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The hidden levers of game discovery? Supply and demand!
Going back to basics is a way to understand discoverability.
March 17, 2022
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Deep dive: how Astroneer made it to 8 million players
It's a long way up to space?
March 16, 2022
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What can we learn from the 1,600 highest earning indie developers on Steam?
Only 10% of Steam developers have ever made more than $100k in gross revenue. This article explores what they’re doing that other developers aren’t. It covers self-publishing, genre focus, number of games developed and more.
March 16, 2022
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3 Years of Astroneer Live: A Marketing & Comms Post-Mortem
After 3 years of active development of Astroneer, lets take a look at some takeaways and numbers from a marketing and communications perspective.
March 11, 2022
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10 ways to come up with a brilliant game idea (+2 bonus ideas)
Sometimes it's tricky to come up with a great game idea. So, let's dive into 12 ways that you can get those creative juices flowing.
March 9, 2022
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In-depth: Yacht Club gets transparent with sales numbers
The developer, not the place for mooring your vessels.
March 8, 2022
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Pushing “Push Forward” Combat With Gameplay
FPS design has seen a huge shift in the last few years thanks to Doom Eternal and "push forward" combat, and I wanted to talk about what this methodology does different compared to previous games.
March 7, 2022
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Video Game Composers: Thematic Approaches to Game Music (GDC)
Video game composer Winifred Phillips previews her upcoming GDC 2022 lecture, "Composing for Lineage M: Modular Construction in Game Music." Phillips draws connections to several of her previous GDC talks, including videos of 3 of her GDC lectures.
March 4, 2022
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Keep your Numbers Off of Me: Why Tournaments Support Better Communities than Ladders
It is exhilarating playing in an event for a game you like and seeing how far you can make it. But players can get that without being put on a list.
March 3, 2022
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Steam Deck: What you should know about discovery
It's fairly simple - at least, so far.
March 3, 2022
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There are 44,000 game developers on Steam. Who are they?
There are 44,000 developers on Steam. Collectively, they’re responsible for almost 70,000 Steam games.
March 2, 2022
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Steam's boss talks subscriptions, NFTs, hardware
He's the Gabe: he's the man, man.
March 1, 2022