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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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
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Social Media as a Professional
This topic seems like common sense, doesn’t it? We’ve all heard of the nightmare stories where people get fired due
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Reward chests: Revolution or evolution in monetization strategies?
Special thanks to Pascal Luban for letting us share his awesome LinkedIn post here! Recent freemium games including Clash Royal
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7 Key Tips for Remote Playtesting
This post first appeared on Andrii Vintsevych’s blog. Thanks Andrii for letting us share it! This video inspired me to
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The Many Problems of Greenlight
This post first appeared on the Engage Pixel blog. Thanks James for letting us cross-post! I’ve been read a few
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11 Key Tips for Game Development
This post first appeared on the Pixel Paton blog! Thanks to Terry Paton for letting us cross-post. My name is Terry
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What MOBAs Are Doing Wrong: The Conventional Wisdom on Game Conventions
MOBAs MOBAs everywhere, and most of them did stink / MOBAs MOBAs everywhere, not a single one unique With the