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IndieGameBusiness®

Candid conversations with veterans of all aspects of the business side of games. We firmly believe that great games from all developers need the support they deserve to succeed. This podcast exists to provide that support. IndieGameBusiness® is produced by The Powell Group, a video game consulting firm specializing in business development, marketing, and licensing. Our CEO has been in the industry for 20 years and closed countless publishing and licensing deals. The Powell Group monitors over 3,500

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00:58:01

How to Grow Your Wishlists AND Community Using Ads

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2022/01/11

Like them or not social media ads are a key way you can grow your wishlists and community. This session will cover the basics of ads and targeting and then open the floor to your questions. Chris Faylor Founder vgReleaseList With over 20 years in the video game industry, Chris Faylor has built and led marketing teams at such companies as Gearbox Software, Armature Studio, and Squanch Games, contributing to the success of franchises like Borderlands, Homeworld, Risk of Rain, and Trover Saves the

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01:00:17

Do's and Don'ts When Seeking Funding

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2022/01/07

Building on years of grant writing experience and successful funding for Only By Midnight, I will share my perspective on how to craft funding applications both public and private. Some highlights: - Consider the human behind the application who is doing the reading. How to best engage their attention. How to not lose their attention. - Consider the objectives of a public program, such as the CMF. They are not interested in funding your project because you want it to succeed; they have their own

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00:59:23

Data-Based Decision Making Throughout Your Game's...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2022/01/06

As a game developer, it’s imperative to do research and make data-driven decisions to support a game throughout its lifecycle. This comprehensive talk will provide insight relevant to the entire lifecycle of a game, and the content will be relatable to all developers, no matter where they are in their development journey. In the prototype/concept phase, I will cover how to conduct a competitive analysis to get a feel for what’s already in the market and how developers can position themselves for

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00:47:03

Blockchain For Gaming: Are We Too Early?

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2022/01/05

Are we trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist yet in gaming? This session will elaborate on where the blockchain fits in with current modern gaming and talk about both the positive and negative impact it can potentially have on the future of gaming as we know it. Thomas Shiva CEO, Founder Digital Realm Entertainment & Enter Africa Org Rw Natively Rwandese 29, Futurist Visionary Entrepreneur, Game Designer/Dev, Engr, Tech Expert. Founder and CEO of Digital Realm Entertainment Inc

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00:59:08

A Post-Mortem to Pivoting and Launching an Indie Xbox...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2022/01/04

In this session, I'll go over the entire roller-coaster of our development journey of launching our Xbox game during a pandemic including: - dealing with mental stress and personal battles during a Pandemic - pivoting our game design to work during lockdown - integrating platform-specific features for Xbox - working with ID@Xbox on approval and launch - getting our community involved through live streams - planning our roadmap and keeping up with our game as a service - our spin on marketing and the

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01:00:54

Shaking Up Publishing For Living Games

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2022/01/03

This talk will explore game publishing, from Fundamentally Games' perspective of their journey to shake up what it means to be a publisher. What do developers actually need and want from a publisher, how has the industry's transition to games as a service affected this, and how can publishers add value in today's market? Ella Romanos Fundamentally Games Since 2008 Ella has been helping build and manage games development teams and projects, having started out as a programmer and co-founding game

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00:59:00

Same Oars, Bigger Ship: Navigating AA(A) Live Ops...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2021/12/20

How can you successfully drive live operations for a massive project with experience limited to small indie studios and startups? In this talk, join PUBG Madison Producer Sarah Spiers to learn how to leverage diverse backgrounds and development fundamentals to effectively navigate maintaining and improving a live project. Sarah Spiers Producer PUBG Corporation Sarah Spiers is an award-winning game producer from Madison, WI, currently working with PUBG Corporation. Her ambitions focus on growing

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01:04:28

Pitch Deck Review Session: LIVE!

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2021/12/17

Each and every week, Kimberly reviews pitch decks from teams on the IndieGameBusiness Discord. In this session, she'll be giving the feedback live for you to see. The decks have been submitted in advance to make sure the event flows smoothly but we encourage you to tune in and listen. Hopefully, you'll attend one of these workshops on the Discord with your own pitch deck in the future! Kimberly Rodatos Founder and President Digital Owl Founder and President of Digital Owl, Kimberly works closely

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00:54:01

Kickstarter AMA: with Anya Combs!

