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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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Ryan K. Rigney
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Are Random VR Games Making $100 Million?
Nothing about the VR games market makes sense
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Ryan K. Rigney
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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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Ryan K. Rigney
Curators vs. the Algos
push to talk #49 // to find truly great games, music, movies, or books, you've gotta exit the algorithm and find a human with good taste
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Ryan K. Rigney
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The Long Death of the Gatekeepers
push to talk #48 // a digression on william faulker + what the book publishing industry can teach us about the value and ultimate fate of industry…
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Ryan K. Rigney
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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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Ryan K. Rigney
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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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Ryan K. Rigney
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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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Ryan K. Rigney
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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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Ryan K. Rigney
22
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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Ryan K. Rigney
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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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Ryan K. Rigney
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The Unlikely Origins and Explosive Success of Ready or Not
push to talk #35 // an interview with the creators of ready or not
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Ryan K. Rigney
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