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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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01:22:48

The Politics of Games with Larry Kuperman, Director...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/06/10

Today's guest will be Larry Kuperman, Director of Business Development for Nightdive Studios, an industry veteran, and a card-carrying member of the IGDA. Usually, Larry speaks about the Business of Games, in fact, he has been a guest here before and will be again presenting on that topic in August, but today he'll be speaking about something different, on the Politics of Games. Making Games in the year 2020 is very different than it was in 2000, twenty years ago. Larry is going to discuss some of

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01:21:26

Tips on building your Indie Game community with Corey...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/06/05

The Trese Brothers Discord community for their game exceeds 4,000 members, their latest Kickstarter was funded in hours and raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars. Corey Trese answered your questions live on the show and shared his tips. #gamedevelopment #indie #marketing To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the

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01:15:53

Marc Mencher - How to find a job in today's video...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/06/03

Today we spoke with Marc Mencher from GameRecruiter on the challenge of job hunting in today's video game industry. We cover sprucing up your Linkedin page, effective job hunting strategies, who to ACTUALLY submit your resume to at a company (spoiler alert: it's not HR), and much more! To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch

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01:30:06

Ryan Sumo - Sales Analysis for the Indie Game School...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/05/26

Ryan Sumo from Squeaky Wheel Studio joined us for a great conversation about indie development in the Philippines, their Early Access success with Academia, and how they approach indie development (and now publishing). To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: https://mixer.com/IndieGameBusiness Watch

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01:22:51

Rajat Ojha - VR Market and Staying Positive For Indie...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/05/08

We had a great conversation with Rajat covering everything from VR opportunities for indie teams, to taking the first steps in marketing your company, to how to deal with all the new online conferences. To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: https://mixer.com/IndieGameBusiness Watch INDIE's stream:

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01:05:38

Eivar Rocas - Launching a Game As An Indie on Apple...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/04/29

Eivar has been developing games for 20 years in Colombia. His first company was actually one of the first developers in all of South America. We spoke with him about a wide range of topics from their experience on Apple Arcade, to the advantages and disadvantages of running an indie studio in Colombia, down to the marketing tactics they used on Decoherence. To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game

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01:03:31

Three longtime industry vets are forming a platform...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/04/22

Ed Dille, Fedor van Herpen, and Jay Powell answer questions about Game Sentinel Online (https://gamesentinel.online/). The online B2B solution for companies in every sector of games, founded by three industry vets with over 70 years of collective game business experience. To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the

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01:27:52

Tronster Hartley - Indie game showcases: How to tell...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/04/17

Tronster is a founder and former chair for the Baltimore chapter of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA); currently serving as an advisor to the board. Tronster also founded the MAGFest Indie Videogame Showcase (MIVS) which showcases over 60 independent video games each year to 23,000+ attendees across four days in D.C. In years past, he has taught game development at UMBC and the University of Baltimore and serves on the board of UBalt's Simulation and Digital Entertainment

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01:39:15

Roundtable! How to market yourself by speaking at...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/04/15

Conference Speaking Roundtable - A discussion of how to market yourself and build your network speaking at conferences featuring Toiya Kristen Finley, Michelle Clough, Alexandra Lucas, Rachel Presser. We'll cover when to know you're ready, how to figure out what you should pitch, and how to pitch, among others! To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group:

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01:21:42

Justin Berenbaum - Are event cancellations really a...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/04/10

Discussing the "What does a year without events mean for indies?" article - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-08-what-does-a-year-without-events-mean-for-indies #gamedevelopment #indiegame #marketing Many developers are lamenting the loss of GDC, PAX, Rezzed and other conferences this year. Justin and Jay point out why this isn't necessarily a bad thing and they shine a light on the silver linings involved. To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for

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01:25:14

Steam stats, game conferences, stand alone demos, and...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/04/08

Discussing what's new in the industry and answering your business, marketing, and licensing questions live! #gamedevelopment #indiegame #marketing Indie and Jay discuss releasing demos of your game on separate Steam Pages, what the next year is going to bring for game conferences, the latest statistics from Steam, and answer live questions from viewers. To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business

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01:01:38

Toiya Kristen Finley - Narrative Design and...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/04/03

Toiya is with us discussing the value of narrative design in games and how freelancers can excel in a world with coronavirus quarantines. #gamedevelopment #indiegame #marketing This episode dives into the role of narrative designers in game development and how freelancers can set themselves up to succeed in the coronavirus world. We talk about how to build a great portfolio for writing, art, or whatever else. We also discuss how tools like Twine can be useful for development and education, and the

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01:06:35

Lloyd Melnick - Effective Strategies For Working From...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/04/01

Lloyd has been working remotely for years, now he's been working from home for a year. He's sharing what he's learned to help the rest of us adapt. #gamedevelopment #indiegame #marketing To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: https://mixer.com/IndieGameBusiness Watch INDIE's stream:

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01:36:38

Ben Hoyt - Game Development in a Coronavirus world!

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/03/27

Longtime industry veteran Ben Hoyt joins us as we discuss the way the coronavirus is changing game development for better or worse. Along the way we talk about the good and bad of distributed development pipelines, sports games when there are no live sports, should indies release games right now, and more! To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group:

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01:06:29

Stephen Kick - Coronavirus special! Managing remote...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/03/20

Stephen Kick joins us to talk about how they have managed a 30+ person studio remotely for years, what it's like to hunt down and re-release old IP, and some tips for indie developers now that we are going to miss out on several major conferences. To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream:

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01:00:07

Raj Rajkotia - Acquiring Users For Your Indie Game

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/03/13

Raj Rajkotia joined us to discuss how indie devs can acquire users for their games as well as the market and opportunities in India for developers. ____ To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: https://mixer.com/IndieGameBusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business

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01:01:36

Jelle de Jong - How human competitiveness factors...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/03/09

Jelle de Jong joins us on the show to discuss how human competitiveness factors into retention and engagement. Along the way we talk about starting Game Transactionz, why they did it, and why their hyper-casual games are retaining players 30% more than average on day 28. _____ To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: http://powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the

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01:11:35

Jeff Hardy - Building a Sustainable Work For Hire...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/02/27

How do you sustain and grow an indie dev team with contract work for over 10 years? That's what we talk to Jeff Hardy, CEO of Floor 84, about on the show. Along the way we also cover: Coronavirus and GDC How you make money as a "creative" in the industry Planning ahead to keep your company afloat and more... _____ To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group:

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01:01:53

Dr. Chris Bartel - Morality and Ethics in Video Games...

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/02/27

Dr. Bartel has literally written the book on ethics in games and whether what you do in games says anything about the real you. It's a bit of a step away from our usual show but we had a fascinating chat. He's research has focused on AAA games like Skyrim, GTA V, and others. You can pre-order it here on Amazon. _____ To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group:

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01:04:05

Luke Stapley - Cocos, China Indies, and the CoronaVirus

IndieGameBusiness® ·

2020/02/17

Luke Stapley is a Senior Marketing Manager for Cocos based in China. With all the news surrounding the CoronaVirus it was obviously a topic we had to discuss. We also spoke about the benefits of the Cocos engine and the state of indie development. Plus: Keys to localization and culturalization in China Why multiplayer and social games do well Advice for finding the RIGHT partner in China _____ To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit:

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