life, as in video games. The power of choice in life is what truly defines each
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Indie Game Development: Is DLC Even Worth It?
In this day and age, when a game is finished, that doesn’t have to spell the end. Games now have
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Gaming on the Go: Tips for Designing Mobile Games
The standard platforms for game design are either PCs or home consoles, both of which normally exist within private, stable,
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Indie Game Marketing 101: Hyping Up Early Access
The dream of every developer; to pour your heart and soul into an Early Access game, release it, and have
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How To Amp Up Your Game Development: Early Access
Every game is not created equally, some are more equal than others. That is to say, making an RPG is
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How To Make A Successful Indie Game: More Content?
As a consumer, how many times have you ever run across a game and thought, “Boy, this is fun, I
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How To Make A Successful Early Access Game: Risk Mitigation
Early access is the big new craze, and allows developers to be able to start monetizing their game project well
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How To Go From Playing Games To Making Games
So you don’t have any programming experience but want to create games? This isn’t a problem because there are many
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How To Get Your New Indie Game Noticed By The Press
Getting your indie game covered by the press can be very hard sometimes, mostly because developers tend to concentrate on
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How To Get Your Indie Game Covered By Journalists
Create a site If you want your game to be covered, then show seriousness in regards to your title. Create