This week’s guests: Ernani Rocha and Bashar Saade of the indie studio Turtle Juice. Topics discussed: Conducting a successful Steam Greenlight campaign Managing a team that works entirely remote Navigating a working relationship with someone as close as a spouse Dealing with tragedy during the development process, such as the death of your programmer […]

  This week’s guest: Kate Edwards, the Executive Director of the International Game Developers Association Topics discussed: What it is like working for Microsoft and instructing Bill Gates on how to avoid a major international incident How game fraud and illegal resale is hurting the industry The best ways to avoid crunch time in the […]

  This week’s guest: Joel Esquilin and Marcus Maulucci of Glowlime Games. Topics discussed: How Glowlime Games is educating the professionals YOU will want on your team The art of project management How to find happiness while still pursuing your dreams Tricks to keeping the scope of your game in check …and much more! ​ […]

  This week’s guest: David Sirlin, founder of Sirlin Games and creator of Fantasy Strike. Topics discussed: How the competitive fighting game world and the 9-11 terrorist attacks make you who you are The art of developing multiple games in a shared universe The similarities between indie video games and indie board games How microtransactions […]

  This week’s guest: Tyler Bushnell, creator of the Polycade arcade machine. Topics discussed: What makes for a successful Kickstarter campaign? How do arcade machines fit into the modern day video game industry? How does having a father like Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari, affect your company? Turning the solution to a personal issue into […]

  This week’s episode is a special discussion panel all about game writing: What it is, what it means, and how you can be doing it better! Panel members include Nathan Meunier, Rick Davidson, and Chris Solarski. Topics discussed: How do you pin down and define game writing? How game writing works in open world […]

  This week’s guest: Lucas Molina, developer of Painter’s Guild and Roguemance! Topics discussed: How game development in Brazil is beginning to take off Why historical accuracy matters in a game like Painter’s Guild Pushing through the fear to accept feedback Sticking with your gut when your game’s content might upset someone Building a support […]

  > Listen on iTunes <   On the twenty-eighth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Bret Black and Shane Draper, founders of the indie studio Vashta Entertainment. The group chats about their newly released mobile game, River Rider, and how they’re working on a major project, or “the big one,” entitled […]

  On the twenty-seventh episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Paul Hellquist, an industry professional who has worked as Lead Designer and Creative Director of BioShock and Borderlands 2, respectively. Since working in the AAA space, however, Paul has gone indie and is currently working with Robot Entertainment. The two chat […]

  On the twenty-sixth episode of Indie Insider, host Logan Schultz sits down with Bob Best, a college senior from the Netherlands who, while working multiple jobs and finishing up his studies, also helps produce a major game conference each year called Indievelopment, where industry students can connect with game developers and companies. Logan and […]