IndieGameBusiness®

Lloyd has been working remotely for years, now he's been working from home for a year.   He's sharing what he's learned to help the rest of us adapt.  #gamedevelopment #indiegame #marketing   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

Longtime industry veteran Ben Hoyt joins us as we discuss the way the coronavirus is changing game development for better or worse.   Along the way we talk about the good and bad of distributed development pipelines, sports games when there are no live sports, should indies release games right now, 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

Stephen Kick joins us to talk about how they have managed a 30+ person studio remotely for years, what it's like to hunt down and re-release old IP, and some tips for indie developers now that we are going to miss out on several major conferences. 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

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

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

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

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 

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

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

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