social media community management

2024’s State of The Industry Report by GDC

2024’s State of The Industry Report by GDC

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) published its industry report in 2024. Based on their interviews with over 3000 people, the report offers great insights for game developers including guidance for indie game social media strategy. This blog will summarize all the information into five key takeaways for you.

Social Revolution - Changes Across Twitter and Instagram in 2023

Social Revolution - Changes Across Twitter and Instagram in 2023

Twitter and Instagram are always in a state of upheaval. Successful strategies from twelve months ago no longer provide the same results and game developers are left guessing at what changes to make in order to reach their audience. Social measurement and analytics are a key part of Acorn Games’ social strategy and these changes have provided interesting clues as to the future of the platforms.

GDC’s State of the Industry Report – Lessons for Social Marketers in Indie Games

GDC’s State of the Industry Report – Lessons for Social Marketers in Indie Games

The state of the games industry is always in constant flux, especially now coming off the back of the covid pandemic. Our industry is one that can survive and indeed thrive with teams of people transitioning to working from home, especially across the indie game landscape. This year’s look at the state of the games industry by GDC reveals some interesting facts, and highlights how community focused teams such as Acorn Games are truly quite unique within video games.

Meet the Team - Trading Cards

Meet the Team - Trading Cards

Who makes games? People make games! Acorn is a varied team of incredible individuals all working together to help amplify indie games and bring unique and exciting experiences to new gamers.

We put together a few simple ‘trading cards’ with fun facts from our Acorn marketing team to help you learn a little more about the people behind the posts.

#Halloweendies 2022

#Halloweendies 2022

The evenings are darker, the air more sinister and a low fog has descended across the fractured landscape of the indie gaming world. What better opportunity to venture into the basement, dust off the toolbox and highlight our favourite indies by means of a freaky flashlight under the chin.

Meet the Team - Timezones and Team Play

Meet the Team - Timezones and Team Play

What would you say if I told you Acorn was built from the foundations of a father & son shaving company? “My background has always been in marketing, and I got my big break at 19 working in SEO for the local bed company!” laughs George, owner and Social Media Strategist here at Acorn. “Years later, my dad and I set up a men's shaving/grooming company, but you'd probably not think it, to look at me!” He’s a modest chap, with a passion for helping people and solving problems. And he’s taken that mantra (plus an extra decade of gaming industry knowledge) to create and build Acorn into what it is today.