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How to map social media to your marketing funnel
Phoenix Labs' RuthAnne Berry talks about using social media to meet your game's goals
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IP licensing for games: How to profit from brand injections
Yodo1's Yu Huan Mirko explores how partnering with IP owners can benefit your studio
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The black art of platform conversions: The tailored port
Sponsored article: Ensuring players experience the game they love as though it was designed for their platform of choice is not easy to achieve -- but that is why Abstraction Games puts so much effort into "tailoring"
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Lessons learnt from business development in Africa
During Africa Games Week, Nyamakop's Limpho Moeti explored how growing your business can benefit your local industry
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Pillars for an effective charity stream
Mega Cat Studios' Monica Figueroa looks at how the right guiding principles can amplify the success of a charity campaign
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Are seasonal creatives worth it?
AppLovin's Alice Guillaume looks into how holiday-themed mobile creatives can drive UA and engagement
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Not all Steam wishlists are created equal
GameDiscoverCo's Simon Carless explores why developers are seeing wildly different conversion rates of wishlists after launch
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Everything you need to know about making and releasing a demo
The GamesIndustry.biz Academy explores why and when developers should make a demo, how to approach its release, and what makes a good first impression
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Investing for success: a comprehensive guide to raising money
nDreams' CEO Patrick O'Luanaigh details how to secure funding and avoid some of the pitfalls of investment
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Key questions to ask before hiring a QA vendor
Keywords Studios' Adam Rush provides indie studios with the answers to the most common QA questions
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What are the biggest changes impacting the games industry?
At the NG20+ conference, Rami Ismail looked back at a decade of games industry and how it can inform indies' decisions going forward
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How to build your back-end in the cloud
Linode's Will Blew explores the options available to developers who want to use the cloud to host their back-end
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"The time is right to re-evaluate open worlds. We can do better"
In his Develop:Brighton talk, Ubisoft Reflections' Chris Jenner suggested ways to achieve world-scale emergent gameplay
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The black art of platform conversions: The challenges of integrating and recreating engines and platforms
Sponsored article: Abstraction Games takes another deep-dive into the straightforward port process
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How to support players in constantly evolving live games
Keywords Studios' Marek Niszkiewicz describes some of the opportunities and pitfalls when supporting games-as-a-service players
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The ultimate guide to selling your indie game
At Develop:Brighton Digital, Network N's James Binns laid out the strategy and tactics indies should follow to sell more games
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Seven questions to ask before creating a game trailer
Alconost's Natalia Shuhman offers practical advice on creating an essential marketing tool for any game developer
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Four steps to making the most of outsourcing
Sponsored article: Jami Wardman from Lab Cave by SunMedia on how to get the most out of your partnership with outside agencies and services
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All eyes on esports: staying ahead of the legal hurdles
As investment pours into the sector, legal firm Reed Smith offers advice to new companies seeking to avoid legal pitfalls
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How to efficiently create a winning demo
Art Of Play shares its tips on how to build a demo using the right tools, communication methods, and teamwork, in record time
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Mike Bithell: What I wish I knew when I started in games
During GamesIndustry.biz Live: Academy, Mike Bithell explored six lessons he's learned during his career that can help aspiring developers get a successful start in games
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How Unreal Engine is helping artists achieve their next-gen potential
Sponsored article: Epic Games discusses its next generation development tools, which are designed to make the creation of high-quality 3D content simpler than ever
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Ten risks associated with the new EU Digital Content Directive
Legal expert Sebastian Schwiddessen breaks down how buggy games at launch, shutting titles down early and more can violate consumers' rights
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Four ways to improve your collaboration with another studio
Having taken the helm on Minecraft Dungeons' DLC, Double Eleven shares how to make the best of a multi-studio collaboration
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Is the games industry open to working class people?
UK census data suggests it isn't -- here's what you need to know to give yourself the best chance, from people that built careers