[IGDA_indies] TOW: Distribution Platforms

[Corvus Elrod]

Good perspective to be aware of. Thanks Tom.

--
Corvus

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Thomas H. Buscaglia
<thb at gameattorney.com>wrote:


>  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? 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 <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/

>

> --

> Corvus Elrod

> http://about.me/CorvusE

>

>

> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:31 PM, Robert Madsen <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: indies-bounces at igda.org [ <indies-bounces at igda.org>mailto:indies-bounces at igda.org<indies-bounces at igda.org>]

> On Behalf Of Corvus Elrod Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 3:49 PM To:

> 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> 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

>

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