After the Event with Ash and INDIE | Building Strong Publishing Partnerships
Talkat IndieGameBusiness Deep Dive: Building Strong Publishing Partnerships 2026 · on Wednesday, 2026-05-27·
summary
Clear, specific pitching beats long descriptions: have a 10-, 30- and 60-second pitch, a short deck and a detailed follow-up, condense 10 slides into five for four‑minute speed pitches, and show gameplay second slide. Remove friction—no NDA up front—and give contact and trailer immediately. Publishers perform due diligence (socials, legal, corp records), vet teams, and treat deals as capital deployment; milestone approvals control cashflow. Negotiate marketing commitments, endings, and revenue definitions, and hire a games-savvy attorney (one panel reviewed ~3,000 agreements).
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Welcome
- 1:35Conference overview
- 3:39Pitch deck essentials
- 14:30Publisher due diligence
- 20:34Indie studio management
- 26:35Game production process
- 29:44Publisher relationships
- 39:13Post-deal publisher trust
- 45:09International partnerships
- 50:47Publisher agreements
- 1:01:06Q&A
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