Why Are There So Many Remastered Games?

The last few years have seen a fair share of remasters and rereleases of games. To name just a few, Demon Souls (the launch title for PS5), neo-Persona trilogy (3, 4 and 5) or even Quake 2 have all re-entered the market and are (for the most part) available for a wide variety of gamingContinue reading “Why Are There So Many Remastered Games?”

What Would Pikmin Series Need To Sell Well?

Pikmin is an odd series. Long story short, you, represented by Olimar – a spaceship captain –  need to steer sentient aliens that seem a bit like radishes (yeah) through a series of maps. It’s a combination of a strategy and a puzzle game. The first Pikmin game was released on the Gamecube in 2001Continue reading “What Would Pikmin Series Need To Sell Well?”

How To Make Your Game Easy To Port?

The more, the merrier. At least when it comes to sales in the industry. One of the basic ways of expanding to broader audiences and selling more copies is to create a port of your title. After all, it means expanding to new markets and allowing thousands of people to give your creation a shot.Continue reading “How To Make Your Game Easy To Port?”

2 Methods of Increasing the Review Score of Your Game

Good reviews, whether as a part of a PR push or an effort to get a better KPI (yup, some companies use the Metsacore rating as one), are quite important in the industry. After all, they can greatly influence the sales of your title. In this article I’ll showcase two ways of securing a betterContinue reading “2 Methods of Increasing the Review Score of Your Game”

Is Selling RPG Maker Games Hard?

RPG Maker is an awesome engine. Some cult titles like OFF, LISA: The Painful, To The Moon, Peret Em Heru, Ara Fell or Fear & Hunger 1 and 2 were made. It’s well known since the 90s when it was first released in Japan. Its purpose was to grant the possibility for all people toContinue reading “Is Selling RPG Maker Games Hard?”

Career Path for Community and Social Media Managers in Gaming

I recall that one of the reasons for me quitting one of my jobs was a lack of a career path for a social media and community management specialist. There were of course plenty of other factors, but this was probably the biggest one. Thinking of it, it’s not a huge surprise, really. The jobContinue reading “Career Path for Community and Social Media Managers in Gaming”

5 Trends for Video Games Marketing and Gaming Market in 2023

‘Tis the time of year when lists of expected trends for conducting your marketing arrive and make, more or less, educated guesses about what to pay attention to, take under consideration while revising your comms strategy, and also what to avoid in 2023. As we can’t predict the future, here are some of my typesContinue reading “5 Trends for Video Games Marketing and Gaming Market in 2023”

Why Diablo Immortal and Blizzard ultimately won (+YT AUDIO/VIDEO VERSION)

Blizzard hasn’t had the best few years. While the company can list some successes, such as the decently perceived Overwatch 2 tests and the launch of the legacy version of World of Warcraft, in recent times, it’s not considered to be in its heyday. The massive harassment scandal that surfaced last year, oddly political andContinue reading “Why Diablo Immortal and Blizzard ultimately won (+YT AUDIO/VIDEO VERSION)”