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Hyper Light Breaker's Michael Clark: "We want our true believers to feel their faith in us is rewarded."
An interview with Heart Machine
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The Art of the Follow-Up
What do you do after striking game dev gold? (Probably crash out)
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Are Random VR Games Making $100 Million?
Nothing about the VR games market makes sense
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Asking Game Devs Where They Found Their First 1,000 Players
...and also the tens of thousands of players after that.
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How to Find Market Signal: Part Two
push to talk #47 // finding your vision and strong market signal in the early stages of game development
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How Do You Know When Your Game Is Good?
push to talk #46 // creative leads from apex legends, caravan sandwitch, and the age of empires series explain how to tell when you're cookin' up a…
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How to Find Market Signal: Part One
push to talk #45 // games marketing in the age of the algorithm
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The Strange Evolution of the Sponsored Stream
push to talk #42 // the relationship between game devs and creators has evolved in hilarious—and sometimes costly—ways over the last ten years
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Every Game Dev Should Read this Book
push to talk #40 // an interview with bestselling author and bloomberg journalist jason schreier, whose excellent new book is about the history of…
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The Gamers Are Locked In
push to talk #39 // players are hooked on games that launched a decade ago // what does that mean for the industry?
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Are Old Games Killing New Games?
push to talk #38 // feat. a co-creator of one the best tactics RPGs I've ever played
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Disastrous Game Launches Are Avoidable
push to talk #36 // on concord, deadlock, and the importance of market signal
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