# Game Marketing Intel Welcome to Game Marketing Intel, where we give practical marketing insights and resources for indie game developers. Learn how to confidently market and ship successful 6 month games 馃幃 Page: Feed: --- ## [How long is too long to spend on your indie game?](https://gamemarketing.substack.com/p/how-long-is-too-long-to-spend-on-6e0) _2026-07-19 路 Cole_ Why it's better to focus on small games [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207615231/9e52d47d2adbda19341dcd5eb7127c8a.mp3) ## [How long is too long to spend on your indie game?](https://gamemarketing.substack.com/p/how-long-is-too-long-to-spend-on) _2026-07-15 路 Cole_ Why it's better to focus on small games ## [What actually predicts Next Fest success?](https://gamemarketing.substack.com/p/what-actually-predicts-next-fest) _2026-07-03 路 Cole_ CCU may be the biggest indicator [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204946446/729e7706c9a8a79fca2bc13feef01334.mp3) ## [What actually predicts Next Fest success?](https://gamemarketing.substack.com/p/heres-what-actually-predicts-next) _2026-06-30 路 Cole_ CCU may be the biggest indicator ## [How many of the 4,000+ games in Next Fest are you actually competing with?](https://gamemarketing.substack.com/p/how-many-of-the-4000-games-in-next-fe3) _2026-06-19 路 Cole_ It may be less than 1% [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/202659850/8109577ad80dbcdac010998c15eb9a24.mp3) ## [How many of the 4,000+ games in Next Fest are you actually competing with?](https://gamemarketing.substack.com/p/how-many-of-the-4000-games-in-next) _2026-06-16 路 Cole_ It may be as little as 1% ## [Steam completely changed Popular Upcoming - here's what you need to know](https://gamemarketing.substack.com/p/steam-completely-changed-popular) _2026-06-10 路 Cole_ It might actually be good news [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201347046/e01021f85d9d11914c19fcebcd6be5c1.mp3) ## [Steam completely changed Popular Upcoming - here's what you need to know](https://gamemarketing.substack.com/p/steam-just-released-an-update-that) _2026-06-09 路 Cole_ But could it be for the better? ## [Should you be in the next Next Fest?](https://gamemarketing.substack.com/p/should-you-be-in-the-next-next-fest-867) _2026-06-03 路 Cole_ How to decide if it's the right time [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200482018/760f7e96461e5e1900e19113eaf91555.mp3) ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cRDMC8M5xnIQ) _2026-06-03 路 **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [Should you be in the next Next Fest?](https://gamemarketing.substack.com/p/should-you-be-in-the-next-next-fest) _2026-06-02 路 Cole_ How to decide if it's the right time