Shows
IndieGameBusiness®What’s Next for IndieGameBusiness and The Powell Group | Jay Powell Live Q&AIn this special live episode of IndieGameBusiness, Jay Powell, Founder and CEO of The Powell Group and IndieGameBusiness, is joined by Ash Cason to talk about what 2026 holds for both organizations. Jay and Ash will break down what’s been happening behind the scenes, what’s coming next, and how IndieGameBusiness is evolving to better serve indie developers and the games industry as a whole. They’ll also be fielding live questions from the stream, so this is your chance to hear directly from the people shaping the future of IGB. I...
2026-01-091h 07IndieGameBusiness®Talking with Jay Powell, Founder of Powell Group and IndieGameBusinessJoin us for an exclusive conversation with Jay Powell, Founder of Powell Group Consulting and IndieGameBusiness, as he shares insights into his journey in the game industry and the mission behind Powell Group and IndieGameBusiness.
Discover how Jay embarked on his career in the game industry and the pivotal moments that led to the establishment of Powell Group Consulting. Gain valuable insights into the core services offered by Powell Group and how they support developers in navigating the complexities of the gaming market.
Learn about the inspiration behind the creation of IndieGameBusiness and its role...
2024-05-311h 49
IndieGameBusiness®How To Be FULLY Prepared For Your Next Publisher Meeting - Part 2Are you thinking about meeting with a publisher or have you met with one already? Jay has some tips and tricks for you and a list of things YOU SHOULD KNOW.
Get your questions about publishers ANSWERED TODAY!
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch Indie's live stream: twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business...
2021-11-1945 min
IndieGameBusiness®How To Be FULLY Prepared For Your Next Publisher Meeting - Part 1Are you thinking about meeting with a publisher or have you met with one already? Jay has some tips and tricks for you and a list of things YOU SHOULD KNOW.
Get your questions about publishers ANSWERED TODAY!
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch Indie's live stream: twitch.tv/INDIE
2021-11-1945 min
IndieGameBusiness®Warning Signs That You Are Signing Up With A Shady PublisherJay and Indie talk about shady publishers and what red flags you should look for!
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch Indie's live stream: twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: discord.gg/indiegamebusiness
The Twitters to follow -
Indie Game Business: twitter.com/BusinessIndie
2021-10-291h 18IndieGameBusiness®Indie Game Publishing in Japan - With Bill SwartzBill is the CEO of Mastiff Games and they've been publishing for nearly two decades. He's giving insight on the market, how it's different from the west, and how it's evolved over time.
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch Indie's live stream: twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: discord.gg/indiegamebusiness
2020-09-251h 12IndieGameBusiness®Discord and the Virtual Office with Benjamin HoytWant to know how Ben used Discord to create a humming virtual office? Thanks to the COVID pandemic, many teams have been forced to develop a virtual office. For the first time in the 20 years that he's been managing software development projects, this is the first time where Ben has tried to manage a team without any centralized office, even for the core team members. As a result, he's faced with new challenges and finding new solutions for them, one of which has been so successful that it seemed worth sharing. This is the story of how we turned...
2020-09-2454 minIndieGameBusiness®How to get the most out of your Discord community with Paul HeslingSo you created a Discord server, now what?
A crash course on how to manage your Discord server from it's creation to a healthy, self-sustaining community with the tools and features provided on the platform. We'll dive into basic server setup and presentation, how to lay the groundwork for a non-toxic environment, strategies to keep your audience engaged, and tips on how to promote your community clubhouse to your audience.
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is p...
2020-09-2145 minIndieGameBusiness®Growing a Successful Freelance Business - With Jason SchklarToday, we are talking with Jason Schklar from UX is Fine! about how he has become a successful freelancer in the gaming industry and things that you need to do to help you succeed.
Jason's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jschklar/
Jason's Twitter - https://twitter.com/jackalshorns
UX is Fine! Twitter - https://twitter.com/uxisfine
https://uxisfine.com/
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The...
2020-09-181h 09IndieGameBusiness®What Video Game Publishers Want To See with Christopher KassulkeWe'll sit down with Christopher and discuss what publishers like HandyGames and THQ Nordic are looking for in today's ecosystem. With so many options out there from PC to PS4/PS%, Xbox Series X to Stadia, then through a bit of mobile in there. It's a confusing and busy world. You need to know what to present for your game.
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the offi...
2020-09-171h 03IndieGameBusiness®Building Game Studios that Last with Ed DilleListen to the hard-won lessons and insight of game industry pioneers whose game studios have weathered the test of time.
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness
The Twitters to follow -
Indie Game Business...
2020-09-1552 minIndieGameBusiness®The Art of the Pitch Deck with Christopher WulfYou’ve spent months grinding on the prototype of your game, you’ve spoken to some publishers who are interested in funding further development and partnering with you to get this game out. All they need now is your pitch deck to share with their executives to get the final sign off.
Up until this point you’ve used a combination of presentation skills and screenshots/videos of your prototype to show your game off. But what happens when you take away the “you”, and leave nothing but a series of slides? How do you success...
2020-09-081h 30IndieGameBusiness®Your Digital Resume and Game Industry Job Hunt with Marc MencherThe Rules of The Job Hunt Have Changed!
