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    Posted on March 26th, 2008 IndieGamePod No comments

    Another quick interview from GDC 2008…

    Joe, author of the Indie Developer’s Guide to Selling Games, talks about current opportunities for indie game developers out there…

    You can download the podcast here…
    http://www.indiegamepod.com/podcasts/vgsmart-2-podcast.mp3

    or listen to it here…
    http://www.indiegamepod.com/dewplayer.swf?mp3=http://www.indiegamepod.com/podcasts/vgsmart-2-podcast.mp3

    Show Notes:
    0:00 – 5:00
    Joe Lieberman
    VGSmart Guy
    Does marketing for arcadetown.com

    Oppotunities for indies…
    always need to find the new thing and getting to the new thing first

    Indies have been pushed out of the match-3, Diner Dash, games, etc….

    So find new markets for competition

    Suggestions for where indies can compete…
    Lots of genres and old games that can be rethoughts and reskinned…
    Like bringing a casual adventure game onto the market
    Bringing casual sim games and casual RPG games
    Make something new and original that has already been done

    Indie MMO opportunities…
    feel it is viable to make an indie MMO

    But odds are that indies will do it wrong

    Not going to compete with World of Warcraft

    You can make money as an Indie MMO…as long as you don’t try to compete with those guys…

    Ways to do Indie Marketing…
    1) Grass Roots
    2) Blogs
    3) Can still get into magazines and newstands

    Need to make a solid product

    Made
    Indie Developer’s Guide to Selling Games

    Last Message…
    Keep at it, it’s rough 🙂

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    Take care,
    Action

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