Game Development Stages: From Pitch to Live Support
A useful game-development map has six overlapping stages: concept, pre-production, production, validation and quality assurance, launch preparation and…
Game Developer vs Publisher: Who Does What?
A game developer builds the game: design, engineering, art, audio, production, testing, and related work.
Business Models
Video Game Crowdfunding: Pledges, Rewards and Risks
Reward-based crowdfunding lets people pledge support toward a proposed game, sometimes selecting a reward such as a future game copy.
Production NotesEarly Access Games: What Players and Studios Should Expect
An Early Access game is an unfinished but playable release offered while development continues.
Latest Stories
How Video Games Get Funded Before Launch
Video games are funded through one source or a stack of self-funding, work-for-hire income, publisher advances, crowdfunding, grants or tax incentives,…
Publisher Funding Deals: Advances, Recoupment and Rights
A publisher deal defines what a publisher funds or provides, what the developer must deliver, which rights each side controls, and how receipts are divided.
Self-Funding an Indie Game: Cash and Capacity Planning
Start with a bounded project you can support using your own resources, then track cash availability and working time separately.
Video Game Revenue Models: How the Main Options Work
Common video game revenue models include a one-time premium purchase, paid downloadable content, consumable and non-consumable in-game purchases,…