Did you know the average person now has 17 jobs during the life of their career? Obviously, Job Hunting is an essential skill that you MUST learn to hone like a fine blade! Unfortunately finding a course or school that teaches these skills is likely to be a hunt in itself. In today's job market the folks who get hired are not necessarily the ones who can do the job the best; they are the ones who have perfected their job-hunting technique.
During this presentation, I will teach you...
2020-09-0457 minIndieGameBusiness®A Deep Dive into a Publisher Assessment of a New Deal: What Happens After Your Elevator Pitch with Juney DijkstraYou've pitched successfully, your potential publisher is interested, and both sides feel they may have found a match. It's time to have an in-depth conversation about your team, project, and their future potential, in the attempt to achieve mutual understanding and alignment. What could a publisher ask, and care to know?
In this talk, I'll focus on a series of topics I investigate when signing new potential development partners for SOEDESCO. In the past five years, I've learned a thing or two about positive signs, as well as signs of risk, to be on the lookout for...
2020-09-0251 minIndieGameBusiness®Africa - The Last Digital Frontier with Sean GotkinWelcome to a fireside chat with Jo Eyre (Epic Games), Sean Gotkin (Carry1st), and Glenn Kisela (NiBBLE Esports & Critical Hit) who will share their perspectives on the gaming scene in Africa. From working remotely for one of the largest games companies in the world to hearing insight from the startup which has become the largest mobile game publisher in Africa, as well as the growing Esports scene & the journalism scene.
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced...
2020-08-2849 minIndieGameBusiness®The Game Writing AUA (As Us Anything!) with Toiya Kristen FinleyAre you interested in writing for games but don’t know where to start?
Are you already in the industry, but you’d like to pursue game writing? We all got into game writing in different ways, and we’re happy to share our knowledge with you!
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch INDIE's stream...
2020-08-261h 14IndieGameBusiness®Hiring and Retaining Diverse Leaders: The Next Generation of Games with Renee GittinsThe efforts to recruit people from diverse backgrounds are in vain if they are made to feel unwelcome within our industry and its events. The recent events must be used as a turning point so that we can ensure that game development and game developers are able to thrive. This does not mean simply writing policies, but truly implementing, upholding, and living them. Change is needed from the top to be truly effective. Join us for a discussion on how to enable this change by hiring and retaining diverse leaders so that our industry can succeed.
To l...
2020-08-2457 minIndieGameBusiness®Improve Your Public Speaking with Brenden Kumarasamy from MasterTalkOn today's Indie Game Business, we are talking with Brenden Kumarasamy from MasterTalk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBYFP4mZLQovr7W6Si6sueA.
We'll be discussing things like your biggest challenge with public speaking and how we can present better online! Want to learn why you struggle with public speaking? Now's your chance to get some amazing insight!
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the...
2020-08-211h 04IndieGameBusiness®The Business of Games - a Philosophical Approach with Larry KupermanThinking about game development as a business will not only help you be more successful, it will also provide a framework for solving everyday problems. By way of example, our speaker will show you how business skills such as networking and quantitative analysis can help developers solve problems such as how long can a game be in development and still be expected to generate a profit. The focus will be on providing easy-to-implement pragmatic solutions that anyone can use and benefit from.
You can have a look at the presentation Larry used for this podcast at https...
2020-08-2054 minIndieGameBusiness®10 Rules For Business In Mobile Games (and bonus AMA) with Martine SpaansA crash course on mobile game business. 10 Simple rules to keep in mind when you’re designing your mobile game and the structure behind your mobile business. By no means a complete list, but a great place to start!
You can download Martine's presentation from this podcast at https://www.dropbox.com/s/7kmpnkyrgh5z1mr/20200406_Workshop%20Commercial%20Game%20Design.pptx?dl=0
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com...
2020-08-1951 minIndieGameBusiness®The Big Win: Relationship-Driven Strategic Partnerships with Adam CreightonThe business side of running a successful studio is all about relationships. Join Adam as he shares unique insights for building strategic partnerships that persist across companies and hardware generations, how he creates 'the big win' with Partners, and what he does when he's not winning.
You can check out Adam's presentation on LinkedIn! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/big-win-relationship-driven-strategic-partnerships-adam-creighton/
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
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2020-08-1857 minIndieGameBusiness®3 Ways To Understand Your Game's Audience with Chris ZukowskiWho is your audience? Did you just say 'all gamers' or 'hard core gamers?' To make the most of your limited resources you need to know who your audience is. Like REALLY know them. I am going to show you how.
You will learn the steps you need to take to have a better picture of your audience. You will learn how to figure out where they live, and what kind of games they are looking for so you can market in the right place with the right message.
Link to the presentation: https...
2020-08-1755 minIndieGameBusiness®Extra Life & Indie Devs - Interview with Lou AdduciLou's here talking about the upcoming Extra Life event. How indie teams can help and how Extra Life can help indie teams! #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedeveloper
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness
The Twitters to follow -
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2020-08-141h 11IndieGameBusiness®How Indie Developers Can Polish Their Branding with Rachel PresserIndie developers have several challenges today when it comes to marketing their work and finding a following. A frequently overlooked aspect of this is establishing your studio and positioning with branding. What actually goes into building a brand? Why would you need to do so? How is branding different from advertising and marketing campaigns, and what are the unique aspects that game developers in particular need to be mindful of?