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2021/12/16

Kickstarter's Director of Games returns for another AMA about all things Kickstarter for video games. Join us and learn a little something or get your questions answered! Director of Games Kickstarter Anya Combs is the Director of Games at Kickstarter. She has been in the digital games space for over a decade, overseeing multiple mobile and online titles launched for Nickelodeon & AddictingGames, and has worked with countless game creators launching successful projects on Kickstarter. She is

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00:59:31

Keeping the cash flowing in an Indie Studio

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2021/12/15

How to keep a handle on your cash, spot upcoming problems, and deal with them before they become critical. Too many businesses fail because they are unrealistic about how their cash flow will work. This talk will give attendees some simple tools that help them to know where they are, spot any upcoming problems and give them tools with which to deal with them. Stephen Swan CEO Leapfrog Digital Limited Lawyer and Accountant turned game developer and business consultant. CEO of Leapfrog Digital Ltd To

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01:00:57

Successfully Working With Investors: Discussion Panel...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2021/12/13

This is a roundtable discussion (including a Q&A) with representatives of several major investment companies in the industry. We will cover how to successfully manage a relationship with investors after you have their interest and investment. Elena Lobova Founder Achievers Hub Elena Lobova is a founder of ACHIEVERS HUB, a platform that unites indie developers with investors, publishers, services, and mentors from all around the world. During her 10 years of experience in game development, Elena

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01:10:24

Why Are You Making Games Anyway? Special Guest -...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2021/12/10

Today we talk with Oscar Clark from the publisher, Fundamentally Games, and ask the question, "why are you making games anyway?" What is the reason you are making games? Is it for the fame? The fortune? The pleasure? We want to know! Fundamentally Games: www.fundamentally.games/ Oscar Clark: www..twitter.com/Athanateus To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group:

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00:45:55

How To Be FULLY Prepared For Your Next Publisher...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2021/11/19

Are you thinking about meeting with a publisher or have you met with one already? Jay has some tips and tricks for you and a list of things YOU SHOULD KNOW. Get your questions about publishers ANSWERED TODAY! To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch Indie's live stream:

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00:45:50

How To Be FULLY Prepared For Your Next Publisher...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2021/11/19

Are you thinking about meeting with a publisher or have you met with one already? Jay has some tips and tricks for you and a list of things YOU SHOULD KNOW. Get your questions about publishers ANSWERED TODAY! To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch Indie's live stream:

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01:09:50

How to Organize Your Kickstarter Campaign Especially...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2021/11/16

Let's discuss Kickstarter campaigns with Francesca! -The Cartomancy Anthology project, a collection of 22 games created by development teams all over the world. -Current Kickstarter campaign and the logistics of making this huge project possible. -Games anthologies and large-scale collections of games. Finding more community-centered ways to support independent game making and make experimental work

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01:18:05

Warning Signs That You Are Signing Up With A Shady...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2021/10/29

Jay and Indie talk about shady publishers and what red flags you should look for! To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch Indie's live stream: twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business:

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01:00:40

The Road to the System Shock TV Mini-Series with...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2021/10/22

From video games to TV, the list of games to TV shows is growing exponentially! We have Larry Kuperman, Director of Nightdrive studios with us today and we are discussing the System Shock TV Mini-Series. https://twitter.com/larrykuperman https://www.nightdivestudios.com/ https://twitter.com/NightDiveStudio To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group:

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01:04:14

Why We Are Trying a 4 Day Work Week with John Cooney...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2021/10/08

Today we are hanging out with John Cooney twitter.com/jmtb02 from Armor Games discussing why they went to a 4 day work week. We are going to dig deep into this and discussing a variety of things. - Why a small indie publishing team would choose to move to a four-day workweek. We researched several different models, we conducted extensive research (which was challenging given how little there was especially for smaller teams) - Some of the challenges we've had setting up this model. Not a lot of

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01:09:59

The Steps Needed to Become a Full Time Indie Dev

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2021/09/14

We are talking with Tim Beaudet twitter.com/timbeaudet from Fyre Bytes www.fyregames.com about his journey to becoming a full-time indie developer. Topics of discussion today are: 1. The Indie Dream. 2. What are the Risks? 3. How He Prepared? 4. Why Time is a Cost 5. How Live Streaming Helped Him Please share the stream with your friends! To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The

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01:15:05

Game Development and Running a Game Studio with Damon...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2021/08/20

Today we are talking with Damon Slye from Mad Otter Studios. They have the long running MMO, Villagers and Heroes which has been around for quite some time! Want to know a bit more about Damon? Here's what he had to say. "I've been running Mad Otter Games since 2007, and before that I cofounded Dynamix in 1983. Currently, we publish a cross-platform MMO, Villagers & Heroes. In the past, I was involved in the development of many games and the technology to support them." To learn more about

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