Connecting with Your Crowd: The Benefits of Streaming
Game streaming has always existed in what I find to be a very interesting space. In one hand, we’ve got […]
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6 Great Ways to Use Polls on Twitter
Various online social media platforms allow you to connect and interact with the people who buy and play your games.
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Are Jobs In Games In Jeopardy?
In a recent post on the Indeed blog, it’s been stated that “jobs for video game developers have dropped by
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Boiling Over: The Importance of De-Stressing as a Developer
It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it. –Hans Selye Stress looms over us all, and there’s
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Indie Insider Podcast #20 – Scott Rogers, Author and Industry Veteran
On the twentieth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Scott Rogers, author of Level Up!
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How to Use Personas in Game Development
Creating personas is a way to specify the potential users your software will have in a fun, creative way. Forget about the boring
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How to Network in Game Development
It might seem difficult, but outside of conventions, developers can still find ways to network. Albeit more accessible methods, because
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Four Pitfalls to Handling Any Group
Gathering groups for anything can be difficult. Running them can be even harder, especially when there’s people’s passions and ambitions
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To Work or Not To Work: Is Post Launch a Sunk Cost?
Launch a project, get millions of sales, receive wildly high reviews, and insane revenue to keep your studio running for
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5 Things You Must Know If You’re Considering A Career In Games
Game development is a fun field, filled with video games (obviously), and talented creatives. Conferences make ideal places to network.
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Indie Insider Podcast #19 – Raghav Mathur, Co-Founder of Black Shell Media
On the nineteenth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Raghav Mathur, Co-Founder of Black Shell
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I’ve been working remotely for 3+ years. Here’s what I’ve learned.
The above image is a rarity. I meet my team face-to-face maybe four times a year, tops. For the past
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Five Steps to Prepping Your Game for a Publisher
Today’s guest post is by Zachary C. Strebeck, an attorney as well as regular blogger at Gamasutra and Ind13.com. While
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If You Want To Lead, Know Your Values
Today’s guest post is by Justin Fischer of Breaking the Wheel, a site dedicated to improving video game production through better
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Indie Insider Podcast #18 – The Nintendo Switch Panel
On the eighteenth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz leads the first Indie Insider Discussion Panel! Mark Soderwall
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Deciding What to Call Your Game
This post by Gary Burchell first appeared on the Abandon Ship Dev Blog. Coming up with a name for
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Balancing A Critical Eye & Joy As A Developer
The Overly Critical Developer Teddy Lee of Cellar Door Games was recently interviewed by IGN, in a piece called “Independent
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A Day In The Life of A Games Writer
Expectations Too many instances, teenagers and those in their early twenties think it’s somewhat easy to become a video game
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Indie Insider Podcast #17 – James Gwertzman, CEO of PlayFab
On the seventeenth episode of Indie Insider (and the first of 2017!), host Logan Schultz sits down with James
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Catching the Trend: Are Metroidvania Games Making A Comeback?
Slain: Back from Hell. Death’s Gambit. Salt & Sanctuary. These Metroid-style games, better dubbed as Metroidvania, get plenty of attention from