by Black Shell Media | Sep 16, 2017 | Blog, Game Design, Guest Post
Today’s guest post is by Ishaan Sahdev. At E3 2017, Nintendo confirmed that both kinds of Metroid games fans know and love would be making a return in the near future. Metroid: Samus Returns, a remake of the side-scrolling Metroid II on the original Game Boy, is...
by Black Shell Media | Sep 12, 2017 | Blog, Guest Post
Today’s guest post is by Antonio Perez, Executive Director for Gamer Society. Looking back through the years, I feel very fortunate to have had the experiences that sent my life into the direction I’m in today. The thing about growing up poor is that you don’t...
by Black Shell Media | Aug 16, 2017 | Blog, Guest Post, Marketing
This article by Steven Long originally appeared on the author’s Patreon page. Why should anybody buy your game? In marketing and sales, we have a nifty acronym that pretty much sums up the customer’s thinking: WIFM. That’s pronounced like, “whiff ‘em,” as in,...
by Black Shell Media | Jul 27, 2017 | Blog, Guest Post, Marketing
This guest post first appeared on the Unreal Engine blog. Thanks Jess for letting us share it here. If you want to contact Jess about working in Unreal, email her: jess.hider [at] epicgames [dot] com! INTRODUCTION Hi! Jess here, European Community Manager for Unreal...
by Black Shell Media | Jul 11, 2017 | Blog, Business, Game Development, Guest Post, Marketing
This is a guest post from Justin Fischer of Breaking the Wheel. Check out his site and follow him on Twitter for more awesome content. Decision making under uncertain conditions is a routine task for any company. But its ubiquity does not make it any easier. And, too...
by Black Shell Media | Apr 7, 2017 | Blog, Guest Post, Writing
Today’s guest post is co-authored by Nikola “Mentoluptus” Banko and Vlatko “Wladisha” Goljevacki of Black Olive Games. A lot of games have appeared lately that feature lots of reading and navigating through conversations (Shadowrun,...
