Steam Keys: How to Send Them And Avoid Scams
It’s astonishing how many game developers have no idea when to send Steam Keys out. Some send them before the […]
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5 Customer Service Tips You Need to Sell Your Game Without Steam
Did you know that Steam handles 60,000 refund requests per day? That’s a whopping 10,000 more daily refunds than they
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How Steam Employs DRM & What That Means For Your Game
Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a corporate attempt at fighting piracy by controlling exactly how and when you use media.
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Other Than Steam: 7 Game Distribution Alternatives
According to a SuperData study conducted in February 2016, digital games are worth $6.2 billion a month. That’s a 10%
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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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You’ve Got Mail: Sending Steam Keys to YouTubers and Streamers
It’s astonishing how many game developers have no idea when to send Steam Keys out. Some send them before the
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Indie Insider #29 – Lucas Molina, Painter’s Guild/Roguemance
This week’s guest: Lucas Molina, developer of Painter’s Guild and Roguemance! Topics discussed: How game development in Brazil is
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Indie Insider Podcast #24 – Jack Wegrich, Community Manager of Cut Throat Robotics (Zozbot)
On the twenty-fourth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Jack Wegrich, the 16-year old full
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Valve Making Changes With Greenlight! Where Do Developers Go Next?
The independent developer community is under many pressures as it is, and Valve may have plans to unintentionally make it worse.
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Indie Insider Podcast #22 – Chris Solarski, Author of Interactive Stories and Video Game Art
On the twenty-second episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Chris Solarski, video game artist and
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Rogue Stache Now on Steam: A Chat with Justin Halek of Wubs Games
Black Shell Media has the distinct pleasure of interacting with a whole bunch of indie developers from around the globe,
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The Effect of Being the #1 “Popular New Release” on Steam and How We Got There
We just launched Dungeon Souls, our most popular title, out of Early Access last Friday (12/02/2016). By the middle of
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Indie Insider Podcast #13 – Mark Soderwall, Founder of IndieGameU
On the lucky thirteenth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Mark Soderwall, the founder of
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The Basics of Building Incremental Marketing Pipelines
Think about the last time you bought a game. How did you go about it? You probably didn’t go from
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9 Things They Didn’t Tell Me About Being an Indie Developer
When I started working with Daniel on SanctuaryRPG, I had no idea what I was in for as an indie
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Crisis! – The 24 Crucial Hours After Release
With the advent of the internet, social networks, and community forums, it has become a challenge to endure public opinion.
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The two categories of gaming immersion, or How I Became a VR Fanboy in 10 Minutes
If you asked a thousand random gamers what they thought the biggest gaming buzzword of the last few years was,
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Low-Poly Graphics and Open Worlds – Interview with Feudant Interactive (Sky Trader)
We’re working with Jeremy Jones and his team at Feudant Interactive to promote their new game, Sky Trader. Check it
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Indie Insider Podcast #3 – Plastic
On the third episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Michal Staniszewski of Plastic, the development
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4 Reasons Why You Have No Excuse Not To Make Games
The last ten years in game development have been quite the rollercoaster with the constant update to game engines, the ever-growing