You will learn -
-The elements of branding art
-Visual and written components of branding
-Branding for your studio vs. titles...
2020-08-1353 minIndieGameBusiness®Understanding LTV, the most important KPI in gaming with Lloyd MelnickDuring the session, we delve into the world of Customer Lifetime Value (LTV), a metric that shows how much each customer is worth to your business. By understanding this metric, you can predict how changes to your product will impact the value of each customer. You will also learn how to apply this simple yet powerful method of predictive analytics to optimize your marketing and user acquisition. You will first learn the core components of customer lifetime value and how to calculate LTV. We will then delve into ways to improve the value of your customers, your advertising mix...
2020-08-121h 00IndieGameBusiness®An Industry Veteran's Insight Into IP Licensing For Games with Germaine GioiaFor the last 30 years, Germaine has been at the forefront of IP licensing into and out of video games. We'll discuss the current marketing for licensing when a video game IP is ready for licensing out of games, and answer all your questions along the way.
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv...
2020-08-1155 minIndieGameBusiness®10 Reasons Why You Should Launch Your Mobile Game In AfricaSean Gotkin joins us from Carry1st, Africa's largest mobile publisher, and he's answering your questions and breaking down the facts about this virtually untapped market. #gamedevelopment #mobilegames
Reach out to Sean at:
www.linkedin.com/in/SeanGotkin
https://www.carry1st.com
https://www.facebook.com/carry1st/
https://twitter.com/carry1st
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
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2020-07-291h 14IndieGameBusiness®Get money to make your game with Pontus Mahler from Global Top Round.We discuss everything from how to pitch your game to an incubator to what things that investors look for that helps them decide if they want to throw money at you!
Check out Pontus on ALL the social medias:
https://www.facebook.com/globaltopround/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pontusmahler/
G.Round:
https://twitter.com/gameroundco
https://www.facebook.com/groundcommunity/
https://bit.ly/grounddiscord
Personal:
https://www.facebook...
2020-07-231h 34IndieGameBusiness®A look at game development in United Arab Emirates with Ahmad Al-Natsheh from Khosouf Studio - Part 2On today's Indie Game Business, our special guest is Ahmad Al-Natsheh from Khosouf Studio. We'll be talking about game development in the United Arab Emirates.
You can check out Khosouf Studios in the links below.
https://twitter.com/khosouf_studio
https://www.instagram.com/khosouf_studio/
https://www.facebook.com/Khosouf
https://www.khosouf.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyXRJmvrGmw
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie deve...
2020-07-1049 minIndieGameBusiness®A look at game development in United Arab Emirates with Ahmad Al-Natsheh from Khosouf Studio - Part 1On today's Indie Game Business, our special guest is Ahmad Al-Natsheh from Khosouf Studio. We'll be talking about game development in the United Arab Emirates.
You can check out Khosouf Studios in the links below.
https://twitter.com/khosouf_studio
https://www.instagram.com/khosouf_studio/
https://www.facebook.com/Khosouf
https://www.khosouf.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyXRJmvrGmw
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie deve...
2020-07-1043 minIndieGameBusiness®How to make your studio stand out at digital conferencesToday, Jay and Indie are talking about digital conferences in the gaming industry and how to bring your "A" game. You definitely want to stand out from the crowd and get noticed.
They will also be fielding questions from the Discord and the live streams regarding all things gaming industry.
#virtualconferences #videogames #indiegames #videogameindustry #indiegamebusiness
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced...
2020-07-091h 12IndieGameBusiness®Island Life: Indie Game Development In the Azores with Marco BettencourtToday, we have Marco Bettencourt from the award-winning indie game studio Redcatpig from Azores, Portugal. Marco pitched their company over 160 times before getting a yes. One of many things we covered was how to find and attend conferences outside our industry to help find that investment.
https://twitter.com/redcatpig
https://www.facebook.com/redcatpig/
https://www.instagram.com/redcatpig/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/redcatpigstudio
www.redcatpig.online
#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #workingremote
To learn more about the show o...
2020-07-041h 09IndieGameBusiness®Staying Safe - Conference Networking Without the AlcoholWe've heard a lot of concern that people don't always feel safe at the big industry parties but they feel they have to attend them to network. You don't. We're going to show you how to have a great conference and never go to any of the late-night parties.
#gamedevelopment #indiegame #videogames
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: www.twi...
2020-07-011h 07
IndieGameBusiness®Building a pre-release community for your indie game with Andrew PappasAndrew from Rengen Marketing and the Indie Game Movement podcast joins us to talk about building your fan base prior to publishing.
You can check out Andrew's podcast at indiegamemovement.com
Also find out more about Andrew and what he does at rengenmarketing.com
Follow his Twitters:
twitter.com/_andrewpappas
twitter.com/IGMPodcast
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official...
2020-06-261h 27IndieGameBusiness®Indie game pitch practice and preparing for #PitchYaGame round 2 on the June 30th with Liam TwoseToday we spoke with Liam about the fantastic repository of information he has for game developers at the Global Game Industry Guide as well as his ongoing #PitchYaGame showcase where developers can practice their game pitch and get real feedback from industry experts.
Check out Liam at all the links below:
https://trello.com/b/BRHxZpZ9/global-games-industry-guide-ggig20
https://twitter.com/liamtwose
www.pitchyagame.com
twitter.com/pitchyagame
twitter.com/teampyg
Globalgameindustryguide.com
https://linktr.ee/liamtwose
https://discord...
