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Onboarding: How to set new starters on the road to success
Ella Romanos details her process for onboarding new recruits so they receive the support and structure they need
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Prioritising staff wellbeing in a high pressure environment
Metacore's Maria Törnroos posits that there's no performance without wellbeing, and gives tips on how to maximize both
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Tips for intentional and healthy networking | GDC 2022
Code Coven detailed how to build, nurture and maintain good professional relationships
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How to run an incubator
As Tentacle Zone gears up for another cohort, program director Nisha Valand shares advice on supporting new games startups
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Dontnod Montreal on recruiting for gender balance
Managing director Frédérique Fourny-Jennings shares how the studio's recruitment approach led to women making up almost half the team
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Why indie developers should consider hiring a COO
PowerWash Simulator studio Futurlab has hired a chief operating officer in Chris Mehers. We find out why
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A crash course in understanding trademarks | GDC 2022
Sheridans' Tim Repa-Davies gave an overview of how trademarks work, and what to look out for when it comes to giving a publisher access to your IP rights
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TikTok lessons from Among Us' success | GDC 2022
Innersloth's Victoria Tran shared tips about how to run a games TikTok account
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How (and why) games can adopt the TV writers' room approach to craft their stories | GDC 2022
At GDC 2022, Antony Johnston looked into the benefits of this model and why games' writing teams should embrace it
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Deep dive: Inside Strange Horticulture's delightful Steam success
Iceberg Interactive CEO Erik Schreuder recaps the occult plant store puzzle game's launch strategy
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How game developers can better respond to the talent crisis
Virtuos Montreal's David Cheung gives tips on how to build safer workplaces and provide fulfilling working experiences
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Can Dreams teach you how to become a game developer?
The GamesIndustry.biz Academy explores how Media Molecule's creation platform breaks down the fundamentals of game design and can help you get a career in games
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Adaptive audio in menus: game development's untapped opportunity
Unlock Audio's Elliot Callighan looks into ways to make menu and lobby music more engaging
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A post-IDFA guide to user acquisition for indies
Tenjin's Christopher Farm offers advice on how small mobile studios can attract more players to their games in 2022
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Doing accessibility right with Forza Horizon 5
Playground Games discusses how it's made the latest entry in its racing franchise more accessible than ever
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Lessons learned from getting an indie publisher off the ground
Untold Tales CEO Maciej Łączny reflects on what went right and wrong in launching the indie publishing outfit
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Should you be bringing your creatives in-house?
IronSource's Dan Greenberg looks into the intricacies of ad creatives production on mobile
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How to squeeze the most out of your demo
Michal Napora gives tips on marketing your demo for the GamesIndustry.biz Academy
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A look at how publishers select, review, and sign indie games
Alessandro Cossidente explains what games go through to get from pitching to publishing
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Deep dive: Turning around your game's reviews post-launch
Pathway dev Simon Bachmann discusses the game's path from Mixed reviews at launch to a Mostly Positive success
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Lessons learned from the success of Spiritfarer
Thunder Lotus' Nicolas Guérin and Rodrigue Duperron reflect on the journey of the million-selling indie hit
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10 takeaways from the new CAP guidance on in-game purchases
Wiggin's Peter Lewin breaks down new legislation on in-app transactions and what it means for developers
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What to do when bringing big-name IP into your mobile game
FunPlus' Bob Slinn shares lessons from bringing Joker and The Walking Dead into its zombie strategy hit State of Survival
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What developers can learn from last night's The Apprentice
Industry veterans Ian Livingstone and Roberta Lucca offer further advice after judging this week's episode