Choosing a Content Managing System for Your Website
Thinking of creating a new website for your studio? In this digital age, that is more important than most things […]
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10 Easy Ways to Grow Your Dev Blog Fast
Remember when blogging was a hobby? It was some random teenager on Tumblr just reposting their favorite celebrities and quotes.
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Community Management 101: Audience Engagement and a Dev Blog Quickstart Guide
What I’ve found in my time working with indie game communities is that very few game developers are in 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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A Crash Course in Board Game Marketing & Promotion
This post first appeared on Brandon The Game Dev’s blog! Self-publishing a board game is a long, drawn out process.
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How to Create an Engaging Dev Blog in 9 Steps
Want to create an engaging dev blog, but fear it will take valuable time away from game development? Take it
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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
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Beating the Clock: Inclusion of Real Time in Video Games
Anyone who’s played the recently-popular mobile dating game Mystic Messenger knows its main MO for setting itself apart is by
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9 Things They Didn’t Tell Me About Being an Indie Developer
When I started working with Daniel on SanctuaryRPG, I had no idea what I was in for as an indie
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No Longer a Clone: 3 Ways Saints Row Differentiated Itself from Grand Theft Auto
The year is 2006. Five years after the game-changing release of Grand Theft Auto III, there came a brand new
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The two categories of gaming immersion, or How I Became a VR Fanboy in 10 Minutes
If you asked a thousand random gamers what they thought the biggest gaming buzzword of the last few years was,
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Every Man’s Disappointment: 3 Ways Hello Games Failed
If you’re like me and way into all this sci-fi nonsense, then you were probably excited when the first reveal of
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How 'Counter-Strike: Source' Stayed Relevant – 3 Long-Term Development Strategies
Every game developer’s dream is to create a game that is able to survive the test of time. Having a
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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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The Benefits of Playing Video Games
We’ve all heard the accusations, right? That video games promote a sedentary lifestyle. That video games promote obesity. That they
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5 Ways to Maintain A Professional Image on Social Media
Because this is the age of technology, where robots do Amazon’s warehouse work and 14 year old children have iPhones,
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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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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