The 2025 Reality of the Indie: Interview with Alx Preston (Heartmachine228)

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Devoted Talks

Devoted Studios

35 episodes

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Devoted Talks is a podcast series hosted by Ninel Anderson. We talk with the industry's top voices to share their knowledge and insight and help artists grow. Let’s get real!

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Devoted Talks is a podcast series hosted by Ninel Anderson. We talk with the industry's top voices to share their knowledge and insight and help artists grow. Let’s get real!

Video Games

Leisure

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The 2025 Reality of the Indie: Interview with Alx Preston (Heartmachine228) | SpeakIndie #2

Devoted Talks

1 hour 29 minutes 43 seconds

7 months ago

The 2025 Reality of the Indie: Interview with Alx Preston (Heartmachine228) | SpeakIndie #2

We’re shaking things up with our second in-person SpeakEasy episode - SpeakIndie. Ninel Anderson came to visit the Heart Machine studio and talked with Alx Preston, the studio's CEO.

We filmed this interview in October 2024 but couldn’t release it earlier for some reason. A lot of things have happened since then. Heart Light Breaker was released in early access, Heart Machine suffered layoffs, Alx started a new campaign on Patreon, and much more. So all this stuff is not discussed here. However, the interview covers tons of resonating topics about our industry that shouldn’t remain silent:▶️ How to start and maintain the Kickstarter campaign▶️ How to communicate with publishers▶️ What is the current situation in the industry▶️ How to plan the budget for the project▶️ How to produce a game in the brand new genreIt’s personal, it’s insightful, and yes, it’s a lot of insights.

Watch the video version of the interview:https://youtu.be/xP71U7EZPhM 🔗 Follow us on Social Media: 🎨 Artstation: https://www.artstation.com/devoted-studios 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/devotedstudios 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/devotedstudios 🐦 Twitter: https://x.com/devotedstudios_ 💬Discord: https://discord.gg/6x46SWhC 💻 Visit the website: https://www.devotedstudios.com The Heart Machine official site: https://www.heartmachine.com/ Hyper Light Breaker on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1534840/Hyper_Light_Breaker/ Alx Preston on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alx-preston-a6729262/#GamingIndustry #GameDevelopment #HeartMachine #AlxPreston #IndieGameDeveloper #SpeakEasyPodcast #SpeakIndie #GameDevelopment #DevotedStudios