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A Guide to Improving Your Game’s Steam Page

A Guide to Improving Your Game’s Steam Page

A game’s Steam page is crucial in influencing potential players to wishlist and buy your game. Setting one up can be quite overwhelming, especially to newcomers, due to its many elements. This article will summarize the important points if you’re setting up your first game Steam page.

Is Games Marketing Dead? [Opinion]

Is Games Marketing Dead? [Opinion]

Back in April, Larian Studios’ Publishing Director Michael Douse made a statement that said game marketing is dead. Really? We share our thoughts and advice on how to market your indie game in this ever-changing industry. Listen in!

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.

Announcing Spacepunk Survival

Announcing Spacepunk Survival

We’re thrilled to announce that Acorn will be collaborating with Nejcraft on Spacepunk Survival. Starting in the new year, the Acorn team and Nejcraft will go back-to-back, blasting away hoards of monstrous aliens as they seek to overwhelm our last stronghold, the precious Lapetus Spacestation.

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.

Preparing Content For Gaming Events 101: CitizenCon 2023

Preparing Content For Gaming Events 101: CitizenCon 2023

It’s a well-known fact that the schedules of many game industry professionals will be filled with conferences, expos, or conventions from August until the early months of the following year. Even in September, there were already 10 game events! This might sound overwhelming, especially for indie studios or solo devs who want to establish networks with important game industry figures. With CitizenCon 2023 around the corner, we’ll cover several tips on how to prepare for any game event so no one will feel lost when it's time to attend the event.