How to Write Strong Gendered Characters
Battleships of foreign metals and humming plasma scream overhead and skyscrapers collapse in upon themselves. A mother stands in the […]
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How to Effectively Email Journalists and YouTubers
Reaching out to content creators is all about personalizing your approach. You can’t try to connect with every journalist or
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The Art Of Shamelessly Stealing Mechanics
You can pick any game, pick out some mechanics, and what do you know—they exist in many other games. The
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How to Build a Computer for Game Development
There are no bones about building a computer for game development. Many indie developers don’t plan on building a computer
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Will PUBG Have a Future in eSports?
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is an early access battle royale game that pits one player against 99 other people on one map.
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You Don’t Need Motivation, You Need a System: 4 Mechanisms to Complete Projects
Ugh, a post about motivation. I know what you’re thinking. Probably a bunch of fluffy tips on “thinking positive” or
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5 Game Development Lessons I Learned as an MBA Student
Today’s guest post comes form Brandon Rollins. My name is Brandon Rollins. I made War Co. and I’m working on
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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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Indie Insider #51 – Zhenghua Yang, Founder of Serenity Forge
Guest: Zhenghua Yang, Game Developer and Founder of Serenity Forge, an indie video game publishing studio. Topics discussed: An
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Indie Insider #48 – Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive
Guest: Fredrik Wester, the CEO of video game developer and publishing company Paradox Interactive. Topics discussed: What platform should
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A-Life: An Insight into Ambitious AI
The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game series developed by GSC Game World is somewhat of an underrated gem with a global cult following.
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Indie Insider #45 – The Road to Play NYC, Week 1
Guests: Nick Fortugno, CCO of Playmatics Rebecca Bennett, Marketing & Community Manager of Dreamsail Games Lawrence Mascia, Owner of
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How to Market Your Indie Game: A Comprehensive Overview by Epic Games
This guest post first appeared on the Unreal Engine blog. Thanks Jess for letting us share it here. If you
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Balancing Act – Gameplay and Story in Roguelikes
Stories within video games are an element that takes up a decent amount of what a player will experience. Developers
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Indie Insider #44 – John Master Lee, Product & Brand Executive
This week’s guest: John Master Lee, a veteran product and brand executive in the video game industry. Topics discussed:
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Indie Insider #43 – Anthony Palma, CEO of Jump
This week’s guest: Anthony Palma, CEO of Jump, the upcoming on-demand video game subscription service! Topics discussed: Creating a
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On The Subject of Trade-Offs
This is a guest post from Justin Fischer of Breaking the Wheel. Check out his site and follow him on Twitter
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Indie Insider #42 – Dan Butchko, CEO of Playcrafting
This week’s guest: Dan Butchko, CEO of Playcrafting, the organization providing in-person classes, courses, and events across America for
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Indie Insider #41 – Rocky Kev, Serious Game Devs Only
This week’s guest: Rocky Kev, founder of the Serious Game Devs Only community and creator of the Bytesized educational
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Indie Insider #37 – Alexander Winn, TerraGenesis
This week’s guest: Alexander Winn, founder of EdgeWorks Entertainment and creator of the hit app, TerraGenesis! Topics discussed: Developing