2020-06-241h 10
IndieGameBusiness®Being Deliberate and Self Aware as an Artist with Alex BeddowsOur guest is Alex Beddows! He's the content manager at ArtStation and we'll be talking about being deliberate and self-aware as an artist and content creator. How you can promote your work as an artist and a bit about his podcast as well!Check out Alex on ArtStation and Twitter!
https://www.artstation.com/alexbeddows#117412
https://twitter.com/BeddowsDesign
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game
Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
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2020-06-2259 minIndieGameBusiness®The Politics of Games with Larry Kuperman, Director of Business Development for Nightdive Studios.Today's guest will be Larry Kuperman, Director of Business Development for Nightdive Studios, an industry veteran, and a card-carrying member of the IGDA.
Usually, Larry speaks about the Business of Games, in fact, he has been a guest here before and will be again presenting on that topic in August, but today he'll be speaking about something different, on the Politics of Games.
Making Games in the year 2020 is very different than it was in 2000, twenty years ago. Larry is going to discuss some of the challenges faced by today's developers and publishers.
To...
2020-06-101h 22
IndieGameBusiness®Tips on building your Indie Game community with Corey TreseThe Trese Brothers Discord community for their game exceeds 4,000 members, their latest Kickstarter was funded in hours and raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars. Corey Trese answered your questions live on the show and shared his tips. #gamedevelopment #indie #marketing
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: https://mixer.com/IndieGameBusiness
Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE
J...
2020-06-051h 21
IndieGameBusiness®Marc Mencher - How to find a job in today's video game industryToday we spoke with Marc Mencher from GameRecruiter on the challenge of job hunting in today's video game industry. We cover sprucing up your Linkedin page, effective job hunting strategies, who to ACTUALLY submit your resume to at a company (spoiler alert: it's not HR), and much more!
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: https://mixer.com/IndieGameBusiness
Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.t...
2020-06-031h 15IndieGameBusiness®Ryan Sumo - Sales Analysis for the Indie Game School SimulatorRyan Sumo from Squeaky Wheel Studio joined us for a great conversation about indie development in the Philippines, their Early Access success with Academia, and how they approach indie development (and now publishing).
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: https://mixer.com/IndieGameBusiness
Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg...
2020-05-261h 30IndieGameBusiness®Rajat Ojha - VR Market and Staying Positive For Indie TeamsWe had a great conversation with Rajat covering everything from VR opportunities for indie teams, to taking the first steps in marketing your company, to how to deal with all the new online conferences.
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: https://mixer.com/IndieGameBusiness
Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord...
2020-05-081h 22IndieGameBusiness®Eivar Rocas - Launching a Game As An Indie on Apple ArcadeEivar has been developing games for 20 years in Colombia.
His first company was actually one of the first developers in all of South America.
We spoke with him about a wide range of topics from their experience on Apple Arcade, to the advantages and disadvantages of running an indie studio in Colombia, down to the marketing tactics they used on Decoherence.
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com...
2020-04-291h 05IndieGameBusiness®Three longtime industry vets are forming a platform to make the business of games easier.Ed Dille, Fedor van Herpen, and Jay Powell answer questions about Game Sentinel Online (https://gamesentinel.online/). The online B2B solution for companies in every sector of games, founded by three industry vets with over 70 years of collective game business experience.
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: https://mixer.com/IndieGameBusiness
2020-04-221h 03IndieGameBusiness®Tronster Hartley - Indie game showcases: How to tell the ones that are worth your time and the warning signs of a mismanaged showTronster is a founder and former chair for the Baltimore chapter of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA); currently serving as an advisor to the board.
Tronster also founded the MAGFest Indie Videogame Showcase (MIVS) which showcases over 60 independent video games each year to 23,000+ attendees across four days in D.C. In years past, he has taught game development at UMBC and the University of Baltimore and serves on the board of UBalt's Simulation and Digital Entertainment department. #gamedevelopment #indiegame #marketing
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie d...
2020-04-171h 27IndieGameBusiness®Roundtable! How to market yourself by speaking at conferencesConference Speaking Roundtable - A discussion of how to market yourself and build your network speaking at conferences featuring Toiya Kristen Finley, Michelle Clough, Alexandra Lucas, Rachel Presser. We'll cover when to know you're ready, how to figure out what you should pitch, and how to pitch, among others!
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: https://mixer.com/IndieGameBusiness
Watch INDIE's...
2020-04-151h 39IndieGameBusiness®Justin Berenbaum - Are event cancellations really a bad thing for indies?Discussing the "What does a year without events mean for indies?" article - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-08-what-does-a-year-without-events-mean-for-indies #gamedevelopment #indiegame #marketing
Many developers are lamenting the loss of GDC, PAX, Rezzed and other conferences this year. Justin and Jay point out why this isn't necessarily a bad thing and they shine a light on the silver linings involved.
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
2020-04-101h 21IndieGameBusiness®Steam stats, game conferences, stand alone demos, and viewer questionsDiscussing what's new in the industry and answering your business, marketing, and licensing questions live! #gamedevelopment #indiegame #marketing
Indie and Jay discuss releasing demos of your game on separate Steam Pages, what the next year is going to bring for game conferences, the latest statistics from Steam, and answer live questions from viewers.
