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Assembling an indie dream team, learning from Big Fish and Grubby Games, and making a roguelike for dancing  Featured Blogs
Posted by John Polson on Fri, 31 May 2013 12:15:00 EDT in Programming, Production, Indie, Console/PC, Design, Business/Marketing
The rhythm roguelike Crypt of the NecroDancer developer and IGF 2006 finalist Ryan Clark shares tips on netting big-time indie developers, lessons from shipping 10 games, and more.
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3DS homebrew without piracy may work, says Goodbye Galaxy Games  Featured Blogs
Posted by John Polson on Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:07:00 EST in Indie, Design, Programming, Console/PC, Business/Marketing
3DS can have homebrew without it leading to piracy, developer Goodbye Galaxy Games claims. Its PC and eShop project, tentatively titled Indi3DS, could be an alternative to create games or at least prototypes without purchasing an expensive devkit.
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John Polson's Comments

Comment In: God of War / Devil May Cry love letters [Blog - 06/05/2013 - 12:18]

Thanks for sharing this. I ...

Thanks for sharing this. I think there is so much to be gained from camaraderie or even friendly competition. Cross-cultural appreciation could even help promote distinction/diversity among JP and US markets.... Not to mention this could give fanboys and girls more to talk about, creating healthy, long-lasting social media buzz ...

Comment In: Video: The Legend of Zelda's evolution, from Nintendo's Aonuma [News - 05/09/2013 - 02:12]

Stereo sound is great Left ...

Stereo sound is great Left speaker/ear is Japanese, right is English. At least that 's how it works for my headset. give it a try, the English comes through well if you listen to just the right channel.

Comment In: Video: The 9 biggest trends from free-to-play games in 2012 [News - 04/02/2013 - 01:51]

We are aware of it ...

We are aware of it not yet working on all iDevices, but it seems to be working fine on PC browsers. r n r nCare to share what device and browser you are using

Comment In: Steam Greenlight voters still favor horror, hype [News - 10/15/2012 - 04:03]

established fan base is interesting ...

established fan base is interesting to dissect. I looked up some of the new picks on Twitter, and several games/companies have under 100 followers and similarly small Facebook likes . I have nothing against Twitter or FB, but I find it interesting that in a day of so much social ...

Comment In: Gamasutra's Kickstarter Survey: The Results [Feature - 08/31/2012 - 04:40]

Hey Corey: r n r ...

Hey Corey: r n r nRE the Other stat, about half were in the low salary band. r n r n0- 10,000.00 51.9 r n 10,001.00- 25,000.00 19.5 r n 25,001.00- 50,000.00 18.0

Comment In: Indie uproar as dev contest offers cash prizes [News - 08/23/2012 - 11:34]

And Minecraft 's Notch just ...

And Minecraft 's Notch just donated 5,000.00 to Ludum Dare. I wonder if Kongregate/GameStop will show up on the donor leader boards.

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