IndieGameBusiness®

By Jay PowellLeisure Video Games

IndieGameBusiness® episodes

October 10, 2019 Glenn Banton - How working with non-profits benefits developers as well
Operation Supply Drop provides thousands of digital codes, physical games, board games and more to active duty military and veterans. Executive Director Glenn Banton stops by to talk about working with non-profits in general, walk us through some of the tax implications, and answered our questions on how donating to non-profits in general helps developers as well.
_____
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
1 hr 9 min
October 07, 2019 Brandon Pham - Going from AAA to Indie
Brandon and his co-host Larry produce the popular podcast "GameDev Unchained". They're also experienced AAA developers that have made the jump to indie development. We talk about what lessons they did (and did not) bring with them from the AAA world, their podcast, and the free video conference they host each year to help pass on some of their knowledge.
_____
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
58 min
October 07, 2019 Gregan Dunn - Conversation with a publisher
Gregan joined us to give a bit of insight into what publishers are looking for from developers. We discuss what to be ready to show, how to approach them, and the key indicators that they are looking for in new teams.
_____
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
54 min
September 25, 2019 Chris Zukowski - How Steam users see your game and why email marketing isn't dead
Chris wrote a great article recently after he did a bit of user research into how users look at Steam pages before they buy (or don't). We asked him to come on the show and elaborate. He also gave us some great insight on email marketing and shared his free ebook as well.
Chris' Gamasutra article
Chris' Email Marketing Ebook

_____
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
1 hr 15 min
September 11, 2019 The case for NOT demoing your game in conference meetings (and other things)
In one of life's cruel ironies, conferences can be the absolute worst time to demo your game to publishers and media. We'll tell you why. Plus we catch up from GD Connect and PAX! This is a short one, we're getting back in our groove from being off for two weeks!

_____
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
56 min
September 05, 2019 Elizabeth Sarquis - Creating games for the greater good
What if we could use all this technology, insight, and visibility we have as an industry to make the world a better place? There's a growing movement to do just that and Elizabeth Sarquis and her team have been on the front end of it for some time. We talk about their new platform as well as all the benefits we as an industry bring to the table in this episode.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-sarquis-011bb95/
https://jukko.com/
_____
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

1 hr 10 min
September 03, 2019 Nav Gupta - App Store Optimization: How to do it and why you should
Getting your game on the various app stores isn't good enough these days. You need to be able to optimize everything from your text to your icon to grab the attention of players, and the various search engines. Nav Gupta has been doing this for a long time and he stops by to share his tips and insights into doing it well.
https://www.twitch.tv/academyofgames0
https://twitter.com/AcademyOfGames0
_____
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
1 hr 26 min
August 23, 2019 Alex Golebiowski - How PixelNAUTS Games Self Published Lost Orbit on Multiple Platforms
Alex Golebiowski and his partner established PixelNAUTS as an outsource art studio back in 2010, they recently just self published Lost Orbit on Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Although they have now self published the game on four platforms, Alex talks to us about the hurdles in doing so and why they're looking for a publisher for the next game.
_____
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
1 hr 27 min
August 16, 2019 Last minute tips and strategies for Gamescom, PAX, and any other conference
This episodes covers all the things you can be doing the week before a conference to maximize your chance of success once you get there. We don't go deep into what you should have been doing three weeks ago, just want you should be doing with a few days to spare. Pack your hand sanitizer, research your back up meetings, know the showfloor, be ready for ANYTHING!
That's what this episode preps you for!
1 hr 26 min
August 16, 2019 Emre Deniz - The Importance of Perseverance
Emre has made his own way in the industry and has had more than his share of ups and downs. Over the course of the last seven years he's gone from being fired from his first graphic design job, to running his own studio. In his own words, "Don't let people make you feel down that you're not working hard enough, if you're surviving and keeping at it, you're doing the best you can. Don't let people tell you opportunities knock once, because you're the one who built the door for them to knock on, and there'll be more."
We talk about picking yourself up from those low points, when to take a break, how to persevere and much more. You'll like this interview.
_____
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
1 hr 9 min

About IndieGameBusiness®

From the publisher's feed

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.