by Black Shell Media | Mar 19, 2018 | Blog, Business, Guest Post, Marketing
Thanks to Gummicube for this awesome guest post! While mothers across the world can complain about the time their children spend on video games, there’s no doubt that the gaming industry is at an all-time high. With revenue of $108.4 billion in 2017, it’s safe to say...
by Jennifer Mendez | Mar 12, 2018 | Blog
How popular are conventions? Well, Game Developers Conference 2016 had over 27,000 industry professionals under one roof. That’s a heck of a lot of networking opportunities! And honestly, that can also be incredibly daunting. Regardless of where you are in your game...
by Dorian Karahalios | Mar 5, 2018 | Blog, Game Development, Interview
Last week, we covered how to minimize risk when trying to become a solo game developer, so this week, let’s dive deeper. In the age we live in, anyone can be an artist. Anyone could write the next best selling book, film the next festival award winning flick, or...
by Jennifer Mendez | Feb 26, 2018 | Blog, Game Development
If you’re reading this, then chances are you want to become a solo game developer. Perhaps you dream of being the next Notch and making millions off of a single game. Maybe you’ve found the passion and drive to create your magnum opus. Or at the very least,...
by Raghav Mathur | Feb 12, 2018 | Blog, Business
Last week I had a bad cold. I was coughing, sneezing and trying to stop my head from exploding. To try and alleviate my suffering, I was ingesting every cold medicine I could find. While I was lying in bed, I thought that my problems were: 1. A stuffy nose 2. A...
by Alex Cicala | Feb 5, 2018 | Blog, Game Development
It is reasonable to ask the question as to whether developers need to play games to help them be good game developers. It would be misguided, however, to assume that not playing any games at all would benefit a game developer. Like with any profession, having an...