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Is your indie game ready for funding?
Cassia Curran explored how to conduct market analysis during her talk at the Games Industry Investment Summit Online
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Square Enix announces new Eidos-Sherbrooke studio
The newly created R&D studio will be remote, with premises not due to open until early 2021
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EVE Online's latest citizen science project to help COVID-19 research
CCP Games has announced the third phase of its Project Discovery initiative
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Developers remove games from Steam over Valve's Black Lives Matter silence
Update: Valve confirms it is committed to sponsor the Game Devs of Color Expo
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Join Creative Assembly for a live Q&A about cinematics today
The Total War studio will be discussing how to create appealing cinematics, as well as the pipeline from directing to VFX
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How to price your game and thrive during Steam sales
Experienced developers and Valve discuss Steam sales strategies, how to approach discounts, and how to nail your pricing
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Konami looks West with its new external publishing programme
Richard Jones discusses the publisher's new initiative and how it's diversifying its portfolio with games from and for Western markets
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Three tips from Ian Livingstone to make sure you're investor-ready
During our Investment Summit, Ian Livingstone CBE shared what he looks for in the companies he invests in
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Xbox boosts responsible gaming strategy with Family Settings app
The platform holder discusses the evolution of its safety ecosystem and the new family features developed for its app
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A game developer's guide to Steam wishlists
Developers tell the GamesIndustry.biz Academy about how to make the most of Steam wishlists, while Valve clarifies its mysterious algorithm
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Get your art career questions answered in a live Q&A with Creative Assembly today
Join us for this exclusive livestream Q&A with Total War's art director, Kevin McDowell
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Why localisation is a vital part of games writing
A LudoNarraCon panel looked at the links between writing and localisation, and the impact translation has on world building
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How to get the most out of your game's Steam page
Developers tell the GamesIndustry.biz Academy about their top tips to have a Steam page that stands out
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The best practices and design principles of VR development
VR developers tell the GamesIndustry.biz Academy about the golden rules and design challenges of making games for virtual reality
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Hyper casual dominated new mobile downloads in 2019
More than 75% of the 20 most downloaded new mobile games of 2019 were hyper casual
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Six ways to improve your world building
Kate Edwards gives developers advice and tools to build fully realised game worlds
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Four steps to launching a VR game on Oculus
Richard Duck details the technical and content guidelines for launching a virtual reality game on Oculus
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Marketing tips for indie developers who hate marketing
Chris Zukowski discusses the fundamentals of marketing for indie developers who don't know where to start
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Why culturalisation matters as much as localisation
Kate Edwards discusses how to approach culturalisation, and how to navigate sensitive themes so your game can reach wider markets
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How to create a successful Patreon
Content creators tell the GamesIndustry.biz Academy about best practices when creating a Patreon page and how to grow your community
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Creative Chronicles: tutorials and insights into game development
Total War developer Creative Assembly share its tips on all aspects of building games, in its game development tutorial series Creative Chronicles
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How to approach mental health issues in the workplace
Games studios championing mental health awareness tell the GamesIndustry.biz Academy about how to support and safeguard your staff's emotional well-being
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Larian plays dungeon master for a new era of Baldur's Gate
CEO Swen Vincke talks Larian's growth, recreating the accessibility of D&D with Baldur's Gate 3, and finding the right balance when working on an iconic IP
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Hitmarker: Number of full-time esports jobs doubled last year
The number of senior-level jobs in esports grew an impressive 190% in 2019
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How to identify and avoid unconscious bias
The GamesIndustry.biz Academy explores the effect of unconscious biases on the workplace, and how you can steer away from them and towards diversity