IndieGameBusiness®

By Jay PowellLeisure Video Games

IndieGameBusiness® episodes

October 22, 2021 The Road to the System Shock TV Mini-Series with Larry Kuperman from Nightdive Studios

From video games to TV, the list of games to TV shows is growing exponentially!

We have Larry Kuperman, Director of Nightdrive studios with us today and we are discussing the System Shock TV Mini-Series.

https://twitter.com/larrykuperman
https://www.nightdivestudios.com/
https://twitter.com/NightDiveStudio

To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com
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The Twitters to follow -
Indie Game Business: twitter.com/BusinessIndie
Powell Group Consulting: twitter.com/PowellGrp
Jay: twitter.com/Powell_Jay
INDIE: twitter.com/TheRealIndie

Donate to Extra Life with our link: extra-life.org/participant/IndieGameBusiness
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1 hr 1 min
October 08, 2021 Why We Are Trying a 4 Day Work Week with John Cooney from Armor Games
Today we are hanging out with John Cooney twitter.com/jmtb02 from Armor Games discussing why they went to a 4 day work week.

We are going to dig deep into this and discussing a variety of things.

- Why a small indie publishing team would choose to move to a four-day workweek. We researched several different models, we conducted extensive research (which was challenging given how little there was especially for smaller teams)

- Some of the challenges we've had setting up this model. Not a lot of frameworks for how this should go, so we had to figure it out as we went. We had a LOT of questions we needed to solve (how does part-time work? Are we breaking the law for full-time workers? How does vacation work?). And of course, we had to figure out how to tell the team, and what to do if things went horribly wrong (or wonderfully right)

- The outcomes so far, the reception, and what our employees said they were going to be doing with their time (its pretty cool)

To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch Indie's live stream: twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: discord.gg/indiegamebusiness

The Twitters to follow -
Indie Game Business: twitter.com/BusinessIndie
Powell Group Consulting: twitter.com/PowellGrp
Jay: twitter.com/Powell_Jay
INDIE: twitter.com/TheRealIndie

Donate to Extra Life with our link: extra-life.org/participant/IndieGameBusiness
Join the Indie Game Business Extra Life Team: extra-life.org/team/indiegamebusiness
1 hr 5 min
September 14, 2021 The Steps Needed to Become a Full Time Indie Dev
We are talking with Tim Beaudet twitter.com/timbeaudet from Fyre Bytes www.fyregames.com about his journey to becoming a full-time indie developer.

Topics of discussion today are:
1. The Indie Dream.
2. What are the Risks?
3. How He Prepared?
4. Why Time is a Cost
5. How Live Streaming Helped Him

Please share the stream with your friends!

To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch Indie's live stream: twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: discord.gg/indiegamebusiness

The Twitters to follow -
Indie Game Business: twitter.com/BusinessIndie
Powell Group Consulting: twitter.com/PowellGrp
Jay: twitter.com/Powell_Jay
INDIE: twitter.com/TheRealIndie

Donate to Extra Life with our link: extra-life.org/participant/IndieGameBusiness
Join the Indie Game Business Extra Life Team: extra-life.org/team/indiegamebusiness
1 hr 10 min
August 20, 2021 Game Development and Running a Game Studio with Damon Slye from Mad Otter Games
Today we are talking with Damon Slye from Mad Otter Studios. They have the long running MMO, Villagers and Heroes which has been around for quite some time!

Want to know a bit more about Damon? Here's what he had to say.

"I've been running Mad Otter Games since 2007, and before that I cofounded Dynamix in 1983. Currently, we publish a cross-platform MMO, Villagers & Heroes. In the past, I was involved in the development of many games and the technology to support them."

To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch Indie's live stream: twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: discord.gg/indiegamebusiness

The Twitters to follow -
Indie Game Business: twitter.com/BusinessIndie
Powell Group Consulting: twitter.com/PowellGrp
Jay: twitter.com/Powell_Jay
INDIE: twitter.com/TheRealIndie

Donate to Extra Life with our link: extra-life.org/participant/IndieGameBusiness
Join the Indie Game Business Extra Life Team: extra-life.org/team/indiegamebusiness
1 hr 16 min
August 02, 2021 What Publishers Want To See At A Conference Meeting
We welcome leaders from Mastiff, Fundamentally Games, Those Awesome Guys, and Neon Doctrine. They're going to be telling you what they want to see when you meet with them at a conference! #gamedevelopment #gameindustry #indiedev

To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch Indie's live stream: twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: discord.gg/indiegamebusiness

The Twitters to follow -
Indie Game Business: twitter.com/BusinessIndie
Powell Group Consulting: twitter.com/PowellGrp
Jay: twitter.com/Powell_Jay
INDIE: twitter.com/TheRealIndie
1 hr 19 min
July 09, 2021 How Indie Game Developers Can Secure Funding For Their Projects.
We sit down with the Director of Business Development from GlobalTopRound, Pontus Mahler to discuss getting funding for your indie game.

