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Dude, Where's My Money? Part Two: Divvying up the Loot
AurumDust's Nikolay Bondarenko offers advice on Steam's tools, key resellers, and how to work with the growing legion of storefronts
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Dude, Where's My Money? Part One: The Science of Steam
AurumDust's Nikolay Bondarenko breaks down the formula for success with pricing, discounts and wishlists on the leading PC marketplace
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How do you evaluate a mobile game's profit potential?
Aleksandr Enin of My.Com's IT Territory Game Studio takes a deep dive on determining which fledgling games can be salvaged and which need to have the plug pulled
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How to write an authentic world
DLC: Creators of Bury Me My Love, Minit, and Last Day of June discuss writing challenges, subverting tropes, and a "generational shift" in the games industry
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Phoenix Point crowdfunding breaks $2 million -- here's how it was done
Snapshot Games explains how $250,000 on advertising drove almost $1.2 million in revenue
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"You can't trust people": How to stop your playtesters lying to you
Nano Games' Dr Paweł Strojny on harnessing psychological research tools to improve your playtesting
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Making the most of voice talent
Voice actors talk about the challenges of working in games and share tips for getting the best possible performances out of them
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How to stop big publishers breaking your business
During this year's Reboot Develop, Ninja Theory's Nina Kristensen detailed the rights studios should fight for
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How to get to 'WOW!': The challenging road to marketing VR
Insomniac senior community developer Tim Salvitti talks about what the studio learned (and unlearned) when it came to pushing VR games
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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: Voice acting, with OMUK
Latest episode available to download now, featuring voice director Mark Estdale
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Steam sales, store pages and the art of selling games
At Reboot Develop, Rockfish, Vlambeer and 11 bit take very different views on the value of cutting prices
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GDPR: Frequently Asked Questions
In the final part of their GDPR guide, Purewal & Partners' Jas Purewal and Peter Lewin tackle the industry's most common concerns
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Managing your stakeholders: A game developer's guide
Fundamentally Games' Ella Romanos offers advice on how to communicate better with publishers, investors and other partners
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Media training for beginners
Insomniac's Ryan Schneider shares tips for devs to make the most of their press interviews, from proper preparation to spotting gotcha questions
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A how-to guide for Muslim representation
WB Games Montreal senior designer Osama Dorias offers tips for developers not wanting to alienate a significant chunk of their audience
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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: Licensing your IP, with Gary D Nissenbaum
Latest episode available now, discusses how to arrange merchandise deals and more
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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: Indie publishing with Good Shepherd
Latest episode available now, discusses what publishers look for and why they invest in businesses not games
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How to avoid a bad investor
Financial experts discuss the warning signs developers should look out for during the GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit
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How to launch a mobile game in multiple countries
Tappx CMO Ignasi Prat offers advice to developers hoping to release their app in as many markets as possible
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How to announce a video game in 2017
Most games are sent out to die, says No More Robots' Mike Rose, but building an audience isn't "luck of the draw"
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The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: Beating the bootlegs
Harbottle & Lewis' Kostya Lobov offers advice on how to protect your rights as a developer - and avoid infringing on the rights of others
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Six ways to make the most of Video Games Tax Relief
Altara Games' Ella Romanos explains why there is no longer a barrier to UK studios who want to benefit from this government incentive
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Redefining community management for games-as-a-service
Rebecca Ford's multifaceted job at Warframe studio Digital Extremes underscores one of the industry's most dramatically changing roles
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How to get the most out of a games convention
Road to Rezzed: PR execs share their tips on dealing with press, consumers and making your booth sing
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"People don't leave companies. People leave their leads"
Iron Galaxy Studios has a few talent retention suggestions to keep promising young programmers happy