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• Learning on the Job
  March 06, 2026 by MVGIE Studios

  Monkey with a Typewriter Like many indie game developers, I grew up playing video games. I didn’t always think I wanted to make video games. Though I knew that it was a discipline one could pursue... Continue reading

  
• Running a Studio: A Game of Hats
  February 27, 2026 by MVGIE Studios#SeriesOne

  When you start an indie studio, or tell people that you’re thinking of starting one, you’ll be told that you ‘need to wear multiple hats’ so often that it becomes more of a cliché than words... Continue reading

  
• An Imposing Syndrome
  February 20, 2026 by MVGIE Studios

  Hey friendly folks, It’s been a minute, but once again it is I, Alex. I’m sure you’ve missed me, but let’s be honest Phillip and Allie have done a fine job of holding court. It’s my turn tod... Continue reading

  
• PLAYER 1: Remote vs PLAYER 2: Office
  February 13, 2026 by MVGIE Studios#SeriesOne

  My game dev experience started in 2020. Like many, I floated through my first year of uni doing group work in Zoom rooms, where people would randomly stop responding, and many classmates felt like wha... Continue reading

  
• Resilience and the Challenge of Feedback
  February 06, 2026 by MVGIE Studios#SeriesOne

  Lessons That Need To Be Felt Around a year and a half after we had started MVGIE, we had perhaps our worst month as a company, and it only got worse from there. We faced three rejections in the same m... Continue reading
• An Office, a Water Bottle, and Crippling Anxiety
  January 30, 2026 by MVGIE Studios#SeriesOne

  You wake up in the middle of the night after a night out drinking too much and realize you’re absolutely parched. You reach for the water bottle on your bedside table and are hit with a horrifying d... Continue reading

  
• Compel and be Compelled
  January 23, 2026 by MVGIE Studios#SeriesOne

  Hi all, this is the producer, Phillip, speaking. My schedule says I have to write a blog post now, so I’ve taken off my programmer cap and put on my producer hat for the occasion. Today, we’re cov... Continue reading
• It’s Dangerous To Go Alone
  January 16, 2026 by MVGIE Studios#SeriesOne

  You’re Stuck With Me… Again. Somewhat ironic that the topic of this weeks vernacular meander is community when you’re once again stuck with me. That’s right folks, it’s Alex. Originally, Phi... Continue reading

  
• Do As We Don’t…
  January 09, 2026 by MVGIE Studios#SeriesOne

  Or Do, it doesn’t really matter. You know what’s really annoying about making video games? There’s no actual concrete ‘how to’ or step-by-step. Sure, there are resources everywhere, universi... Continue reading