Ryan K. Rigney @pushtotalk.gg · 25/07/2025Obsessed with this Norwegian game Northern Journey. Very strange Half-Life style 1st person adventure. Someone in the Steam reviews said “it’s like a Viking took shrooms and suddenly understood how to make an N64 game.” 060
Ryan K. Rigney @pushtotalk.gg · 28/05/2025Idk if Nintendo's discovery features are bad on purpose but... the incentives are misaligned. Over half of games sold on Switch are 1st party... where Nintendo gets 100% revenue vs. the usual 30% take. Their POV: If they promote other games, they risk selling fewer copies of their own titles. 050
Ryan K. Rigney @pushtotalk.gg · 27/05/2025I have no idea why the Kepler Interactive people are playing so coy about the budget for Expedition 33, but this quote makes me more likely to believe the rumor I heard, which was that it was between $5m–$10m. If true, that'd be incredible, and Kepler/Sandfall ought to share more on their process. 040
Ryan K. Rigney @pushtotalk.gg · 12/01/2025My latest is in the lead story slot on Polygon. I asked four successful indie devs how and where they found their first 1,000 players. Lot of useful marketing tips in this one (link in comments) 140
Ryan K. Rigney @pushtotalk.gg · 11/01/2025got endorsed by my favorite gaming podcast (am screaming, crying, etc) 030
Ryan K. Rigney @pushtotalk.gg · 22/11/2024It's hard to articulate a clear vision for a new video game, but one helpful exercise is to make a publisher pitch deck. In my newsletter this week is the pitch deck for Mars First Logistics, one of the first games to get funded by @outersloth.com. Thanks @ianmaclarty.com for sharing! 141
Ryan K. Rigney @pushtotalk.gg · 21/11/2024Today's my birthday + I started a new job that I'm in love with. Also: @polygon.com republished my essay/interview with @laitue.bsky.social, @ghostcrawler.bsky.social, and Chad Grenier (former game director on Apex Legends). LET'S GOOOOOO 4151
