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*[https://trello.com/b/zK32rcqN/global-games-industry-guide-virtual-events-calendar Global Games Industry Virtual Events Calendar] - a Trello board compiled by [https://twitter.com/liamtwose Liam Twose] of online games industry events.
 
*[https://trello.com/b/zK32rcqN/global-games-industry-guide-virtual-events-calendar Global Games Industry Virtual Events Calendar] - a Trello board compiled by [https://twitter.com/liamtwose Liam Twose] of online games industry events.
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*[https://www.gameconfguide.com/ Games Conference Guide] - A filterable list of game developers and games industry events, conferences, trade shows and summits worldwide.
  
 
*[https://gamesopportunities.curated.co/ Games Opportunities] - a free newsletter for opportunties in the UK games sector, curated by [https://twitter.com/ScottishColin Colin Macdonald].
 
*[https://gamesopportunities.curated.co/ Games Opportunities] - a free newsletter for opportunties in the UK games sector, curated by [https://twitter.com/ScottishColin Colin Macdonald].
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*[https://www.notion.so/Pitch-Decks-f56e38c13fe6417f8379859e74367e1a Video Game Pitch Decks] - A collection of pitch presentations from game creators around the world and the outcomes of each sample, curated by [https://twitter.com/EvvaKarr Evva Karr].
 
*[https://www.notion.so/Pitch-Decks-f56e38c13fe6417f8379859e74367e1a Video Game Pitch Decks] - A collection of pitch presentations from game creators around the world and the outcomes of each sample, curated by [https://twitter.com/EvvaKarr Evva Karr].
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*[http://www.fundamentally.games/knowledge-base/templates/ Fundamentally Games' Templates] - Developer-friendly templates for pitching, marketing planning, LiveOps and business strategy.
  
 
== Game Development Resources ==
 
== Game Development Resources ==

Latest revision as of 10:31, 25 August 2021

Business Guides

  • NCSC's Guide to Cyber Security - Guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre on how organisations can protect themselves in cyberspace, including the 10 steps to cyber security.

Business Resources

  • presskit() - Rami Ismail's presskit template for game studios
  • toolkit() - Presskit, contract and media distribution tools from Vlambeer.
  • Games Conference Guide - A filterable list of game developers and games industry events, conferences, trade shows and summits worldwide.

Pitching to Publishers

  • Raw Fury's Developer Resources - an archive of helpful templates, including a publishing agreement, pitch deck template, mutual NDA and financial scenario planner.
  • Chucklefish's Pitching Guide - Practical advice on how best to approach publishers and an example pitch deck, from indie publisher Chucklefish.

Game Development Resources

  • Learn Unity - how to get started programming in one of the most popular game engines
  • GDC Vault - a library of videos from panels at the annual Game Developers Conference, with advice on game design and development
  • Free for Dev - a list of software "as a service" (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, etc.) and other offerings with a focus towards infrastructure / ops, that have free tiers for developers
  • Game Maker's Toolkit - a youtube channel deep diving into game design, level design, and game production
  • Magic Tools - a long list of tools, resources, assets and software for game development

Community

  • PitchYaGame - a Twitter initiative to help promote indie developers

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