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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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01:25:36

Nav Gupta - App Store Optimization: How to do it and...

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2019/09/03

Getting your game on the various app stores isn't good enough these days. You need to be able to optimize everything from your text to your icon to grab the attention of players, and the various search engines. Nav Gupta has been doing this for a long time and he stops by to share his tips and insights into doing it well. https://www.twitch.tv/academyofgames0 https://twitter.com/AcademyOfGames0 _____ To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit:

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01:26:21

Alex Golebiowski - How PixelNAUTS Games Self...

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2019/08/23

Alex Golebiowski and his partner established PixelNAUTS as an outsource art studio back in 2010, they recently just self published Lost Orbit on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Although they have now self published the game on four platforms, Alex talks to us about the hurdles in doing so and why they're looking for a publisher for the next game. _____ To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is

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01:25:32

Last minute tips and strategies for Gamescom, PAX,...

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2019/08/16

This episodes covers all the things you can be doing the week before a conference to maximize your chance of success once you get there. We don't go deep into what you should have been doing three weeks ago, just want you should be doing with a few days to spare. Pack your hand sanitizer, research your back up meetings, know the showfloor, be ready for ANYTHING! That's what this episode preps you for! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indiegamebusiness/support

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01:08:15

Emre Deniz - The Importance of Perseverance

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2019/08/16

Emre has made his own way in the industry and has had more than his share of ups and downs. Over the course of the last seven years he's gone from being fired from his first graphic design job, to running his own studio. In his own words, "Don't let people make you feel down that you're not working hard enough, if you're surviving and keeping at it, you're doing the best you can. Don't let people tell you opportunities knock once, because you're the one who built the door for them to knock on, and

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00:56:23

Ericka Evans - The Pros & Cons of Running a...

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2019/08/14

Ericka Evans from Phantom Compass joins us to talk about running a distributed office which is basically when everyone works remotely and there is no main office. She talks about the good and the bad, and also shares some insight into their processes and tells us about some of the tools they use for their workflow. https://twitter.com/phantomcompass https://www.facebook.com/phantomcompass https://www.phantomcompass.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickaevans/ _____ To learn more about the show or

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01:17:23

Christian Perez - The important (and overlooked)...

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2019/08/14

Christian has a brilliant story to tell about why he makes games and how he's doing it while holding down a full time job. Originally from Puerto Rico, Christian moved to Oregon after Hurricane Maria. Now he and his team are building an MMO on a budget. This episode picks up (roughly) where part one left off. _____ 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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01:17:49

Michael Brown - An introduction to PR agencies and...

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2019/08/12

Vicarious PR is an award winning agency representing both large and small developers and publishers in the industry. Michael discusses what developers need to know when hiring an agency, but also goes into detail about the PR work developers can do on their own. https://twitter.com/VicariousPR https://www.facebook.com/VicariousPR _____ 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

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00:50:24

Habib Chams - Opportunities for developers and...

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2019/08/09

The MENA region isn't usually top of mind for developers and publishers when they are launching their games. Habib joined us to explain why the region should be. For one thing, the ARPPU is nearly 10x that of China. The UA cost for mobile games is lower, and you can release the games in English. We had some connection difficulty with the interview on this one but it's still full of some great advice. https://dgcgames.com/ _____ To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events

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01:47:24

Lauren Anne Marie Carter - Talking about all the...

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2019/08/06

Lauren is the Founder of Narratio Studios, creators of the narrative game "Powerless". This is hands down one of the best shows we've had, as well as the longest. Lauren isn't afraid to talk about many of the things that make indie development tough, especially as a woman. We talk about presenting a game for the first time at a expo for the public, when to know when to kill a game, and much more. If you're an indie dev, this episode is a "must listen" for you. --- Support this podcast:

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01:28:49

Adam Creighton - The importance of having a mentor

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2019/08/04

Adam has a group of people that he checks in with every week, month, or once or twice a year. It's a system of accountability and mentorship that he believes in and has built over the years. He was kind enough to let us in on the system and discusses how having a mentor can really help you personally and professionally. Adam's Twitter - https://twitter.com/adamcrei _____ To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie

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01:16:42

Christian Perez - The important (and overlooked)...

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2019/07/29

Christian has a brilliant story to tell about why he makes games and how he's doing it while holding down a full time job. Originally from Puerto Rico, Christian moved to Oregon after Hurricane Maria. Now he and his team are building an MMO on a budget. The interview was so interesting that it ran long and we had to break it up into two parts! _____ To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: http://indiegame.business Indie Game Business is

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01:08:44

Paul Arendt - Planning and releasing indie game post...

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2019/07/16

Paul and Failbetter Games have had a lot of success and created long tails of revenue through post launch content with both Sunless Seas and the more recent Sunless Skies. Paul discusses the strategies and planning that go into this and how you can do it with your studio as well. https://www.failbettergames.com/ _____ 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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01:11:51

Heiny Reimes - The state of indie games

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2019/07/15

Heiny runs one of the most successful and most active Discord servers for indie games. In this episode we discuss the trends and issues he's seeing from developers both on his server and at the conferences he attends. https://twitter.com/HeinyReimes Heiny's Discord: https://discord.gg/r5sERmY _____ 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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01:31:20

Red Vonix - What theme parks can teach us about game...

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2019/07/15

Do you know what a "winnie" is? I didn't, but Red does. He explains several theme park mechanisms than can be used in game design. We also discuss the "5 minute rule" and other aspects of his 20 years in games. _____ 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: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch

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01:18:31

Fedor Van Herpen - Using Technology for Networking at...

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2019/07/14

Fedor Van Herpen of MeetToMatch discusses the various ways you can reach out and connect before conferences without having to rely on the good old "cold email". By connecting and making basic introductions before a conference, you save valuable time while you're at the conference. Or... you could attend one of our virtual business events where video calls make running between meetings a thing of the past! _____ To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie

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01:12:23

Justin French - Turning Your Community Into an...

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2019/06/28

Justin joins Indie and Jay to discuss the how's and why's of building a good Discord server. Why you should be building one pre-launch, how to put together your brand, communication and content strategy in order to help build one, setting up your community hub... you know, the basics. _____ 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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01:02:06

Esports, Predatory Contracts, an Overvalued Market...

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2019/06/24

Jay and Indie discuss the eSports market and Kotaku's recent article as well as Dr. Disrepect, contracts, and more. After a brief discussion on random motorcycle parts in Indie's garage. _____ 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: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream:

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01:13:22

Yulia Vakhrusheva - Getting your indie game noticed!

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2019/06/22

Yulia walks us through how Tiny Build Games approaches PR for their games and the lessons indie teams who self publish can learn. _____ 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: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord:

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01:16:27

Stephanie O'Malley Deming - The Importance of...

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2019/06/21

As Co-Founder and President of XLOC, Stephanie has successfully sim-shipped hundreds of language versions of high profile titles, including the Call of Duty®, Guitar Hero™, Tony Hawk™ and NBA2K™ Series, Rock Band™, League of Legends®, BioShock® and more. Stephanie holds degrees in both Psychology and Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She sits down with Jay and Indie to outline WHY localization is important and how you can plan for it from the beginning. _____ To learn more

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01:35:25

Cory and Andrew Trese - Indie Success Story,...

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2019/06/17

Andrew and Cory Trese have been quietly releasing fantastic indie games for the last eight years. Their games are extremely deep, well developed, and they provide tremendous ongoing support for their titles. They have also fostered a killer community on their Discord server. In this episode we talk about how they've kept the company going this long without investment and how they continue to create great games with such a small studio. Trese Breothers

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