Getting Started! How to Appear Employable for the Games Industry
Deciding to start a career in video games can be daunting, and appearing employable doubly so. Knowing what to learn […]
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Game Development
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Why Good Marketing Doesn’t Always Equal Good Sales
What is good marketing? The Business Dictionary calls it “the management process through which goods and services move from concept
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Spotting and Avoiding Steam Key Scammers
There’s nothing better than finishing up game development and getting ready to launch. All of the tweeting, extensive blogging, and
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Community Engagement 101: Why the Faces Behind the Game Matter
As the Content Marketing Specialist here at Black Shell, I deal with community on a daily basis. A huge part
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Indie Insider #33 – Kate Edwards, Executive Director of the IGDA
This week’s guest: Kate Edwards, the Executive Director of the International Game Developers Association Topics discussed: What it is
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Copyrights: What to Try and What to Avoid at All Costs
Scenario: you’re an indie developer with limited means/resources trying to make a game that players love. To make things a
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Eight Awesome Universities to Study Game Development
If you’re a teenager right now, you’re probably always hearing about how important education is. Career building and financial stability
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Then and Now: Classic Games vs. Modern Counterparts
What does this video make you think of? What does it make you feel? If you’re in your mid-twenties to
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6 Surefire Ways to Improve Player Retention
Ever heard of the phrase, “Player retention is the key to success”? When developers focus on engagement and acquiring players
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Six Tools to Help You Write More Efficiently
Unless you’re a game scriptwriter or narrative designer, chances are that writing doesn’t come to mind often. However, it plays
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Beta Testing: The Solution to That Patch Problem
We’ve heard it time and time again. Players asking why game developers are relying so much on patches to make
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How to Design Better Quests in Game Development
If you are creating a story built on sequences of quests, you’ll need to think beyond script and storyline. There
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How to Get the Most Out of a Game Jam
So, you’re thinking of joining a game jam over the weekend? Did you know there’s more than one type of
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Should Game Studios Stick to An Image?
Bethesda Softworks is known for their RPGs set in fictional lands, during different time periods—for instance, the Elder Scrolls series
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The Hurdles of Working Remotely (And How You Can Clear Them)
With internet and cloud access almost everywhere, pulling an excellent team together from every corner of the known universe has
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Why Horizon: Zero Dawn Is Successful
Weak Points Don’t Always Lead to Doom People have been talking about Horizon: Zero Dawn since it first got announced
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Indie Insider #28 – Indie Studio Vashta Entertainment
> Listen on iTunes < On the twenty-eighth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Bret
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Social Media Marketing: Snapchat vs. Instagram
More Social Media Marketing? You’re already using Twitter—and probably Facebook. Why would you even consider adding Snapchat and Instagram to
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Finding Love In Games
Yes, You Could Fall in Love You may not hear about it very often, but game developers do fall for
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Four Tips To Staying Sharp
Wondering How to Stay on Track? The life of a game developer is filled with video games, communication with fellow