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Steam's New Meta: The Latest Trends in PC Game Marketing

Chris Zukowski  (Creative Director, How To Market A Game)

Location: Room 207, South Hall

Date: Thursday, March 21

Time: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass - Get your pass now!

Topic: Business & Marketing

Format: Session

Vault Recording: Video

Audience Level: All

For indie game developers publishing their games on Steam, a new strategy has emerged that greatly increases their visibility by relying on rapidly created demos, festival and stream coverage, and targeted social posts. This talk outlines how you can learn from these brilliant developers to market your own game.

Takeaway

Attendees will see real-world examples of successful marketing campaigns so that you can see step-by-step how they managed to become successful. Statistics are presented from other indie games so you can get an understanding of what is typical and what is above average. You will come away with actions that you can take to improve your game's marketing.

Intended Audience

This talk is focused on game developers publishing a PC game on Steam. The content applies to brand-new developers working on their first game, developers migrating from mobile and console development to PC, and experienced PC developers who want to stay current with the latest marketing techniques.



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