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6-FIGURE PUBLISHING DEALS Before Finishing Your Game (a chat with Zhenghua Yang)

21K views · Mar 18, 2022 · Gaming

Comments · 48

  • @thomasbrush · 4 years ago (edited) · pinned

    Thanks for watching! Hope you learned a ton. <br>▶ Want to go full-time as a game dev? Apply for my group coaching program → <a href="https://www.thomasbrush.com/cta">https://www.thomasbrush.com/cta</a><br>► Wishlist Twisted Tower: <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575990/Twisted_Tower/">https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575990/Twisted_Tower/</a>

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  • @DavidWehleGames · 4 years ago

    A absolutely love Z, I&apos;ll never forget being a nervous new game dev at my first PAX in the Indie Megabooth, and he took the time to come up to me and say how much he loved my work, which was humbling and made me feel less nervous. Excited to see Serenity Forge keep growing!

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  • @mahouboy · 4 years ago

    It&apos;s actually pretty interesting seeing the more technical side of the making of a Indie Game

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  • @Shadowstorm5400 · 4 years ago

    This has to be in my top 5 favorite videos that you&apos;ve made thank you so much for the insight! I feel a bit more confident now that once my game is ready to pitch that I&apos;ll also be able to talk to a publisher more competently. Thank you again!

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  • @SebastianPotts-e5v · 4 years ago

    This was a brilliant video thankyou Thomas for hosting it and to Z he seems like a real honest and down to earth guy and his company seem to have a great philosophy that I believe any developer would be happy to partner with.

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  • @Maj87 · 4 years ago

    Thank you Thomas and Z for the total honesty, transparency and valuable information. And providing it to us for free. Really appreciated, this will come back to you with bigger rewards.

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  • @Gathrey · 4 years ago

    This is so valuable and insightful, Thomas doing the lords work for game devs haha

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  • @Greninja017 · 3 years ago

    Thank you Thomas and Z this is was very useful for me and everyone watching this

  • @aggoserinn · 4 years ago

    This interview is such a treasure chest!

  • @Alex_Quest · 4 years ago (edited)

    Tom, thank you for this one! Also, I got to see you from a different perspective, and I loved it. It was cool seeing you sitting there with that thoughtful look.<br>Let&apos;s dive deeper. I think people would love to see you open up more; I certainly do. Good luck with Father!

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  • @MikoajBazaczek · 4 years ago

    As a somebody doing game dev on a side, this exchange offered a lot of insight into otherwise mysterious publishing, solo (or small) gamedev world. Talking openly about how you worked together, the budgeting, incentives for all parties and practicalities of making a successful (both from design/artistic and money perspective) is very helpful for anybody looking to enter this market.<br><br>Way more useful than a lot of GDC talks, thanks a lot for that!

  • @muddasheep · 4 years ago

    This is extremely valuable, thanks a lot for creating this!

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