Kris and I had the opportunity to be a part of the Joystiq show this week and talk about everything that went into coordinating the Summer Uprising. Why not take a listen, and spread the good word if you’re part of the Uprising as well? “It’s summer, and that means a wasteland of retail releases,…
The Summer Uprising 8 developer selections have been chosen! On Sunday July 17th, the final votes for the 8 developer selections for the Indie Games Summer Uprising finally arrived, and with that we gladly announce those who will headline the promotion: T.E.C. 3001 Speedrunner HD Raventhorne Take Arms Train Frontier Express …
Last week I head the pleasure of being interviewed by Andrew Webster of Ars Technica for his piece “We Band of Brothers: Developer-led Xbox Live Indies promotion returns.” In it he describes how the uprising came to be, our future plans, and lessons learned from the previous uprising. ———————– @DaveVoyles Subscribe to my startup, tech, and…
On Friday, July 15th, the list of Indie Games Summer Uprising candidates were narrowed down to 25, as determined by a panel of four judges. Voting begins today, Monday, July 11th, where all IGSU developers who have submitted titles are eligible for voting. The following characteristics will be used to determine a selection: Marketability, originality, gameplay, diversity,…
EDIT: To see a clearer list of the 26 (read below) entries, click here. The Indie Games Summer Uprising list has been narrowed down from 70+ to just 25 this week. Starting Monday July 11th, developers will have the opportunity to select 8 picks to represent the platform in the Uprising. Voting closes on Sunday…
We’ve finally launched the Indie Games Summer Uprising site! Josh Addison, Nathan Smith, and Chris Brousseau have all done an outstanding job with the web design, art work, and initial launch trailer. You can find more of their work at Blazing Forge Games and Game Production Studios. In addition to the site, we’ve released the initial launch…
Xbox Live Indie developers are at it again, to successfully promote their platform, as well as some of the best and most diverse titles found on it. I issued a press release today stating that we are looking for developers to submit titles to be considered for the upcoming promotion. Additionally, anyone who would like…
This bad boy is out now. Check it out (as well as part 1) and let me know what you think. Anything else I should have included in there? Let me know! ———————– @DaveVoyles Subscribe to my startup, tech, and game dev newsletter
I just finished putting together a feature geared towards indie developers on how to market their titles. I frequently find that many of the smaller, or even 1 man studios tend to have a difficult time promoting and marketing their work, so I felt it was time for me to share some of the best…
I’ll be attending Pax East 2011 with the rest of the Armless Ocotopus staff (minus the Canadian). We’ll be there interviewing XBLIG and XBLA developers, previewing the latest and greatest titles, and are considering another live podcast like we did last year. A video review may be in in order well. If you’re headed over…