After the Launch: What to Do After You Release Your Game
So you have finally finished your game and released it on Steam. Congratulations! All those months, or years, of grueling […]
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Keeping Players Coming Back to Your Indie Game & Tackling Playtesting
Keeping Players Coming Back Retention, retention, retention. Even if it’s just for fifteen minutes or a few hours, retention needs
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5 Key Issues to Look Out for in a Publishing Contract
The number one golden rule of business: Always have a contract. Contracts help clarify business relationships on paper and provide
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How to Be a More Effective Game Designer
Design risk. This is the basic idea that your game might completely suck on release. Okay, so you have a
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One Easy Technique for Improving Your Game Via Simple Research
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about market research, and how I, as a game producer, can use data available
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The GDC Survival Guide: 6 Articles to Help Your Convention Game
With GDC right around the corner, it’s natural to get a bit anxious if you’re planning on attending. So many
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Buzzword-aholics Anonymous: Pitching Your Game Without Buzzwords
You’re at an event and that question pops up. You know, the standard, “What do you do?” question at every party. If
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Networking Like a Pro: Tips to Master the Convention Circuit
It’s convention time! That wonderful time of year is here again—the convention circuit is on! PAX, GDC, E3, ComicCon, MomoCon,
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6 Great Ways to Use Polls on Twitter
Various online social media platforms allow you to connect and interact with the people who buy and play your games.
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How to Use Personas in Game Development
Creating personas is a way to specify the potential users your software will have in a fun, creative way. Forget about the boring
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To Work or Not To Work: Is Post Launch a Sunk Cost?
Launch a project, get millions of sales, receive wildly high reviews, and insane revenue to keep your studio running for
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Five Steps to Prepping Your Game for a Publisher
Today’s guest post is by Zachary C. Strebeck, an attorney as well as regular blogger at Gamasutra and Ind13.com. While
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If You Want To Lead, Know Your Values
Today’s guest post is by Justin Fischer of Breaking the Wheel, a site dedicated to improving video game production through better
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Deciding What to Call Your Game
This post by Gary Burchell first appeared on the Abandon Ship Dev Blog. Coming up with a name for
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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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Game Dev Pro Tips Vol 4
Below is an excerpted collection of game development tips from Daniel Doan, Co-Founder of Black Shell Media. Enjoy! How
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How to Build a Grassroots Indie Community
This guest post by Nicholas Laborde of Raconteur Games originally appeared on Gamasutra. Community. This is the word that
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Indie Insider Podcast #14 – Jason Della Rocca, Co-Founder of Execution Labs
On the fourteenth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Jason Della Rocca, Co-Founder of Execution
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From a “Proper Job” to Indie – Part 5: So You’re an Indie . . . Now What?
This post by Gary Burchell originally appeared on the Abandon Ship game blog. “From a ‘Proper Job’ to Indie” is
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Networking at a Game Convention Part 3: Following Through
This post is Part 3 of a three-part series outlining how to network at a gaming convention. In Part 1,