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
2020-04-081h 25IndieGameBusiness®Toiya Kristen Finley - Narrative Design and Freelancing In A Coronavirus WorldToiya is with us discussing the value of narrative design in games and how freelancers can excel in a world with coronavirus quarantines. #gamedevelopment #indiegame #marketing
This episode dives into the role of narrative designers in game development and how freelancers can set themselves up to succeed in the coronavirus world. We talk about how to build a great portfolio for writing, art, or whatever else. We also discuss how tools like Twine can be useful for development and education, and the steps you can take to market yourself as a freelancer.
To learn more abou...
2020-04-031h 01IndieGameBusiness®Lloyd Melnick - Effective Strategies For Working From HomeLloyd has been working remotely for years, now he's been working from home for a year.
He's sharing what he's learned to help the rest of us adapt.
#gamedevelopment #indiegame #marketing
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: https://mixer.com/IndieGameBusiness
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2020-04-011h 06IndieGameBusiness®Ben Hoyt - Game Development in a Coronavirus world!Longtime industry veteran Ben Hoyt joins us as we discuss the way the coronavirus is changing game development for better or worse.
Along the way we talk about the good and bad of distributed development pipelines, sports games when there are no live sports, should indies release games right now, and more!
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2020-03-271h 36IndieGameBusiness®Stephen Kick - Coronavirus special! Managing remote teams, reviving old IP, and indie festivalsStephen Kick joins us to talk about how they have managed a 30+ person studio remotely for years, what it's like to hunt down and re-release old IP, and some tips for indie developers now that we are going to miss out on several major conferences.
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2020-03-201h 06IndieGameBusiness®Raj Rajkotia - Acquiring Users For Your Indie GameRaj Rajkotia joined us to discuss how indie devs can acquire users for their games as well as the market and opportunities in India for developers.
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2020-03-131h 00IndieGameBusiness®Jelle de Jong - How human competitiveness factors into retention and engagementJelle de Jong joins us on the show to discuss how human competitiveness factors into retention and engagement. Along the way we talk about starting Game Transactionz, why they did it, and why their hyper-casual games are retaining players 30% more than average on day 28.
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2020-03-091h 01IndieGameBusiness®Jeff Hardy - Building a Sustainable Work For Hire Development StudioHow do you sustain and grow an indie dev team with contract work for over 10 years? That's what we talk to Jeff Hardy, CEO of Floor 84, about on the show. Along the way we also cover:
Coronavirus and GDC
How you make money as a "creative" in the industry
Planning ahead to keep your company afloat
and more...
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2020-02-271h 11IndieGameBusiness®Dr. Chris Bartel - Morality and Ethics in Video Games (not OF games)Dr. Bartel has literally written the book on ethics in games and whether what you do in games says anything about the real you. It's a bit of a step away from our usual show but we had a fascinating chat. He's research has focused on AAA games like Skyrim, GTA V, and others. You can pre-order it here on Amazon.
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2020-02-271h 01IndieGameBusiness®Luke Stapley - Cocos, China Indies, and the CoronaVirusLuke Stapley is a Senior Marketing Manager for Cocos based in China. With all the news surrounding the CoronaVirus it was obviously a topic we had to discuss. We also spoke about the benefits of the Cocos engine and the state of indie development. Plus:
Keys to localization and culturalization in China
Why multiplayer and social games do well
Advice for finding the RIGHT partner in China
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2020-02-171h 04IndieGameBusiness®Cory Trese - Indie Game Kickstarter and Steam Page Tips: Part IICory Trese returned to the show to talk about what they've done to prep for their latest Kickstarter project. This interview was recorded shortly before the launch of the campaign. While Cory jokes in the episode that all their advice may be worth nothing if the Kickstarter fails, it should be noted it was fully funded in less than 12 hours.
We also touched on:
Marketing tips from their years of experience in indie games
How they managed to do 200 content updates to their last game with absolutely no DLC
and the strategy behind timing and pricing your...
2020-02-1151 minIndieGameBusiness®Cory Trese - Indie Game Kickstarter and Steam Page Tips: Part ICory Trese returned to the show to talk about what they've done to prep for their latest Kickstarter project. This interview was recorded shortly before the launch of the campaign. While Cory jokes in the episode that all their advice may be worth nothing if the Kickstarter fails, it should be noted it was fully funded in less than 12 hours.
We also touched on:
Marketing tips from their years of experience in indie games
How they managed to do 200 content updates to their last game with absolutely no DLC.
and the strategy behind timing and pricing your...
2020-02-1146 minIndieGameBusiness®Discussing the 2020 GDC "State of the Industry" ReportGDC released their 2020 "State of the Industry Report" and Jay and Indie are diving into it line by line.
Did you know only 25% of developers are using a publisher? Lots of interesting tidbits and discussion around their findings.
Get the report here: http://reg.gdconf.com/gdc-state-of-game-industry-2020
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2020-01-301h 34IndieGameBusiness®Developer Roundtable - Challenges Facing Indie Game Devs in 2020Ericka Evans and Brandon Pham join us for our first developer roundtable. We'll discuss:
What’s the biggest issue facing developers this year?
Should developers be planning for multi platform launches
What is the role of the publisher in 2020 from the developer standpoint
How do you handle crunch?
