Reverence: What to Do and Avoid Doing When Tackling a Big Name Project
Remember all the bad press Star Wars Battlefront II generated? Their parade got rained on for one simple reason: the studio […]
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Digging for Truth: Is Online Competitive Multiplayer Worth It?
Star Wars: The Old Republic. World of Warcraft. Even the controversial Star Wars Battlefront II. Games that are either entirely
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Are Demakes Going to Increase in Popularity, or Fall out of Style?
Demakes, you know, like Gang Garrison 2, a direct reinvention of Valve’s Team Fortress 2. Games heavily inspired, influenced and
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A Not so Entertaining Battle: What’s Going on Between Developers and Players?
As a developer, how difficult is it to choose between innovating in an untested market vs. going with a safe
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7 Design Tips From Super Metroid
That’s right, we’re talking about that 1986-2016 side-scrolling action-adventure series that spawned a bunch of copycat games and made up
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Design: How It Works, How to Engage, and How to Retain
Game design is one of those things that gets highly debated all the time, by both game developers and players.
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How to Force Your Font of Inspiration
How many of you aspiring game developers hate creating characters, either playable or not? I myself was guilty of jotting
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How to Keep Players Excited and Bring That Excitement to Events
I have been playing Pokemon Go for a while now as my new phone supports it. It has been getting
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7 MMO Lessons from World of Warcraft
It’s the granddaddy of all MMORPG’s. It reigns supreme. The iconic MMO killer. It’s World of Warcraft. Originally released in 2004
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How to Write Strong Gendered Characters
Battleships of foreign metals and humming plasma scream overhead and skyscrapers collapse in upon themselves. A mother stands in the
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The Art Of Shamelessly Stealing Mechanics
You can pick any game, pick out some mechanics, and what do you know—they exist in many other games. The
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Developer Spotlight: DinoSystem’s Daniele Ferraro
Here at Black Shell Media, we find ourselves extremely lucky to represent a wide array of developers from different backgrounds.
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Learn from the Best: 3 Awesome Indie Games from 2017
Just like great authors got good by constantly reading, and famous artists got good by consistently painting and drawing despite
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Why Should Indie Devs Care About Video Game Usability Testing?
Testing the usability of your video game means evaluating how happy, comfortable, and satisfied your potential users are when they
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Cutting Through the Static: The Immersive Greatness of Oxenfree’s Radio
Today’s guest post is by Ishaan Sahdev. This morning, I had a difficult decision to make: Do I want to
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Stuck In A Rut: 10 Ways to Unleash Your Creative Potential
Even the most creative people in the world struggle with creativity at some point in their lives. It can be
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How to Encourage Players to Share Your Content
Getting players to share your content can be a very tricky task. The bulk of it requires creativity, the ability
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Indie Insider #54 – Indie Insider Focus (The Advice Episode)
A compilation of all of the best advice and ideas we’ve received from 50 episodes worth of amazing guests
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5 Books You Should Read If You Want to Be A Great Developer
What do beginners and industry veterans have in common? They all want to be great developers. Yes, even seasoned professionals
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The Intricacies of Lore Creation
Ah, lore. There’s so much to say, let alone dissect, that it’s no wonder most developers forgo a fully fleshed