[IGDA_indies] TOW: Distribution Platforms

[Thomas H. Buscaglia]

It is an effort by Zoo Games to profiteer from 
the indie community.  In my opinion, these guys 
are not heros, but pure businessmen who smell an 
opportunity to commercially exploit a market.  I 
personally think that the indie community deserves better.

Tom B

At 09:55 AM 6/21/2011, you wrote:

>Has anyone here worked with, or know someone who 

>has, 

><http://www.indiepubgames.com/>http://www.indiepubgames.com? 

>I know they're about to launch a renewed effort 

>to grab a major slice of the indie market--including Flash games.

>

>--

>Corvus

>

>On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Thomas H. 

>Buscaglia <<mailto:thb at gameattorney.com>thb at gameattorney.com> wrote:

>Indie City looks like a potentially viable 

>alternative.  I especially like thier open 

>access model. Its success will, of course, 

>depend on their ability to execute their 

>plan....should be interesting to watch!

>

>

>At 06:34 AM 6/21/2011, you wrote:

>>Indie Game Mag has an article about a new 

>>distribution channel specifically for indie games, IndieCity:

>>

>><http://www.indiegamemag.com/indie-city-interview/>http://www.indiegamemag.com/indie-city-interview/

>>

>>--

>>Corvus Elrod

>><http://about.me/CorvusE>http://about.me/CorvusE

>>

>>

>>On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:31 PM, Robert Madsen 

>><<mailto:madsen.robert at gmail.com>madsen.robert at gmail.com > wrote:

>I am researching several distribution 

>channels.  The main channel we will be using for 

>our new game is the IdeaSystem, a development 

>platform and distribution system by Idea Fabrik, 

>the Idea Fabrik, makers of the Hero Engine.  We 

>will also be looking at Steam and we have 

>tentative agreements with some other PC 

>distribution partners in the U.S, Europe, and 

>Africa to try to target specific area.

>

>From: 

><mailto:indies-bounces at igda.org>indies-bounces at igda.org 

>[ mailto:indies-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf Of Corvus Elrod

>Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 3:49 PM

>To: <mailto:indies at igda.org>indies at igda.org

>Subject: [IGDA_indies] TOW: Distribution Platforms

>

>I'm launching a Topic of the Week to see if we 

>can keep things hopping on the mailing list and 

>the new FB page ( 

>https://www.facebook.com/IgdaIndies). I've got 

>the first few weeks covered, but will soon be 

>starting another thread asking for suggestions.

>

>This week's question is:

>

>What distribution channels (Steam, Amazon App 

>Store, Kongregate, etc) do you use for your 

>games and why? If you don't use a distribution 

>platform, relying instead on download sales 

>through your own website, tell us why!

>

>--

>Corvus Elrod

>

><http://about.me/CorvusE>http://about.me/CorvusE

>

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>“There’s been this tradition in the [video-game] 

>industry that everybody gets screwed on their 

>first deal,  I'm doing my best to make sure that 

>that becomes a historical anecdote instead of the way we do business.”

>Tom Buscaglia, The Game Attorney - Lawyers Weekly, December 3, 2007.

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“There’s been this tradition in the [video-game] 
industry that everybody gets screwed on their 
first deal,  I'm doing my best to make sure that 
that becomes a historical anecdote instead of the way we do business.”
Tom Buscaglia, The Game Attorney - Lawyers Weekly, December 3, 2007.

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