How are you planning for ongoing education for your teams?
and more..
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2020-01-271h 18IndieGameBusiness®Peter Kojesta - All the S*^& They Don't Tell You About Indie Game DevelopmentPeter Kojesta is the CEO at Exis Interactive and he's been in the industry for 20 years. We sit down for a talk on all the crap they DON'T tell you about being an indie dev. Things like:
The outsource / contracting world and the trap for indies
How you’ll often get stuck with a newbie managing outsource – even when you have 15+ years’ experience.
How change in client’s team means you often lose the gig
Common misconceptions for small developers / a few hard truths
and a lot more....
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2020-01-251h 35IndieGameBusiness®Chris Zukowski - Finding you game's "hook" and more marketing tipsWe welcome Chris back to the show to discuss how to find your game's hook, what felt he did right and wrong in marketing his latest game, and more!
Links from the show:
http://returntoadventuremountain.com/how-to-design-mario-levels-that-dont-suck/
http://howtomarketagame.com/free
http://howtomarketagame.com/2019/12/11/how-i-do-competitive-analysis-for-my-game/
http://howtomarketagame.com/2019/12/23/know-your-games-anchor/
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2020-01-141h 02IndieGameBusiness®Victoria Tran - The Kitfox Games "$0 Marketing Plan" For Indie Game DevsIf you haven't read Victoria's articles on indie game marketing you should do that first. We cover a lot in this episode, but here are a few points.
Victoria explains the modern buyer's journey.
She outlines some of the most common mistakes teams make in marketing
We cover how you approach marketing with a title like Dwarf Fortress
What tools she uses to manage all this
and more....
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2019-12-231h 13IndieGameBusiness®Elena Lobova - Networking, Pitching, and Business Development For Indie Game DevsElena grew developer iLogos from just a handful of people to over 300 in a matter of years. Her advice and experience when it comes to business development is certainly to be listened to. Especially if you are trying to find new contract work for your studio. In this episode we cover:
Common mistakes developers make
How to make your game more attractive to publishers
Tips for networking to grow your company
and of course there is more!
*Bear with us on the audio for this episode. Elena was in a coffee shop at the time.
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2019-12-231h 12IndieGameBusiness®Elliot Callighan - Everything you need to know about indie game audioHaving a great audio solution for your indie game can get expensive. Unlock Audio has created a system that helps. We're talking with Elliot Gallighan today to answer all your questions on how to give your indie game a AAA audio solution.
Unlock Audio - https://www.unlockaudio.com/
Unlock's awesome pricing tool - https://tool.unlockaudio.com/
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2019-12-131h 02IndieGameBusiness®Renee Gittins - Tips for a successful Kickstarter campaign and how the IGDA can helpRenee Gittins is both an indie developer and the Executive Director of the IGDA. She stopped by the show today to give postmortem on her successful Kickstarter and talk about the new happenings at the IGDA. The links mentioned on the show are listed below.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/378690/Potions_A_Curious_Tale/
https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JustinFrench/20180129/313801/The_Importance_PreRelease_Community_Building_And_Early_Organic_Marketing8203_For_Indies.php
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1268017280/potions-a-curious-tale
https://igda.org/
https://discord.gg/igda
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2019-12-051h 11IndieGameBusiness®Sebastien Pacetti - How to Run a Competitive Analysis For Your Indie GameSebastien knows a bit about positioning products. He's been in the industry for 15 years and has worked on everything from indie games to digital distribution at Amazon. Most recently, in addition to his indie game, he's built the Yunoia platform that pairs developers with publishers. As part of that platform, he and his team created the PPG tool (https://game-statistics-staging.herokuapp.com/) that lets indie devs do some great research before launching their game.
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2019-11-291h 08IndieGameBusiness®Dan Rogers - Copyrights, Trademarks, and Indie DevelopersYou know copyrights and trademarks are important, but how much do you know about the difference between them, how to get one, and what to do when you have one? That's why we brought industry veteran attorney Dan Rogers to the show. We go through these questions and more (while trying to raise money for Indie's charity drive on Twitch).
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2019-11-0759 minIndieGameBusiness®Juney Dijkstra - The Untold Value of a Good PublisherWe typically only look at publishers as a source of funding and marketing. Juney explains all the additional value a good publisher can add from SKU strategy to securing age ratings to finding development support. There's a lot of untold support that comes from a good partner and Juney lefts the veil on all of it.
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2019-10-281h 11IndieGameBusiness®Red Vonix - The Indie Guide to the Tokyo Game ShowRed Vonix returns to the show to talk about his experience as an indie dev at the Tokyo Game Show. We talk preparation, knowing some Japanese, customs, and how to best approach the show.
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2019-10-271h 02IndieGameBusiness®Glenn Banton - How working with non-profits benefits developers as wellOperation Supply Drop provides thousands of digital codes, physical games, board games and more to active duty military and veterans. Executive Director Glenn Banton stops by to talk about working with non-profits in general, walk us through some of the tax implications, and answered our questions on how donating to non-profits in general helps developers as well.
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2019-10-101h 08IndieGameBusiness®Brandon Pham - Going from AAA to IndieBrandon and his co-host Larry produce the popular podcast "GameDev Unchained". They're also experienced AAA developers that have made the jump to indie development. We talk about what lessons they did (and did not) bring with them from the AAA world, their podcast, and the free video conference they host each year to help pass on some of their knowledge.
