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Mar 13, 2020 • 1h

Raj Rajkotia - Acquiring Users For Your Indie Game

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 Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie
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Mar 9, 2020 • 1h 2min

Jelle de Jong - How human competitiveness factors into retention and engagement

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 official live stream: https://mixer.com/IndieGameBusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndieon
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Feb 27, 2020 • 1h 12min

Jeff Hardy - Building a Sustainable Work For Hire Development Studio

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: 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 Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie
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Feb 27, 2020 • 1h 2min

Dr. Chris Bartel - Morality and Ethics in Video Games (not OF games)

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: 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 Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie 
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Feb 17, 2020 • 1h 4min

Luke Stapley - Cocos, China Indies, and the CoronaVirus

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: 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 Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie
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Feb 11, 2020 • 52min

Cory Trese - Indie Game Kickstarter and Steam Page Tips: Part II

Cory Trese returned to the show to talk about what they've done to prep for their latest Kickstarter project.   This interview was recorded shortly before the launch of the campaign.  While Cory jokes in the episode that all their advice may be worth nothing if the Kickstarter fails, it should be noted it was fully funded in less than 12 hours. We also touched on: Marketing tips from their years of experience in indie games  How they managed to do 200 content updates to their last game with absolutely no DLC and the strategy behind timing and pricing your Steam sales _____ 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 Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie
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Feb 11, 2020 • 47min

Cory Trese - Indie Game Kickstarter and Steam Page Tips: Part I

Cory Trese returned to the show to talk about what they've done to prep for their latest Kickstarter project.   This interview was recorded shortly before the launch of the campaign.  While Cory jokes in the episode that all their advice may be worth nothing if the Kickstarter fails, it should be noted it was fully funded in less than 12 hours.  We also touched on: Marketing tips from their years of experience in indie games How they managed to do 200 content updates to their last game with absolutely no DLC. and the strategy behind timing and pricing your Steam sales _____ 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 Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie
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Jan 30, 2020 • 1h 34min

Discussing the 2020 GDC "State of the Industry" Report

GDC released their 2020 "State of the Industry Report" and Jay and Indie are diving into it line by line. Did you know only 25% of developers are using a publisher?  Lots of interesting tidbits and discussion around their findings. Get the report here: http://reg.gdconf.com/gdc-state-of-game-industry-2020 _____ 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 Discord: http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie Sponsorships: on
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Jan 27, 2020 • 1h 18min

Developer Roundtable - Challenges Facing Indie Game Devs in 2020

Ericka Evans and Brandon Pham join us for our first developer roundtable.  We'll discuss: What’s the biggest issue facing developers this year? Should developers be planning for multi platform launches What is the role of the publisher in 2020 from the developer standpoint How do you handle crunch? How are you planning for ongoing education for your teams? 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: 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 Discord: http://bit.ly/IGBDiscord The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie
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Jan 25, 2020 • 1h 36min

Peter Kojesta - All the S*^& They Don't Tell You About Indie Game Development

Peter Kojesta is the CEO at Exis Interactive and he's been in the industry for 20 years.  We sit down for a talk on all the crap they DON'T tell you about being an indie dev.  Things like: The outsource / contracting world and the trap for indies How you’ll often get stuck with a newbie managing outsource – even when you have 15+ years’ experience. How change in client’s team means you often lose the gig Common misconceptions for small developers / a few hard truths and a lot 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 the official live stream: https://mixer.com/IndieGameBusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://bit.ly/IGBDiscord The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: https://twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie

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