by Rocky Kev | Oct 16, 2017 | Blog, Business
Ugh, a post about motivation. I know what you’re thinking. Probably a bunch of fluffy tips on “thinking positive” or “never giving up.” I think that’s hogwash. Ask any professional successful developer, and they’ll tell you their secret...
by Jennifer Mendez | Oct 14, 2017 | Blog, Business
China has over 600 million avid gamers and the largest gaming market in the world, last valued at $24.4 billion in 2016. With an annual growth rate of about 15%, it’s clear China is in dire need of more gaming companies to meet the demand. This explains the...
by Raghav Mathur | Oct 12, 2017 | Blog, Business, Marketing
Indie titles are made with smaller teams—sometimes even solo developers—and while, development-wise, this can sometimes be a hindrance, when it comes to marketing, it’s a major advantage. As an indie dev, you have the ability to really connect with the people you work...
by Jennifer Mendez | Oct 5, 2017 | Blog, Business, Game Development
Building a game community involves plenty of work. You have to establish moderators, secure and reliable servers, as well as plenty of rewards for players who are highly active. There’s a lot of trial and error involved, but what if we told you there are two...
by Black Shell Media | Oct 4, 2017 | Blog, Business
The deeper I’ve journeyed into the extended lore of the Borderlands series, the more I’m convinced that the Hyperion Corporation is the most competently run video game business of all time. Corporate leadership at Hyperion, and by that I mostly just mean...
by Black Shell Media | Oct 3, 2017 | Blog, Business, Game Design, Game Development, Indie Insider, Interview, Marketing, Technology, Writing
Indie Insider Indie Insider #54 - Indie Insider Focus (The Advice Episode) Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 49:48 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Download file | Play in new window |...