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2019-10-0757 minIndieGameBusiness®Gregan Dunn - Conversation with a publisherGregan joined us to give a bit of insight into what publishers are looking for from developers. We discuss what to be ready to show, how to approach them, and the key indicators that they are looking for in new teams.
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2019-10-0753 minIndieGameBusiness®Chris Zukowski - How Steam users see your game and why email marketing isn't deadChris wrote a great article recently after he did a bit of user research into how users look at Steam pages before they buy (or don't). We asked him to come on the show and elaborate. He also gave us some great insight on email marketing and shared his free ebook as well.
Chris' Gamasutra article
Chris' Email Marketing Ebook
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2019-09-251h 14IndieGameBusiness®The case for NOT demoing your game in conference meetings (and other things)In one of life's cruel ironies, conferences can be the absolute worst time to demo your game to publishers and media. We'll tell you why. Plus we catch up from GD Connect and PAX! This is a short one, we're getting back in our groove from being off for two weeks!
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2019-09-1155 minIndieGameBusiness®Elizabeth Sarquis - Creating games for the greater goodWhat if we could use all this technology, insight, and visibility we have as an industry to make the world a better place? There's a growing movement to do just that and Elizabeth Sarquis and her team have been on the front end of it for some time. We talk about their new platform as well as all the benefits we as an industry bring to the table in this episode.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-sarquis-011bb95/
https://jukko.com/
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2019-09-051h 09IndieGameBusiness®Nav Gupta - App Store Optimization: How to do it and why you shouldGetting your game on the various app stores isn't good enough these days. You need to be able to optimize everything from your text to your icon to grab the attention of players, and the various search engines. Nav Gupta has been doing this for a long time and he stops by to share his tips and insights into doing it well.
https://www.twitch.tv/academyofgames0
https://twitter.com/AcademyOfGames0
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2019-09-031h 25IndieGameBusiness®Alex Golebiowski - How PixelNAUTS Games Self Published Lost Orbit on Multiple PlatformsAlex Golebiowski and his partner established PixelNAUTS as an outsource art studio back in 2010, they recently just self published Lost Orbit on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Although they have now self published the game on four platforms, Alex talks to us about the hurdles in doing so and why they're looking for a publisher for the next game.
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2019-08-231h 26IndieGameBusiness®Emre Deniz - The Importance of PerseveranceEmre has made his own way in the industry and has had more than his share of ups and downs. Over the course of the last seven years he's gone from being fired from his first graphic design job, to running his own studio. In his own words, "Don't let people make you feel down that you're not working hard enough, if you're surviving and keeping at it, you're doing the best you can. Don't let people tell you opportunities knock once, because you're the one who built the door for them to knock on, and there'll be more."...
2019-08-161h 08IndieGameBusiness®Ericka Evans - The Pros & Cons of Running a Distributed OfficeEricka Evans from Phantom Compass joins us to talk about running a distributed office which is basically when everyone works remotely and there is no main office. She talks about the good and the bad, and also shares some insight into their processes and tells us about some of the tools they use for their workflow.
https://twitter.com/phantomcompass
https://www.facebook.com/phantomcompass
https://www.phantomcompass.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickaevans/
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2019-08-1556 minIndieGameBusiness®Christian Perez - The important (and overlooked) business parts of indie game development - Part 2Christian has a brilliant story to tell about why he makes games and how he's doing it while holding down a full time job. Originally from Puerto Rico, Christian moved to Oregon after Hurricane Maria. Now he and his team are building an MMO on a budget. This episode picks up (roughly) where part one left off.
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2019-08-141h 17IndieGameBusiness®Michael Brown - An introduction to PR agencies and what you can do on your ownVicarious PR is an award winning agency representing both large and small developers and publishers in the industry. Michael discusses what developers need to know when hiring an agency, but also goes into detail about the PR work developers can do on their own.
https://twitter.com/VicariousPR
https://www.facebook.com/VicariousPR
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2019-08-121h 17IndieGameBusiness®Habib Chams - Opportunities for developers and publishers in the Middle East and North AfricaThe MENA region isn't usually top of mind for developers and publishers when they are launching their games. Habib joined us to explain why the region should be. For one thing, the ARPPU is nearly 10x that of China. The UA cost for mobile games is lower, and you can release the games in English. We had some connection difficulty with the interview on this one but it's still full of some great advice.
https://dgcgames.com/
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2019-08-0950 minIndieGameBusiness®Adam Creighton - The importance of having a mentorAdam has a group of people that he checks in with every week, month, or once or twice a year. It's a system of accountability and mentorship that he believes in and has built over the years. He was kind enough to let us in on the system and discusses how having a mentor can really help you personally and professionally.
Adam's Twitter - https://twitter.com/adamcrei
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2019-08-041h 28IndieGameBusiness®Christian Perez - The important (and overlooked) business parts of indie game developmentChristian has a brilliant story to tell about why he makes games and how he's doing it while holding down a full time job. Originally from Puerto Rico, Christian moved to Oregon after Hurricane Maria. Now he and his team are building an MMO on a budget. The interview was so interesting that it ran long and we had to break it up into two parts!
