The working producer's handbook
Practical frameworks, best practices, and industry intel to help game producers ship on time and on budget.
Industry Intel
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How Indie Games Actually Make Money: 7 Key Revenue Streams
Most coverage of indie game revenue treats it like a menu you pick from. “Sell on Steam! Try Kickstarter! Get a publisher deal!” What that coverage skips is the actual …
Steam Revenue Calculator: Estimate Your Game's Earnings on Steam
Game Revenue Share Calculator: Split Revenue the Right Way
Game Developer Salary Guide: What Do Game Devs Actually Earn?
Compare Unity, Unreal, and Godot for your next game project.
PM Frameworks
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Perforce Or Git: Which Version Control Fits Your Game Studio
Most game studios get this decision wrong not because they lack information, but because they benchmark against the wrong kind of project. I’ve watched teams migrate from Git …
Which Game Engine Is Right for You? Take the Quiz
Why Scrum Fails in Game Pre-Production
Agile Methods That Actually Work for Game Teams
Role Identity
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Best Project Management Tools For Game Development Teams
You’re three weeks into production, your team is split across two time zones, and someone just pinged you asking which version of the level design doc is “the real …
The Core Skills Every Game Producer Needs
Portfolio Projects That Get Game Producer Jobs
From Associate Producer To Producer: Your Game Dev Roadmap
Estimate the real budget and timeline to ship your indie game.
careers
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Technical Producer vs Game Producer: Key Role Differences
Most people assume the title tells you everything. “Technical Producer” sounds like it’s for the engineers. “Game Producer” sounds like it’s for …
Game Production Degree vs Self-Taught: $240,000 Career Impact
Game Producer Resume: Stand Out With These Key Sections
Associate Producer Game Industry: 41% Skip This Key Responsibility
Project Management
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40% of Game Dev Tasks Take Longer: Here's Why
Most developers underestimate task time by 40% on average. Not 10%, not 15%. Forty percent. That figure comes from research by Bent Flyvbjerg and colleagues at Oxford’s Saïd …
10% Better Game Studio Productivity: Backlog Organization
Kanban Boards: The Project System Indie Studios Actually Need
Write Better Game Features With Clear User Stories
Project your launch sales from your Steam wishlist numbers.
production
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Document Game Systems: A Team Guide to Rules and Mechanics
Most documentation advice for game teams focuses on the wrong end of the problem. People obsess over where to put the docs, which wiki tool to use, whether Confluence or Notion is …
Game Build Pipeline: 30% Faster Deployment Setup
Risk Management in Game Production: Strategies That Work
1,847 Bugs Later: How Game Teams Triage Faster
Team Psychology
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Stop Burnout Before Your Dev Team Quits
Your lead programmer hasn’t taken a real day off in eleven weeks. She’s still hitting deadlines, her code still ships clean, and when you ask how she’s doing, she …
When Passion Becomes a Studio's Biggest Liability
Critique Your Game Without Crushing Your Team
Building Better Game Teams: Guide to Managing Introverts and Extroverts
trending
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The Itch.io Hardship Bundle Turning Layoffs Into Mutual Aid
If you’ve been following the games industry this year, you already know the mood. Studio closures, mass layoffs, another Monday morning announcement that a team of talented …
Shipped and Fired: What Ubisoft Barcelona Reveals About Studio Labor
Forced Back to Indie: What Double Fine and Compulsion Must Do Next
What Going Independent Actually Means for Double Fine and Compulsion Games
Team Management
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Creative Conflict on Game Teams: When Disagreements Drive Better Games
Three months into production on a mid-sized RPG, two of my best people stopped talking directly to each other. The art director wanted painterly, impressionistic environments. The …
70% of Game Artists Want Better Feedback—Here's How
Keeping Your Game Team Motivated: Strategies That Actually Work
Run Better Game Dev Retrospectives: The Complete Guide
milestones
First Playable Milestone Checklist for Game Producers
Forty-three percent of the projects I’ve seen blow their first playable milestone didn’t fail because the team lacked talent. They failed because nobody agreed on what …
Content Complete Milestones: Your Game Dev Roadmap
Publisher Deal Milestones: A Game Dev Roadmap
Ship Your Game On Time: The Milestone Planning Guide
strategy
70% of Gamers Accept Delays: How Studios Handle Launch Postponement
Roughly 70% of video game projects ship late. That’s not a rumor or an industry whisper, a 2023 Game Developer Conference survey of over 2,800 developers found that just 29% …
Game Contracts Every Developer Needs To Know
Build Your Game Studio's Revenue Model From Day One
Launch Your Indie Game Studio: The Complete Roadmap
budgeting
Game Contractor Pay: 72% Choose Revenue Share Over Salary
Roughly 72% of game contractors who accept revenue share deals never see a single payment. Not “most,” not “many.” Nearly three quarters. That number comes …
Game Development Grants: Step-by-Step Application Guide
Budget Your Game: The Developer's Cost Estimation Guide
planning
Games as a Service Roadmap: Build Your Live Game Plan
Most GaaS roadmap advice focuses on cadence. Post updates every six weeks, keep a backlog, run sprints. That’s project management, not a roadmap. A roadmap is a strategic …
Why 5.3 Hours of Buffer Time Matters in Game Schedules
Master Your Game Dev Timeline in 5 Steps
publishing
Steam Next Fest Demo Planning: Launch Strategy Guide
Most Steam Next Fest coverage tells you to “build hype” and “show your best content.” That’s like telling someone to “just score more …
Convert More Players: The Steam Page Blueprint for Indie Devs
The Ultimate Pre-Launch Checklist for Indie Game Devs
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