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World of Warcraft housing expert recreates The Burning Crusade's iconic login screen on their in-game PC
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In my mind’s eye, I can perfectly picture the cinematic where Sylvanas Windrunner burns Teldrassil in Battle for Azeroth. It’s…
"Entire nations will hate you": Steam expert warns devs to use good regional pricing and localization if they don't want Silksong-style review bombs
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Depending on where you live in the world, you’re bound to see different prices for games than you would do…
"Unless you're Nintendo," developers should never price games over $70, expert says, even though pricey Steam games usually make more money
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$70 has become the video game industry’s new standard premium price, which both I and my credit card bill find…
Slay the Spire 2 review bomb didn't actually affect sales that much, Steam expert says, even though "in any other case you would say this game is dead"
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Comfortably one of the biggest hits of the year so far, Slay the Spire 2 launched to a massive spike…
Steam's new "golden age" is special because so many genres are popping off at once, indie expert says: "It's almost like the player base was drinking and their inhibitions lowered"
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Steam researcher, marketing consultant, and indie game advisor Chris Zukowski has been talking about a new “golden age” of indie…
"Gabe cannot buy yachts with wishlists": Steam expert begs devs to make the most of their hit games, because to Valve "you're like a little goblin that has a magical power to turn straw into gold"
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Steam expert and indie game advisor Chris Zukowski returned to GDC this month to pry open the wall of Valve’s…
Steam expert advises devs stick to the "Little League" section of idle games and friendslop before attempting anything like Binding of Isaac or Mewgenics: "Then you can make your dream"
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“Friendslop” and its low-stakes companion idle games graciously form the official Steam Little Leagues, says How To Market A Game…
A terrifying 20,282 games were released on Steam in 2025, and just 608 managed to get 1,000 reviews, expert finds: "We might be in a bit of an indie golden age"
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Annual game releases on Steam reached 20,282 in 2025, according to analysis from indie dev and marketing expert Chris Zukowski,…