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2019-07-291h 16IndieGameBusiness®Paul Arendt - Planning and releasing indie game post launch contentPaul and Failbetter Games have had a lot of success and created long tails of revenue through post launch content with both Sunless Seas and the more recent Sunless Skies. Paul discusses the strategies and planning that go into this and how you can do it with your studio as well.
https://www.failbettergames.com/
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2019-07-161h 08IndieGameBusiness®Heiny Reimes - The state of indie gamesHeiny runs one of the most successful and most active Discord servers for indie games. In this episode we discuss the trends and issues he's seeing from developers both on his server and at the conferences he attends.
https://twitter.com/HeinyReimes
Heiny's Discord: https://discord.gg/r5sERmY
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2019-07-151h 11IndieGameBusiness®Red Vonix - What theme parks can teach us about game designDo you know what a "winnie" is? I didn't, but Red does. He explains several theme park mechanisms than can be used in game design. We also discuss the "5 minute rule" and other aspects of his 20 years in games.
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2019-07-151h 31IndieGameBusiness®Fedor Van Herpen - Using Technology for Networking at Industry Events Fedor Van Herpen of MeetToMatch discusses the various ways you can reach out and connect before conferences without having to rely on the good old "cold email". By connecting and making basic introductions before a conference, you save valuable time while you're at the conference.
Or... you could attend one of our virtual business events where video calls make running between meetings a thing of the past!
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2019-07-141h 18IndieGameBusiness®Justin French - Turning Your Community Into an Extension of Your TeamJustin joins Indie and Jay to discuss the how's and why's of building a good Discord server. Why you should be building one pre-launch, how to put together your brand, communication and content strategy in order to help build one, setting up your community hub... you know, the basics.
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2019-06-281h 12IndieGameBusiness®Esports, Predatory Contracts, an Overvalued Market and E3 WrapupJay and Indie discuss the eSports market and Kotaku's recent article as well as Dr. Disrepect, contracts, and more. After a brief discussion on random motorcycle parts in Indie's garage.
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2019-06-241h 02IndieGameBusiness®Yulia Vakhrusheva - Getting your indie game noticed!Yulia walks us through how Tiny Build Games approaches PR for their games and the lessons indie teams who self publish can learn.
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2019-06-221h 13IndieGameBusiness®Stephanie O'Malley Deming - The Importance of Localizing Your Indie GameAs Co-Founder and President of XLOC, Stephanie has successfully sim-shipped hundreds of language versions of high profile titles, including the Call of Duty®, Guitar Hero™, Tony Hawk™ and NBA2K™ Series, Rock Band™, League of Legends®, BioShock® and more. Stephanie holds degrees in both Psychology and Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She sits down with Jay and Indie to outline WHY localization is important and how you can plan for it from the beginning.
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2019-06-221h 16IndieGameBusiness®Cory and Andrew Trese - Indie Success Story, Developers of Star Traders: FrontiersAndrew and Cory Trese have been quietly releasing fantastic indie games for the last eight years. Their games are extremely deep, well developed, and they provide tremendous ongoing support for their titles. They have also fostered a killer community on their Discord server. In this episode we talk about how they've kept the company going this long without investment and how they continue to create great games with such a small studio.
Trese Breothers Links:
https://discord.gg/AhQeRu9
http://www.tresebrothers.com/
https://twitter.com/tresebrothers
https://www.pat...
2019-06-171h 35IndieGameBusiness®Sarah Elmaleh discusses the upcoming GameDev.World ConferenceSarah is the Executive Producer of the upcoming GameDev.World conference. Featuring 30+ speakers from all over the planet, all talks will be close-captioned and translated into Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
Broadcast live on gamedev.world from June 21st – June 23rd, join us for the first-ever global games conference. Learn from top developers around the planet in talks and interactive Q&A’s, meet other developers speaking your language, and gain a global perspective on the art & business of game creation.
http://twitter.com/selmaleh
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2019-06-171h 04IndieGameBusiness®Google Stadia predictions, Devs sue Apple, Gamestop going under, esports contracts, and morehttps://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/06/despite-revolutionary-promises-stadias-biz-model-is-pure-establishment/
https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/70891/developers-sue-apple-over-app-store-fees/
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/344081/GameStop_share_price_hits_16year_low_after_Q1_results.php
https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-monitor-stand-price-reaction-misses-point-2019-6
https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/5/18654012/faze-h1ghsky1-age-twitch-fortnite-ban
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2019-06-081h 33IndieGameBusiness®David Logan - Publishing 101The Akupara Games CEO outlines what publishers are looking for and what developers should know when looking for one.
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2019-06-071h 37IndieGameBusiness®Lottie Bevan - "To merch or not to merch"Weather Factory's Lottie Bevan joins us to talk about merchandise for your indie game. Lottie did a ton of research and found the perfect way to sell merchandise for Cultist Simulator. She shares what she learned with us.
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To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
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2019-06-071h 13IndieGameBusiness®Save time and money on your marketing and biz dev as an indie devJay and Indie cover some tools and tricks to save you time and money as you run your studio.
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://bit.ly/IGBDiscord
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2019-06-071h 18IndieGameBusiness®Ed Dille - What Developers Should Know About PublishersWe sit down with legendary game agent Ed Dille to discuss what developers need to know about publishers. We talk about why developers should always have an original IP ready to go, how publishers evaluate developers, when developers should concede they game isn't going to make it, and more.
To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com
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