Picture this: You’ve just gotten your game sponsored, and a nice, (hopefully) fat check is rolling into your bank account. Finally, you’re getting paid for all your hard work. It’s a good place to be, but why should the money stop there? The Problem with a Typical Sponsorship Before I go bashing sponsorships, let me [...]
If you liked my post about planning the design for a casino game, you’re going to like this one. In it, I’ll be talking about how to sell your game once you finish it. Firstly, let’s talk about the preliminaries before we get to how you’ll actually sell your game. Before you can do that, [...]
Just as every game developer’s toolbox includes a set of different programs and hardware that provide a framework behind their game developer, so too does a networker’s arsenal provide a basis for their socializing. In the last part of the Networking for Game Developers series, we talked about the importance of embracing networking. If you [...]
Meeting new people and putting yourself out there can be intimidating. What if someone ignores you? Or even worse, what if you’re boring? Networking doesn’t have to be such a scary thought. In this series, I’m going to cover why networking is a great idea, give you the tools you need, show you how to [...]
In the flash game industry, reputation is important when it comes to getting the best sponsorships. Most sponsors will let you put your own intro and developer branding into your game. Why not do something with that branding and use it to promote your own flash arcade site. Today I’m going to be reviewing Pro [...]
