https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Cn26BrP6AU-lvIJ9WbyN75nrqbKylWOG8RyLQN9cuJw Last year I’ve created a Game Development Company budget template and received a lot of great feedback. Looks like the game development crowd found it useful. During the investment process, we ask for PnL and some companies struggle to provide it as they do not have a convenient example of…

Let’s talk about future leaders and the next big things in mobile games! My top ten bets: 1) Co-creation and UGC: creative spaces, games as toys with freedom of self-expression, shared experiences, virtual chat rooms 2.0 (Roblox, Avaken Life, Second Life, AnimalJam) 2) Arcade Racing with extended meta (Mario Kart…

Ever wondered what could that mean and what is my job exactly? Read on, and if you think — OH-MY-GOD that’s what I could do — drop me a line to ilya [at] mrgv.com. We want you on board! Executive Producer at Mail.ru Games Ventures is responsible for a full…

One of the members of my Game Business Channel (RU) (https://t.me/gamebizhub) asked the community: how many people I need to create a game and how to calculate how much would it cost? So here is the draft of the studio budget you can use for rough calculations. PS. Do not pay attention to numbers. That is the example of calculations, not a reference for a compensation level. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FpZ2QoxSEHATaOdsg6iNjnqvUgF-aYoDcYQI4GjVt5w

During my two years in MRGV, I saw thousands of Game Companies Pitch Decks, Pitch mails, Pitch audio-messages, Pitch notes, and even beach pitches. I realized that there is no framework for that. So, I’ve created a PERFECT FUNDING PITCH DECK for a game company and welcome you to use…

Hello Everyone, My name is Ilya Eremeev, I’m a creative producer at Game Insight. From time to time fellow developers ask me to take a look at their concept or a game and it is a common case that a team has no idea about their target audience and current…

How to hire Game Designers? NB! This article was written in 2014 when I was working in A-Steroids — mid-sized mobile games studio. Processes in my current company — Game Insight are different, but I still believe that those principles can be useful for small-to medium size studios. Hey there…

Hey there, you are listening the “speck that is in your brother’s eye” show. This time we will take a look into the eye of the Warhammer 40000: Space Wolf by Herocraft. Let’s start from the fact that that it’s the one of the biggest games of the 2014 in…

Free-2-play games are known as a “games as a service”, but often that means only their monetization and operation model — regular updates and a continuous production throughout the entire product life. I believe, that “service” is a much more extensive concept that includes a full range of entertainment. An…