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Indie Fund's revised loan template is now available for public use
Anyone looking to draw up a loan agreement for indie game dev can now freely study & repurpose Indie Fund's latest contract template, which the longtime indie investment group published this week.
Aug. 9, 2016
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Humble experiments with giving streamers a cut of game bundles they promote
The folks behind Humble Bundle are beta-testing a new Partner program that allows select streamers to promote (and take a cut of) Humble game bundles using a special referral link.
Aug. 9, 2016
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Nvidia's new Indie Spotlight program aims to boost devs' discoverability
UPDATED: Nvidia is making a show of support for indies this week via its Indie Spotlight program, a marketing initiative that will see select developers' games hyped via Nvidia's various promo tools.
Aug. 9, 2016
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Now's the time to submit your best Visual Arts talks for GDC 2017!
Artists, take note: GDC officials seek great submissions of intriguing, cutting-edge Visual Arts talks for the GDC 2017 Main Conference, from now through August 18th.
Aug. 9, 2016
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Get a job: Soulbound seeks an experienced Engine Programmer
Soulbound Studios is seeking a full-time, Senior Engine Programmer to join the dedicated team working on its indie MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria in Bellevue, Washington.
Aug. 9, 2016
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GDC Europe online registration closes Wednesday! Don't miss these great talks
GDC Europe 2016  is kicking off next week in Cologne, Germany, and today organizers would like to quickly highlight some of the great expert sessions that will be taking place at the show.
Aug. 9, 2016
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Canargy, Part 2
Fictional languages, or conlangs have been a feature of many great works of worldbuilding. Canargy, a language I created for ChronoBlade serves as a how-to for creating an argot.
Aug. 9, 2016
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Finding indie success (and subsequent failure)
Various thoughts and experiences from my time spent working in the games industry. Achieving financial independence and proceeding onwards to meet eventual failure.
Aug. 9, 2016
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Why Video Game Scores are Useless
Trying to quantify game reviewing has always been a pointless process, and today's post looks at why.
Aug. 9, 2016
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Vlambeer is putting out a book to document its game design history
The new book, called 120 Years of Vlambeer and Friends, promises design insights and unfinished ideas from the archives of Vlambeers' six-year development history.
Aug. 8, 2016
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Surgeon Simulator devs raise $1.35 million to fund MMO Worlds Adrift
UK investment firm London Venture Partners has invested $1.35 million in Bossa Studios for their new MMO game Worlds Adrift.
Aug. 8, 2016
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Facing the challenges of starting a small, sustainable online game studio in 2016
In a new Polygon feature Joe Piepiora and fellow Empyrean Interactive cofounder Geoff Virtue speak about their efforts to build a smaller, more sustainable online game studio in a post-MMORPG world.
Aug. 8, 2016