Understand Your Market If You Intend to Conquer It
When you get started in game design and dive right in, it can be a really fun and rewarding experience. […]
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Top 3 Marketing Tips Indie Developers Should Follow
So your game is coming along nicely and you are just about ready to start showing it off to the
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How to File a Company as an Independent Games Developer
— The following article was contributed by Zachary Strebeck, Attorney at Law– “Making games is fun!” That’s probably what
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Four Simple Tips To Help With Game Development Anxiety
One of the biggest problems many independent game developers face is anxiety. This can come from countless different sources, such
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How Spongebob Taught Me Everything I Know About Business
Here at the Black Shell Media office, we know how to have a good time (When we’re not neck deep
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The Consumer Viewpoint: 3 Tips to Ensure Successful Public Relations
The first thing that can get new PR guys/gals in trouble is spreading misleading information. There is nothing more frustrating
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Connect to Succeed—Networking Advice for Entrepreneurs and Developers
Being able to network effectively and build long-lasting, solid relationships can be invaluable, especially as an indie game developer. Having
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Microtransactions and You: Four Steps to Monetizing Your Mobile Game
Designing a game that is able to pay for itself and then some is a challenge that many developers face;
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PSA: Indie Games Are Not Cucumbers
The product is so good, it’ll sell itself. That’s “organic growth.” Reality check: Your product––be it a game, an app or a
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Game Development 101: You're Afraid Of Success
This article was authored by Nicholas Laborde. His game Close Order is available for download on Steam! ——— There’s a
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The Intersectionality of Gaming
“Land of the free”, “home of the brave”, “we the people”, are all terms used to describe the country of
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On Three Simple Words and the Importance of Humility
A lot of entrepreneurs—hell, a lot of people—think that being a smart person means having all the answers. Knowing what
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Game Development 101: Achieving Indie Success
One of the main issues that many games tend to have is that they are simply terrible. Some come with
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10 Simple Mistakes Indie Developers Should Avoid
You’ve called up your programmer buddy, your artist cousin, your uncle who makes chiptunes in his attic, and your neighbor
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3 Things Marketing My Indie Game Taught Me
I’m Raghav, CMO at Black Shell Media LLC, and marketing lead at Black Shell Games. I’ve had the pleasure of
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5 Game Development Business Tools Worth Investing In
Free tools are awesome (and we will talk about those too!) But sometimes when working on your game you’ll need to
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5 Reasons Why Game Developers Should Embrace Competition
A common tip for most aspiring entrepreneurs is to know your competition and stay one step ahead of them. It’s