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11/5/2026

Making Games

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This month we’re putting a team together. We talk about commissioning work, hiring artists, and what it’s like to be on either side of a freelance brief. There’s finding the right people, figuring out what to pay them, and deciding how much room to leave for their own ideas.

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Commission Accomplished

Making Games

More episodes from "Making Games"

Commission Accomplished

Funded by the Crowd

Business Time

Print happens

Moving boxes

Where do games come from