From a “Proper Job” to Indie – Part 3: Early Stage Game Dev
This post by Gary Burchell originally appeared on the Abandon Ship game blog. “From a ‘Proper Job’ to Indie” is […]
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9 Quick Cash Infusions for the Published Game Dev
While money won’t solve all of your problems, it sure cuts down on a lot of them! Problems such as:
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From a “Proper Job” to Indie – Part 2: Start-up Checklist
This post by Gary Burchell originally appeared on the Abandon Ship game blog. “From a ‘Proper Job’ to Indie” is
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From a “Proper Job” to Indie – Part 1: Taking the Plunge
This post by Gary Burchell originally appeared on the Abandon Ship game blog. “From a ‘Proper Job’ to Indie” is
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Plague LLC: Getting Your Game to Go Viral
Guest post by Natalia Kushnir There are roughly 1.2-1.3M gaming apps available on the app store but out of that over
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Indie Insider Podcast #2 – Team17
On the second episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Kevin Carthew, Creative Director of indie
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Happy Second Birthday, Black Shell Media!
They say that 90% of startups fail in the first year. Well, for the second year in a row, I am
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How Journalists Prefer to be Contacted
The fastest way to grow your fanbase is to get in front of someone else’s audience. Getting featured on Polygon,
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Rejecting the “New Norm” of Games Industry Toxicity
This post originally appeared on Nathan Meunier’s blog. Check him out! Making games is amazing. Making games is also absolute
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Top 5 Digital Collaboration Tools for Remote Teams
In the ever growing internet age it is becoming more and more common for people living hundreds, even thousands of
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Dr Unemployable's 6 Quick Tips for Healthy Emails
As any business MBA with an MBA in business will tell you, company morale and a comfortable office atmosphere are
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E3 2016 Highlights
E3 has been good to developers and gamers this year, hasn’t it? We saw new technology, new games, cross-play, tournaments,
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Social Media as a Professional
This topic seems like common sense, doesn’t it? We’ve all heard of the nightmare stories where people get fired due
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Reward chests: Revolution or evolution in monetization strategies?
Special thanks to Pascal Luban for letting us share his awesome LinkedIn post here! Recent freemium games including Clash Royal
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7 Key Tips for Remote Playtesting
This post first appeared on Andrii Vintsevych’s blog. Thanks Andrii for letting us share it! This video inspired me to
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The Many Problems of Greenlight
This post first appeared on the Engage Pixel blog. Thanks James for letting us cross-post! I’ve been read a few
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Convention Travel: The 8 Money-Saving Tips You Need to Know
GDC. E3. PAX. IndieCade. GaymerX. Indie Arcade. Comic Con. Whippering Cup. Playcrafting Expo. MomoCon. I could go on and on
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Let's Get Niche: Identifying and Engaging Your Game's Fanbase
The word ‘niche’ tends to have a negative connotation in the indie game world. Niche marketing calls for going after
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Deadlines and You: 3 Tips For Avoiding Launch Delays
Overview Lately, it seems like we as an industry have forgotten what it means to have deadlines. When we get
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These Simple Steps Will Allow You To "Hack" Your Indie Game's Marketing Strategy
— The following article was contributed by Zachary Strebeck, Attorney at Law– Marketing. It’s an indie developer’s worst nightmare…