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Marketing tips for indie developers who hate marketing
Chris Zukowski discusses the fundamentals of marketing for indie developers who don't know where to start
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How to create a successful Patreon
Content creators tell the GamesIndustry.biz Academy about best practices when creating a Patreon page and how to grow your community
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Six ways video game composers are missing out on money
Video game music is more accessible than ever before, but a lack of business knowledge among composers means money is being left on the table
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What to do when your video game leaks
Legal experts talk us through the ways to mitigate the chance of a leak or take advantage of the situation
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The ten commandments of indie survival
Novarama's Daniel Sanchez-Crespo shares his golden rules of survival for indie developers with the GamesIndustry.biz Academy
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How to get the best game publishing deal
Don't be afraid to negotiate and realise your value to avoid a publishing deal gone wrong
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How to get your game funded at PAX
Our guide to success at the GamesIndustry.biz Investment Summit in Boston and Seattle
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Cheat software: Can publishers level the playing field?
Legal expert Dr Andreas Lober offers practical advice to publishers battling the rise of cheat software in online games
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What I learned about community management from my immigrant parents
Kitfox communications director Victoria Tran on how compassion is at the heart of good community management
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How to market your video game and find your target audience
Versus Evil, Raw Fury, Headup Games, Good Shepherd and Dan Adelman offer advice to developers on how to market their game
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When to release a game: Ten things to consider when choosing a video game release date
There are important factors to consider when deciding a video game release date
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Game convention exhibiting guide: The real cost of exhibiting at a game expo
We break down both the obvious and the not-so-obvious costs of showing off your indie game on the convention circuit
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The truth about revenue sharing | Opinion
Revenue sharing has allowed great games to be made, says Unlock Audio's Elliot Callighan, but it's also used as a crutch by inexperienced teams
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The tricky relationship between Steam wishlists and sales
YoYo Games' Ross Manthorp talks to GameMaker Studio 2 developers about the art and science of wishlisting
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How to get your game released on Google Stadia
Google's Ray Bautista says Stadia is "moving away from the Wild West that exists in some storefronts today"
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Nine Steam pre-release marketing tips from Valve's Alden Kroll
Steam UI and interaction designer offers insight on the tools developers can use to build an audience before launch
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Robot Entertainment to shut down Orcs Must Die! Unchained, Hero Academy games
Studio says it was running games "at a financial loss" for months, will focus on future titles
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Dude, Where's My Money? Part Four: Localization
AurumDust's Nikolay Bondarenko turns to the perks, processes and prices of translating your game for different markets
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Dude, Where's My Money? Part Three: From Hunting To Gathering
Nikolay Bondarenko's publishing advice series continues with an in-depth look at bundles and crowdfunding
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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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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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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