Why is a game studio publishing a magazine?

In the last weeks we were a little bit distant from social media. At this moment Glyptodon Game Studio is working on almost dozen games in different levels of development. Additionally, we are preparing the next number of Glyptodon Magazine (a special edition with many interesting contents).

A while ago a follower asked us “why is a game studio publishing a magazine?”

Well, we can thinking about three main reasons

A magazine is a good way to develop ideas

We like to use twitter and other platforms, but we need to be honest: it has been a long time social media hasn’t worked to develop a constructive debate.

The format (a few number of characters), the velocity of arguing, and the sense of urgency created a good platform to produce memes and catchphrases.

To develop a complex idea or argument, you need time to reflect, calm to study good references and some silence to be able to elaborate on the question. 

We can test future projects

In the two previous numbers of Glyptodon Magazine we published promo material for Paper Dungeons. To the players, this material is a gift to expand the original gameplay.

To us the promo material is a means to try new rules for expansions, test material that cannot be placed in the original game, and maybe explore PnP games based on our trademarks.

Magazines are perfect for Interviews!!! 

Most of the time, creating board games is a solitary job. This is a shame: many game designers, artists and developers are fascinating people and have lots of ideas about games, culture and art.

Because of that, Glyptodon Magazine always brings space to people to talk about the game market, creativity, strategic development, art and education.

Doing a magazine like this takes lots of work, but we believe that the end result contributes a lot to the development of our team and the market in general.