IndieGameBusiness®

Heiny runs one of the most successful and most active Discord servers for indie games.  In this episode we discuss the trends and issues he's seeing from developers both on his server and at the conferences he attends. https://twitter.com/HeinyReimes Heiny's Discord: https://discord.gg/r5sERmY   _____ 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: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://bit.ly/IGBDiscord The Twitters to follow - Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie

Do you know what a "winnie" is?  I didn't, but Red does.  He explains several theme park mechanisms than can be used in game design.  We also discuss the "5 minute rule" and other aspects of his 20 years in games. _____ 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: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://bit.ly/IGBDiscord The Twitters to follow - Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie

 Fedor Van Herpen of MeetToMatch discusses the various ways you can reach out and connect before conferences without having to rely on the good old "cold email".  By connecting and making basic introductions before a conference, you save valuable time while you're at the conference. Or... you could attend one of our virtual business events where video calls make running between meetings a thing of the past!  _____ 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: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://bit.ly/IGBDiscord The Twitters to follow - Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie

Justin joins Indie and Jay to discuss the how's and why's of building a good Discord server.  Why you should be building one pre-launch, how to put together your brand, communication and content strategy in order to help build one, setting up your community hub... you know, the basics. _____ 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: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://bit.ly/IGBDiscord The Twitters to follow - Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie

Jay and Indie discuss the eSports market and Kotaku's recent article as well as Dr. Disrepect, contracts, and more.   After a brief discussion on random motorcycle parts in Indie's garage. _____ 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: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://bit.ly/IGBDiscord The Twitters to follow - Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie

Yulia walks us through how Tiny Build Games approaches PR for their games and the lessons indie teams who self publish can learn. _____ 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: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://bit.ly/IGBDiscord The Twitters to follow - Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie

As Co-Founder and President of XLOC, Stephanie has successfully sim-shipped hundreds of language versions of high profile titles, including the Call of Duty®, Guitar Hero™, Tony Hawk™ and NBA2K™ Series, Rock Band™, League of Legends®, BioShock® and more. Stephanie holds degrees in both Psychology and Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.  She sits down with Jay and Indie to outline WHY localization is important and how you can plan for it from the beginning. _____ 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: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://bit.ly/IGBDiscord The Twitters to follow - Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie

Andrew and Cory Trese have been quietly releasing fantastic indie games for the last eight years.  Their games are extremely deep, well developed, and they provide tremendous ongoing support for their titles.  They have also fostered a killer community on their Discord server.  In this episode we talk about how they've kept the company going this long without investment and how they continue to create great games with such a small studio. Trese Breothers Links: https://discord.gg/AhQeRu9 http://www.tresebrothers.com/ https://twitter.com/tresebrothers https://www.patreon.com/TreseBrothers _____ 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: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://bit.ly/IGBDiscord The Twitters to follow - Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie

Sarah is the Executive Producer of the upcoming GameDev.World conference.  Featuring 30+ speakers from all over the planet, all talks will be close-captioned and translated into Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Broadcast live on gamedev.world from June 21st – June 23rd, join us for the first-ever global games conference. Learn from top developers around the planet in talks and interactive Q&A’s, meet other developers speaking your language, and gain a global perspective on the art & business of game creation. http://twitter.com/selmaleh https://www.instagram.com/selmaleh/ https://twitter.com/gamedevworld http://gamedev.world _____ 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: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://bit.ly/IGBDiscord The Twitters to follow - Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/06/despite-revolutionary-promises-stadias-biz-model-is-pure-establishment/ https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/70891/developers-sue-apple-over-app-store-fees/ https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/344081/GameStop_share_price_hits_16year_low_after_Q1_results.php https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-monitor-stand-price-reaction-misses-point-2019-6 https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/5/18654012/faze-h1ghsky1-age-twitch-fortnite-ban _____ 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: www.twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch INDIE's stream: www.twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: http://bit.ly/IGBDiscord The Twitters to follow - Powell Group Consulting: https://twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: https://twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: https://twitter.com/TheRealIndie