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Startups and Server costs

Startups and Server costs

I’ve been around a few different tech startups at this point and one problem I see very often is that at some point someone says lets make this...

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Kickstarter for TTRPG’s

Kickstarter for TTRPG’s

At the end of 2020 I met a ton of really cool ttrpg folks through us all having our games in a bundle that we worked together to promote....

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When Your Game Flops!

When Your Game Flops!

Sometimes you work for months or years on a game and when you release it- it just flops- dead in the water. Sometimes it is because your marketing is...

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When Your Game Flops!

When Your Game Flops!

Sometimes you work for months or years on a game and when you release it- it just flops- dead in the water. Sometimes it is because your marketing is...

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Launching Dustwalker!

Launching Dustwalker!

Dustwalker has been such a fun project. It’s the first game I did a beta test for and I was blown away by how many people volunteered to test it. I...

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Key Art for Dustwalker

Key Art for Dustwalker

Key art has got to be one of the hardest things for me when it comes to game design/marketing. It’s something I have really limited experience in and...

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Dustwalker pics & Beta testing

Dustwalker pics & Beta testing

The updated wizard’s tower Beta testing has been going well. So far beta testers have found several bugs and made numerous suggestions for...

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Dustwalker

Dustwalker

I’ve been mulling over a game idea for several years now about a warlock who has horse familiars and lives in a dust bowl/Mongolian plans like area....

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A year as a gamedev!

A year as a gamedev!

It’s weird to think that it’s been almost a full year since I started. I’ve accomplished so much. I published my first game, sold a few copies. I’ve...

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New Logo

New Logo

This weekend I decided to come up with a new actually proper logo for Gilded Octopus Studios. I have some super cool upcoming business opportunities,...

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A Journey into Video Game Art

A Journey into Video Game Art

Have you ever wondered how someone gets into making art for video games as a freelancer? Well today I have an interview with @IroPagis for you an up...

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Other Minds

Other Minds

Have you ever thought about the fact that you can’t prove that everyone experiences life and consciousness in the same way? It’s a really interesting...

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Millions of Minions

Millions of Minions

I did a quick interview recently with @Mattabulous_ about Millions of Minions. Millions of Minions is a dungeon crawler, in which you must...

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Black Friday Sales

Black Friday Sales

Well this year for black Friday I did a little sale shopping on the unity store. Using the money I’ve… The post Black Friday Sales appeared first on...

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Reviews! EEK!

Reviews! EEK!

So I published a game recently. If you haven’t heard it is called Frost Bite. It’s a snowy rogue like horror game. I’m pretty excited during the...

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