Have you ever said this phrase? I have. In fact I took it to that extra step to actually start one. But enough about me, just what do you have to do to start a game development company.
Well first you should understand why you want to be in game development. If your answer has anything to do with money I'm going to bean you with a sack of potatoes. Once you have figured out why you want to, write it down on a piece of paper. This will remind you a year from now when you question yourself.
Now that you know why you want to start a game development business you can start to take steps to making it a reality. The steps I am giving are merely a guideline and not a road map.
Team up with others
I can't stress enough how important this is. Find other individuals who are interested in making games and start working together. If you can create a game with these people then you are quickly on your way to being successful. This will help you figure out how to function as a team and whether you can produce results or not. Make sure to define leaders before a project starts and have them hold people accountable.
If you can't find people in your area to develop games then reach out online. In college I started working on a game mod for Half-Life with a group of others and it was a great learning experience for me. I also couldn't find artists in my area so I found someone online and we eventually created Frozen Orange.
The other reason I stress this point is that it helps keep you motivated. There are times when you are going to get discouraged and without other people to motivate you the project may just get dropped. Always praise team members when they are doing a good job because you are their motivator as well.
Find your niche
As a start up developer you need to find what your niche is. Guitar Hero was originally developed by a company that loved music and games and decided to merge the two together. Imagine if someone else would have created Guitar Hero. The music game genre would still be dead and truthfully I think co-op games would not be what they are becoming now.
The easiest way to find your niche is to talk among your team members. If that's just you than it should be pretty easy. Talk about what you love to do and share your background with the team and ask for everyone to do the same. Once everyone is done you should start to see some similarities in interests and experience. Uses those to fuel your game inspiration and design.
Good luck on your journey and I hope you find this information helpful.