How Not To Be A Completely Evil Game Designer
About ten hours into any MMO, after much optimism that the game will somehow be different from others on the […]
About ten hours into any MMO, after much optimism that the game will somehow be different from others on the […]
Just having a good game is not enough nowadays. With a booming and crowded industry, you need to have something
Indie developers are mostly brilliant when it comes to constructing their game but when release time comes many are often
It took a few years for the indie explosion to happen, but it finally happened, and games are flooding the
There’s a point in time known among the novelist branch as ‘The Death of the Author’. It goes like this.
After months of going unnoticed, the game Flappy Bird suddenly and quickly soared up to the number 1 rank in
Are you game indie game developer with a game to promote? Are you planning a few updates to one of
The potential for fancy cars, lavish designer suits, huge mansions in California. Flying first class anywhere you want, anytime you
You’ve called up your programmer buddy, your artist cousin, your uncle who makes chiptunes in his attic, and your neighbor
It seems as though people are willing to pay less and less these days for indie games. Studios that slave
Are you considering starting your own game development studio? You might want to avoid the most common mistakes. There are
Create an amazing game that people love. Sell a few hundred thousand copies. Everybody wins. Or at least that’s how
1. KNOW YOUR NUMBERS To make a living from indie games, you will have to start running your own business. There
There is a lot of information out there on how to make it in the video game industry, but the
1. EXPERIMENTING WITH GRAPHICS While it may get a bit wearisome to see yet another indie showing its retro-chic by using 8-bit
Let’s face it, Steam’s reach is beyond compare. The platform boasts millions of active players, and if you happen to
“Ideas represent one tiny percentage of your game. It’s not the core. It’s only a spark—a source of motivation to
Getting your indie game project noticed can be difficult. There is a lot that you need to consider. Which channels should
“Making video games and getting them to hundreds or thousands or millions of people is hard.” -Daniel Jacobson, creator of
I have a question for you: How many different services do you use while working on a game development project?