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Robert Boyd's Blog   Expert Blogs

Creator of Zeboyd Games. Lead designer, script writer, and programmer for Breath of Death VII: The Beginning and Cthulhu Saves the World.

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RIP Xbox Live Indie Games  Featured Blogs
Posted by Robert Boyd on Thu, 25 Oct 2012 02:05:00 EDT in Indie, Business/Marketing
A look at last week's Top 20 best selling XBLIG list paints a bleak picture of the Xbox Live Indie Games service.
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The Effect of Short-Term Sales on Quantity Sold - A Case Study on Zeboyd's Deal of the Day  Featured Blogs
Posted by Robert Boyd on Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:54:00 EDT in Business/Marketing
Drop the price by 50% - Increase sales to 12500%!
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A Kickstarter Without a Cause - Class of Heroes 2  Featured Blogs
Posted by Robert Boyd on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:08:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Console/PC
An examination of one of the most ill-conceived kickstarters to date.
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Crowdsourced Hardcore Tactical Shooter (i.e. not everyone is Doublefine)  Featured Blogs
Posted by Robert Boyd on Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:24:00 EST in Business/Marketing
An examination of a high budget Kickstarter fundraiser that doesn't look like it will successfully reach its goal.
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Resources for learning intermediate to advanced 2D graphics resources?  Featured Blogs
Posted by Robert Boyd on Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:08:00 EST in Programming, Indie
Requesting suggestions on how to learn advanced 2D graphics programming.
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So You Want to Be an Indie Game Developer?  Featured Blogs
Posted by Robert Boyd on Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:33:00 EST in Business/Marketing, Indie
Tips for the Aspiring Indie Developer
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Robert Boyd's Comments

Comment In: Is Game Music All It Can Be? [Feature - 11/08/2012 - 12:00]

From your article, it sounds ...

From your article, it sounds like you believe that music in games should be a means to an end enhancing the mood feel of the work as a whole whereas I feel like music in games should be its own reward. I want my players to be excited when they ...

Comment In: Top 5 Problems Faced By Indie Game Developers [Blog - 11/01/2012 - 05:34]

The Indie Games Uprisings don ...

The Indie Games Uprisings don 't require a consideration fee.

Comment In: RIP Xbox Live Indie Games [Blog - 10/25/2012 - 02:05]

You 're misunderstanding me. When ...

You 're misunderstanding me. When I said that BoDVII only made 40k, I wasn 't doing it to complain that we weren 't making enough money from it. 40k for a game that took 6 part-time months of labor 3 months x 2 people is a nice amount, especially considering ...

Comment In: Seminal 80s adventure Shadowgate hopes for Kickstarter comeback [News - 11/08/2012 - 12:06]

The remake will let you ...

The remake will let you choose the 8-bit soundtrack if you want.

Comment In: Mass Effect 3 Wii U developer faced a tough reality [News - 11/08/2012 - 04:08]

I thought this article was ...

I thought this article was going to be about how they 're trying to sell Mass Effect 3 for full price on the WiiU when you can purchase the 360/PS3/PC versions for a pittance these days and how it 's unlikely to do very well on the WiiU as a ...

Comment In: Release This: Skylanders Giants, Medal of Honor: Warfighter debut worldwide [News - 11/08/2012 - 04:16]

You missed one - http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/10/16/frobisher-says-is-free-for-ps-vita-october-23rd/ ...

You missed one - http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/10/16/frobisher-says-is-free-for-ps-vita-october-23rd/

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