5 Tricks for Managing Your Indie Game’s Discord Community
Discord is a rising superpower amongst the available free voice chat clients. It allows for free voice chat between two […]
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Indie Insider #49 – Craig Morrison, Design Department Manager of Blizzard Entertainment
Guest: Craig Morrison, Design Department Manager of the World of Warcraft franchise at Blizzard Entertainment. Topics discussed: How Craig
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Indie Insider #47 – The Road to Play NYC, Week 3
Guests: Robert Canciello, Founder of Eos Interactive Jane Friedhoff and Andy Wallace, Developers and Art Makers Dan Butchko, CEO
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4 Highlights from ChinaJoy 2017
The 15th ChinaJoy event was held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center July 27th through the 30th. Nearly a
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Indie Insider #46 – The Road to Play NYC, Week 2
Guests: Joe Tringali, Director of Digital Continue Josh DeBonis, President of BunbleBear Games Zac Dixon, Creative Director of IV
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Indie Insider #45 – The Road to Play NYC, Week 1
Guests: Nick Fortugno, CCO of Playmatics Rebecca Bennett, Marketing & Community Manager of Dreamsail Games Lawrence Mascia, Owner of
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5 Customer Service Tips You Need to Sell Your Game Without Steam
Did you know that Steam handles 60,000 refund requests per day? That’s a whopping 10,000 more daily refunds than they
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Are Distributors the New Publishers?
There is always something going on in the video game industry, and constant change is one of them. As such,
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How to Better Serve Users By Providing Multiple Payment Methods
PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, and other alternative payment methods. It seems they’re accepted everywhere, both online and in brick and mortar
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Indie Insider #44 – John Master Lee, Product & Brand Executive
This week’s guest: John Master Lee, a veteran product and brand executive in the video game industry. Topics discussed:
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7 Companies Every Game Developer Should Work With
The thing about game development that isn’t mentioned as often as it should be is that many developers, especially in
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How to Effectively Implement a Monthly Subscription Model for Your Game
Despite the popularity of video games and their ability to stay continuously appealing, developers are still unsure how to profit
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Indie Insider #43 – Anthony Palma, CEO of Jump
This week’s guest: Anthony Palma, CEO of Jump, the upcoming on-demand video game subscription service! Topics discussed: Creating a
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How to Sell Your Game Across Platforms
So you’ve finally created your indie game. This is usually the part when you get a chance to fully congratulate
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How to Manage Taxes as an Indie Developer
Disclaimer: I am not a certified accountant or a lawyer, and none of this may be constituted as legal or
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On The Subject of Trade-Offs
This is a guest post from Justin Fischer of Breaking the Wheel. Check out his site and follow him on Twitter
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Indie Insider #42 – Dan Butchko, CEO of Playcrafting
This week’s guest: Dan Butchko, CEO of Playcrafting, the organization providing in-person classes, courses, and events across America for
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Top 5 Payment Processors in the Games Industry
E-Commerce is a huge topic in this digital age. It allows people to purchase items straight from their computers, smartphones,
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Should You Self-Publish or Work With a Publisher for Your Next Indie Game?
Are you wondering if you should self-publish or traditionally publish your next video game? You’re not alone. Around 4,000 games
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Indie Insider #41 – Rocky Kev, Serious Game Devs Only
This week’s guest: Rocky Kev, founder of the Serious Game Devs Only community and creator of the Bytesized educational