We will cover topics such as:

1. How developers can make their funding presentations more appealing to investors
2. How developers can execute successfully to secure funding
3. How developers can use their funds to complete their projects
4. How to proceed next with publishing

You can find Pontus on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/pontusmah...

To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch Indie's live stream: twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: discord.gg/indiegamebusiness

The Twitters to follow -
Indie Game Business: twitter.com/BusinessIndie
Powell Group Consulting: twitter.com/PowellGrp
Jay: twitter.com/Powell_Jay
INDIE: twitter.com/TheRealIndie

Donate to Extra Life with our link: extra-life.org/participant/IndieGameBusiness
Join the Indie Game Business Extra Life Team: extra-life.org/team/indiegamebusiness
1 hr 18 min
July 02, 2021 Curved Space's marketing journey from self published to signing with Maximum Games
Today we are talking with Andrew Czarnietzki from Only By Midnight twitter.com/onlybymidnight about their journey into publishing.

We will be discussing:

- Their original marketing plan (including capital raised for paid marketing)
- Marketing failure
- Pivot to a publishing model
- Finding the right publisher (including turning down a deal) and signing with Maximum Games

To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch Indie's live stream: twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: discord.gg/indiegamebusiness

The Twitters to follow -
Indie Game Business: twitter.com/BusinessIndie
Powell Group Consulting: twitter.com/PowellGrp
Jay: twitter.com/Powell_Jay
INDIE: twitter.com/TheRealIndie

Donate to Extra Life with our link: extra-life.org/participant/IndieGameBusiness
Join the Indie Game Business Extra Life Team: extra-life.org/team/indiegamebusiness

1 hr 14 min
June 25, 2021 Retail Loyalty Programs and their Benefits - A Blue Print for the Gaming Industry with Jim Mulford
Today we are talking with Jim Mulford from acQyr eXchange about loyalty programs.

We will be discussing why retail loyalty programs drive top and bottom-line growth, KPIs - proof points, best practices today, and will they work for the mobile and video gaming industry?

To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch Indie's live stream: twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: discord.gg/indiegamebusiness

The Twitters to follow -
Indie Game Business: twitter.com/BusinessIndie
Powell Group Consulting: twitter.com/PowellGrp
Jay: twitter.com/Powell_Jay
INDIE: twitter.com/TheRealIndie

Donate to Extra Life with our link: extra-life.org/participant/IndieGameBusiness
Join the Indie Game Business Extra Life Team: extra-life.org/team/indiegamebusiness
59 min
June 16, 2021 How to Get Your Game Funded - Panel Discussions with Leaders in the Gaming Industry
Our expert panel entitled "How To Get Your Game Funded" is LIVE!. The panel is open to all members of the Discord and will be heard on the "How To Get Your Game Funded" channel. The panel is hosted by Elena Lobova, Founder of Achievers Hub and will include:
- Archie Stonehill, Investor at Makers Fund - https://makersfund.com/
- Thibaud Morin, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Level-Up - http://www.level-up.com/
- Scott Millard, Managing Director at Feardemic -https://www.feardemic-games.com/
- Bertrand Vernizeau, CEO and Investment Partner at Game Seer Venture Partners - https://www.game-seer.com/
- Borys Musielak, Founding Partner at Smok VC - https://smok.vc/

To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch Indie's live stream: twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: discord.gg/indiegamebusiness

The Twitters to follow -
Indie Game Business: twitter.com/BusinessIndie
Powell Group Consulting: twitter.com/PowellGrp
Jay: twitter.com/Powell_Jay
INDIE: twitter.com/TheRealIndie

Donate to Extra Life with our link: extra-life.org/participant/IndieGameBusiness
Join the Indie Game Business Extra Life Team: extra-life.org/team/indiegamebusiness

1 hr 18 min
June 14, 2021 A New Age for Casual Games with Ariella Lehrer from Legacy Games Publishing
Legacy Games has been around for 23 years, making and selling games and working with 50+ developers; their strength has been at retail, selling casual games but that business is declining steadily. They are turning their talent for spotting great products, marketing and selling them towards indie games, and are launching a new program/website devoted to that. https://legacygamespublishing.com/

To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business
Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com
Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness
Watch Indie's live stream: twitch.tv/INDIE
Join the Indie Game Business Discord: discord.gg/indiegamebusiness

The Twitters to follow -
Indie Game Business: twitter.com/BusinessIndie
Powell Group Consulting: twitter.com/PowellGrp
Jay: twitter.com/Powell_Jay
INDIE: twitter.com/TheRealIndie

Donate to Extra Life with our link: extra-life.org/participant/IndieGameBusiness
Join the Indie Game Business Extra Life Team: extra-life.org/team/indiegamebusiness
1 hr 9 min

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Candid conversations with veterans of all aspects of the business side of games. We firmly believe that great games from all developers need the support they deserve to succeed. This podcast exists to provide that support.