indie games

Stop Giving Away Your Game to Scammers - Video Game Influencer Strategy

Stop Giving Away Your Game to Scammers - Video Game Influencer Strategy

Influencer marketing campaigns are a huge part of video games marketing in 2024 but how do we run an effective influencer marketing campaign without firing endless keys out into the void in the hopes of gaining traction?

Opportunities in The 2024 Video Games Industry

Opportunities in The 2024 Video Games Industry

Most of us thought that what happened in 2023 wouldn’t carry over to 2024, but it seems we’re not quite out of the woods just yet. According to Kotaku, over 6000 industry professionals have lost their jobs so far this year, a trend that seemingly is yet to abate. There are however some positives to be learned from these otherwise negative circumstances.

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.

The Call of The Side-Hustle

The Call of The Side-Hustle

In today’s world to save a little extra cash, widen our skills, or simply to work towards a professional goal, it’s common to see folks working multiple jobs. This article will cover how the Acorn team balances their workloads with their hugely important me-time.

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.

When Should I Post to Social Media? - 2022 Guide.

When Should I Post to Social Media? - 2022 Guide.

Scheduling social media content is tricky. Each audience is unique and with variations in timezones and audience behaviours, it’s hard to know when to send out your best posts. Nobody wants to work for hours on a beautiful piece of artwork or an incredible video, only for it to be ignored. Of course, social algorithms come into play when determining the ‘affinity’ between your account and its followers (maybe we’ll share some more on this, some time soon!), but getting the timing right can make the world of difference.

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.