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A Theory of the MMO
"The dream of having an alternate holodeck world you step into is too damn big for us to walk away from. People are going to keep trying."
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Is Making A Great Game All That Matters?
My theory: A 7/10 game can't be helped. A 9/10 game can't be stopped.
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What Can AAA Games Marketers Learn From Indies?
Tips from the creator of some of indie gaming's greatest trailers
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Games Marketers Are In Crisis Mode
The world's biggest games publishers no longer know how to reliably sell games
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On that super-viral "my indie game for 15 seconds" tweet
The many reasons a game dev's post went viral
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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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