From Startup to Beloved: Building Your Studios Reputation

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Nightdive grows from three to forty employees by turning nostalgia into business: a $1.35M Kickstarter funds a System Shock remake that shifts from Unity to Unreal, balloons into a seven-year project with over $5M spent, and still ships a 2023 PC release and award‑winning 2024 console ports. Reputation hinges on constant outreach — 108 updates to backers, active community management, and running profitable remasters on the proprietary KEX engine to fund risky long‑term work while maintaining transparency and integrity.

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1. 0:00Intro
2. 1:51Why is it relevant
3. 7:18What happened
4. 9:33Success
5. 10:50Communication
6. 13:35Remake Success
7. 15:32Building Your Own Reputation
8. 16:43Social Media
9. 20:02Example
10. 21:38What NOT to do
11. 23:45Takeaways
12. 29:10Reaching the widest audience possible
13. 30:20Be well informed
14. 31:44Integrity
15. 32:14Fooling
16. 33:02My Personal Brand
17. 36:00IGDA
18. 37:03ATT
19. 37:40Questions
20. 41:28Is Pack Pax better than GDC
21. 45:04Dans Statement
22. 47:54Steam
23. 49:50Building a Brand
24. 52:04Think of the Future
25. 53:34Lists Matter
26. 56:12Handling Negative News
27. 57:09History of Success
28. 58:16Should I Take It Down
29. 58:56Developer Diaries
30. 59:46We Failed