Indie Insider #41 – Rocky Kev, Serious Game Devs Only
This week’s guest: Rocky Kev, founder of the Serious Game Devs Only community and creator of the Bytesized educational […]
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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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Indie Insider #40 – Dirk Knemeyer, Host of The Game Design Roundtable Podcast
This week’s guest: Dirk Knemeyer, host of The Game Design Roundtable podcast and Creative Director of Artana, a tabletop
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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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Indie Insider #39 – The Underground King, the Final Steam Greenlight Game
This week’s guest: Alex Nae and Alex Nechita, developers of The Underground King, perhaps most notable for being the
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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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Indie Insider #38 – Rich Vreeland, Disasterpeace
This week’s guest: Rich Vreeland, AKA Disasterpeace, the composer of the music behind games such as Fez, Hyper Light
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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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Indie Insider #37 – Alexander Winn, TerraGenesis
This week’s guest: Alexander Winn, founder of EdgeWorks Entertainment and creator of the hit app, TerraGenesis! Topics discussed: Developing
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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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Indie Insider #36 – Timo Verschueren, nevaly
This week’s guest: Timo Verschueren from nevaly, a startup focused on connecting game developers and publishers with online and