Don’t Just Treat Symptoms, Solve Problems
Last week I had a bad cold. I was coughing, sneezing and trying to stop my head from exploding. To […]
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How Many Games Should a Good Game Dev Play?
It is reasonable to ask the question as to whether developers need to play games to help them be good
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How to Keep Players Excited and Bring That Excitement to Events
I have been playing Pokemon Go for a while now as my new phone supports it. It has been getting
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Steam Keys: How to Send Them And Avoid Scams
It’s astonishing how many game developers have no idea when to send Steam Keys out. Some send them before the
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7 MMO Lessons from World of Warcraft
It’s the granddaddy of all MMORPG’s. It reigns supreme. The iconic MMO killer. It’s World of Warcraft. Originally released in 2004
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How to Write Strong Gendered Characters
Battleships of foreign metals and humming plasma scream overhead and skyscrapers collapse in upon themselves. A mother stands in the
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How to Effectively Email Journalists and YouTubers
Reaching out to content creators is all about personalizing your approach. You can’t try to connect with every journalist or
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The Art Of Shamelessly Stealing Mechanics
You can pick any game, pick out some mechanics, and what do you know—they exist in many other games. The
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Community Management 101: Audience Engagement and a Dev Blog Quickstart Guide
What I’ve found in my time working with indie game communities is that very few game developers are in the
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The Nintendo Switch Appeal: Not Having to Commit
A month or so ago, Nintendo held a financial results presentation for their second quarter of the ongoing fiscal year.
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Developer Spotlight: DinoSystem’s Daniele Ferraro
Here at Black Shell Media, we find ourselves extremely lucky to represent a wide array of developers from different backgrounds.
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Learn from the Best: 3 Awesome Indie Games from 2017
Just like great authors got good by constantly reading, and famous artists got good by consistently painting and drawing despite
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Demo the Right Thing: 3 Tips for Making a Strong Demo
There’s been a lot of debate as to whether game demos are good or bad. There’s the argument that demos
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Christmas Dev Shopping List: What You Should Get For Christmas
It’s that time of year! It’s the time for festive cheer, hot cocoa by the fire, cozy blankets and .
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Not so Overdone: A Look at Assassin’s Creed Origins
With a score of 82 from Metacritic, a 4 out of 5 from Trusted Reviews, an 8.5 from Polygon, and
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9 Kick-Ass Women in Game Dev
The tale is as old as the gaming industry itself, and is completely overplayed: the lack of respectable female roles
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From Past to Future: A History and Present Look at Game Writing
The following article was written by Jackie Boyeston from Mega Cat Studios and BSM’s own Jennifer Mendez. Video games and
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How to Build a Computer for Game Development
There are no bones about building a computer for game development. Many indie developers don’t plan on building a computer
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Game Dev as a Way to Fight Bigotry – Interview with the Anti-Defamation League, Organizers of the “Being an Ally” Game Jam
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) recently ran their Being an Ally game jam in Oakland (and online). We had the chance to
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YouTube Marketing: Why You Need It And How To Do It
I’m going to put this bluntly. If you aren’t using YouTube to market your game, you’re doing it wrong. YouTube is currently