How to Launch a Career as a Solo Developer
If you’re reading this, you want to become a solo game developer. Or at the very least, you’re interested in […]
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Valve Making Changes With Greenlight! Where Do Developers Go Next?
The independent developer community is under many pressures as it is, and Valve may have plans to unintentionally make it worse.
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The Psychology of Now, The Psychology of Us
The best salespeople are well versed in the art of buyer psychology. With some tried-and-true tactics, they can convince you
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Better Understand Your Game Through UI Flow Diagrams
User interface flow diagrams (UIFDs, for the purposes of this article) are a way to visually represent the screens your
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From Start to Finish: The Logo Development for Abandon Ship
This article by Gary Burchell first appeared on the Abandon Ship game dev blog. In this post we’re going
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Small Industries: Being Nice Pays Off
Once upon a time, someone described the video game industry as a “tiny” one. It might come as a surprise—what
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Indie Insider Podcast #22 – Chris Solarski, Author of Interactive Stories and Video Game Art
On the twenty-second episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Chris Solarski, video game artist and
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5 Mistakes Indie Devs Make When Trying to Get Press Coverage
Today’s guest post by Jon Denton, video game critic and consultant, originally aired on Jon’s YouTube channel as a video.
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Buzzword-aholics Anonymous: Pitching Your Game Without Buzzwords
You’re at an event and that question pops up. You know, the standard, “What do you do?” question at every party. If
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GDC Networking: How It’s Done
Going to GDC this year? Congratulations! It’s a fantastic step to take toward a career in games. Whether you’re only
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Creating Trailers/Marketing Videos For Your Game
The one thing players appreciate most about new game releases are the trailers that publishers/developers release for them. Trailers are
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Pumpkin Spice Plotte: The Seven Basic Plots (Part 2)
In Part 1 of Pumpkin Spice Plotte, I introduced the first four of the seven basic plots: Overcoming the Monster,
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Indie Insider Podcast #21 – Ryan Hewer, Founder of Little Red Dog Games
On the twenty-first episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Ryan Hewer, founder of Little Red
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Networking Like a Pro: Tips to Master the Convention Circuit
It’s convention time! That wonderful time of year is here again—the convention circuit is on! PAX, GDC, E3, ComicCon, MomoCon,
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Connecting with Your Crowd: The Benefits of Streaming
Game streaming has always existed in what I find to be a very interesting space. In one hand, we’ve got
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Pumpkin Spice Plotte: The Seven Basic Plots (Part 1)
There comes a time for every indie game dev where they reach the point where they have to string together
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Why Jobs In AAA Studios Don’t Spell Success
If you’ve read our look at the changing gaming industry, then you already know how difficult it is to actually
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6 Great Ways to Use Polls on Twitter
Various online social media platforms allow you to connect and interact with the people who buy and play your games.
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Are Jobs In Games In Jeopardy?
In a recent post on the Indeed blog, it’s been stated that “jobs for video game developers have dropped by
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Boiling Over: The Importance of De-Stressing as a Developer
It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it. –Hans Selye Stress looms over us all, and there’s