Vlambeer’s Rami Ismail wrote an excellent series of Tweets (summarised here) on what takes to start a games business. TL;DR: JFDI He says you start. Get on with it. Make the best game you know how to....

Andrew Smith of Spilt Milk Studios (and the associated developer diaries on GAMESbrief) has written a great piece on indie PR and marketing on Gamasutra. His summary: Be nice. Market to the platform holder, as well as...

In this final part of the indie marketing series I’ll be analysing some hands-on ways to get the word out about your game. The first two parts have been about analysing the existing marketplace and building your...

So much seems to ride on the first meeting with a VC that many entrepreneurs find the experience terrifying. The meeting takes on an importance all of its own, and becomes either a ordeal to be survived...

I have a sudden consulting cancellation on 29th September. I’ve decided to fill it with a GAMESbrief surgery. Nine slots. One hour each. You get to talk to me about whatever you want: retention strategies, what investors look...

There is a battle royal brewing over the best way to market your indie game. Should you learn how to do launch marketing like the big boys? Go all data-centric with metrics-led marketing? Or build a permission...

Studios often get caught on the subject of whether they should give away a demo of their game, or leave it alone. The prospect is that they will acquire customers through this marketing effort, but the fear...