by Jennifer Mendez | May 9, 2017 | Blog, Marketing
As the Content Marketing Specialist here at Black Shell, I deal with community on a daily basis. A huge part of my role is to guide developers through the community ropes and increase their engagement success. Whenever I’m not writing up marketing content—or...
by Jennifer Mendez | Apr 5, 2017 | Blog, Business, Game Development
Bethesda Softworks is known for their RPGs set in fictional lands, during different time periods—for instance, the Elder Scrolls series or the Fallout series. Meanwhile, NaughtyDog is known as the adventure game professionals: they make games about exploration and...
by Katie Conigliaro | Mar 20, 2017 | Blog, Business
You might not know their names, but avid indie gamers definitely know their games. Women in the video game industry are often overlooked and under-appreciated for their contributions to gaming. So today, we’re spotlighting four kick-ass women in game dev whose...
by Jennifer Mendez | Sep 10, 2016 | Blog
Guess who had a really bad day today? That’s right: between Sony’s press conference, and Apple’s iPhone 7 announcement, Microsoft must be fuming. Bill Gates may be a genius, but even he can’t stand the power of his competitors at times....
by Jennifer Mendez | Aug 30, 2016 | Blog
When speaking to a player—a non-developer—recently I was told, “I don’t understand why anyone would get out of development. Making games for a living is a dream come true.” It was in that moment that I realized that being in development is not...