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How Unpacking kept a steady heartbeat after going viral years before launch

Witch Beam's Wren Brier and Tim Dawson discuss how they cultivated their passion project's spark after it went viral

Oct. 19, 2021 Marie Dealessandri

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Navigating the post-IDFA world: All you need to know about iOS 14.5

Check out all our GamesIndustry.biz Academy guides to complying with the disruptive iOS update

Oct. 13, 2021 Marie Dealessandri

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Creating game videos: best practices and pitfalls to avoid

Alconost's Natalia Shuhman shares her experience in game trailer and teaser production

Oct. 13, 2021 Natalia Shuhman

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Do Steam's pre-launch wishlists and post-launch sales line up meaningfully?

GameDiscoverCo is back with more takeaways from its recent survey of Steam developers

Oct. 12, 2021 Simon Carless

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An introduction to game worker cooperatives

At Game Devs of Color Expo, a panel shared their experience working in games as part of a worker cooperative, and why you should consider this business model

Oct. 6, 2021 Marie Dealessandri

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Blocking ransomware, hackers and more: What you need to know about security for games

Sumo Logic's Iain Chidgey explains the basics of game security

Oct. 4, 2021 Iain Chidgey

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A beginner's guide to mobile distribution

GameBake's Michael Hudson explains how to approach your development and distribution journey on mobile

Oct. 1, 2021 Michael Hudson

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"Accessibility doesn't hamper a vision, it enhances creativity"

Accessibility specialists discuss their quest for inclusive design, and accessibility not being rocket science

Sept. 30, 2021 Marie Dealessandri

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What might your Steam 'long tail' revenue be?

GameDiscoverCo shares the results of a developer survey to extrapolate first-month and first-year sales from launch week

Sept. 28, 2021 Simon Carless

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Three strategies for mobile ad creatives in an iOS 14 world

IronSource's Adam Stevens explains how to design creatives that address challenges introduced by the iOS privacy updates

Sept. 27, 2021 Adam Stevens

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How to make the games industry more sustainable

As part of the GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards, we've invited panellists to talk about actionable steps against climate change

Sept. 22, 2021 Malindy Hetfeld

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Listening to your employees: Key lessons from the pandemic

Behaviour Interactive's Rémi Racine explores ways to address the micro-level impact of COVID and better support staff going forwards

Sept. 20, 2021 Rémi Racine

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Creating a diverse future for the games industry

As part of our Best Places To Work week, Amiqus' Liz Prince sat down with three panellists to talk about how diversity and inclusion can lead to a better future

Sept. 17, 2021 Malindy Hetfeld

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How to support your staff's mental health

As part of Gamesindustry.biz's Best Places to Work Awards, we've talked to three panellists about the best practices to champion mental health support at your company

Sept. 17, 2021 Malindy Hetfeld

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Pitfalls to avoid when looking for funding

1047 Games' Ian Proulx explores how to narrow down prospects, remove confusion, and speed up the funding process

Sept. 13, 2021 Ian Proulx

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The biggest games in the world are only as successful as their communities

Keywords Studios' James Gallagher analyses recent success stories, showing the various ways to build a community

Sept. 8, 2021 James Gallagher

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Technical localization challenges and how to solve them

Codeglue's Thomas Jongman details common issues you can encounter when localizing Japanese games into English

Sept. 6, 2021 Thomas Jongman

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The perfect publisher pitch deck

Fundamentally Games' Ella Romanos details each key section that should be covered in a pitch deck

Sept. 2, 2021 Ella Romanos

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Deep dive: How Shapez.io went from web game to $1 million Steam hit

The latest GameDiscoverCo column digs into the numbers behind the successful game with creator Tobias Springer

Aug. 31, 2021 Simon Carless

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"It's made of details": Staying focused as a hobbyist game developer

CreatorCrate's Jori Ryan on how part-time developers can keep themselves undaunted by bigger picture worries as they work on their project

Aug. 30, 2021 Jori Ryan

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How to make bundles work on Steam

Piotr Bajraszewski breaks down the mechanics of 11 Bit Studios' Bundle Madness sale, and how it sold nearly 1m units in a week

Aug. 26, 2021 Piotr Bajraszewski

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What you need to know to ensure your ad creatives are successful in China

Nativex's Irene Yang guides mobile developers who wish to enter the lucrative Chinese market

Aug. 25, 2021 Irene Yang

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How to take full advantage of Steam Festivals

TinyBuild's Michael Kuzmin details best practices when it comes to making the most out of Valve's events

Aug. 23, 2021 Michael Kuzmin

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Seven steps for a winning hypercasual prototype

Crazy Labs' Rotem Eldor details the right steps for a prototype that can pass the marketability test and later become a successful hypercasual game

Aug. 19, 2021 Rotem Eldor

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Five reasons why game localization matters

Keywords' Yago Sagrado explores the many reasons why developers and publishers should consider localizing their games into more languages

Aug. 19, 2021 Yago Sagrado