Production
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Self publishing: where do you go?
!LONG POST WARNING! š If you’re just starting out in self-publishing, it can be a bit daunting nowadays with so many places to sell your work. It used to be simple: Amazon or nothing. In fact, before Amazon, it was…
So, this game I’m making…
For those of you who know me as a writer, you may be wondering what I’m jabbering on about when I say I’m making a videogame. Well don’t worry, I am still writing Powerless book #3 (which does have a…
- Development, Distribution, Game Design, Games Industry, Indie Games, Marketing, Money, Personal Opinion, Production
It’s a lovely world
I was at the World of Love indie games conferenceĀ last Friday (25th June) and I have a head full of ideas and thoughts and comments ready to spill out when they are slightly more fully formed than now. However, a…
Indies think big! Small.
I know we’ve all been battered over the head by developers (large and independant) telling us that the best way to start making games is to start small, but don’t you just want to launch into that massive genre-defining RPG…
Game demos are advertising, not revenue
You probably heard Cevat Yerli (CEO of Crytek) talking about the ‘end of free demos’ last week, if not here’s a linkĀ to the interview. None of his comments make any sense to me. Let’s take them one by one: 1.…
Cat’s cradle
Just a wee update – something to bear in mind for your string table. For those unsure what a string table is, essentially it's an excel spreadsheet file that contains all the text strings used in your game in all…