Midwest Games is introducing Shadow Publishing.
Midwest Games is introducing Shadow Publishing.
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Midwest Games launches shadow publishing support for games

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Midwest Games, which is focused on showcasing indie game talent across the Midwest of the United States and other underrepresented regions, introduced a new service support model, shadow publishing.

Extending the publisher’s expertise into a services model addresses a critical gap in the games market that’s currently underserved—more games are entering the market and fewer traditional publishing deals are available, leaving studios with the daunting task of self-publishing, the company said.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.