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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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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Silicon Valley Gamers Are Embracing Cryptocurrency
Today’s guest post is from JT Nguyen, CEO and Co-Founder of Gameflip. Atari. Arcade games. Consoles. Multi-player. Mobile. Free to play
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Will PUBG Have a Future in eSports?
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is an early access battle royale game that pits one player against 99 other people on one map.
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You Don’t Need Motivation, You Need a System: 4 Mechanisms to Complete Projects
Ugh, a post about motivation. I know what you’re thinking. Probably a bunch of fluffy tips on “thinking positive” or
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6 Reasons Games Industry Investors Have Their Eyes On China
China has over 600 million avid gamers and the largest gaming market in the world, last valued at $24.4 billion
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Finding the Right Voice on Social Media for Your Company and Game
Indie titles are made with smaller teams—sometimes even solo developers—and while, development-wise, this can sometimes be a hindrance, when it
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Slack vs. Discord: Pros and Cons
Building a game community involves plenty of work. You have to establish moderators, secure and reliable servers, as well as
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4 Management Tips to Run Your Indie Development Studio’s Finances Like a Hyperion Executive
The deeper I’ve journeyed into the extended lore of the Borderlands series, the more I’m convinced that the Hyperion Corporation
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Indie Insider #54 – Indie Insider Focus (The Advice Episode)
A compilation of all of the best advice and ideas we’ve received from 50 episodes worth of amazing guests
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5 Game Development Lessons I Learned as an MBA Student
Today’s guest post comes form Brandon Rollins. My name is Brandon Rollins. I made War Co. and I’m working on
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A Crash Course in Board Game Marketing & Promotion
This post first appeared on Brandon The Game Dev’s blog! Self-publishing a board game is a long, drawn out process.
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So You’ve Graduated from College and Want to Make Games
Today’s guest post is by Rosemarie Gabinete. Congrats on your graduation (or, as we like to say, Congradulations—feel free to
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Indie Insider #53 – Larry Kuperman, Director of Business Development for Nightdive Studios
Guest: Larry Kuperman, Director of Business Development for Nightdive Studios, the team perhaps most notable for remaking games from
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How to Effectively Fit Marketing into Your Busy Workflow
Once you’ve created your marketing strategy (make sure you have a marketing plan in place before optimizing your workflow!), you
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5 Books You Should Read If You Want to Be A Great Developer
What do beginners and industry veterans have in common? They all want to be great developers. Yes, even seasoned professionals
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Indie Insider #52 – Tobias Sjögren of White Wolf Entertainment
Guest: Tobias Sjögren, CEO of White Wolf Entertainment, a sister company to Paradox Interactive. Topics discussed: Tobias’ story of
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Indie Insider #51 – Zhenghua Yang, Founder of Serenity Forge
Guest: Zhenghua Yang, Game Developer and Founder of Serenity Forge, an indie video game publishing studio. Topics discussed: An
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There’s Still Time: The Line Between the Proven and the Innovative
I’d known it for a while. I’d felt it whenever picking up my trusty, blue controller. I would play a
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Indie Insider #50 – Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari (and a Giveaway!)
Guest: Nolan Bushnell, Founder of Atari and father of the video game industry. Nolan Bushnell has also co-founded companies