Hi all - I want to announce my soon-to-launch Flash game startup to this list - I'm looking for game developers and players. The site takes games uploaded by indie developers and puts them into a rich community framework with persistent rewards, metagames, collectible items, chat, etc. Game developers make up to 50% of the revenue we get from rich media ads and microtransactions.
Basically we're building a community around web games. When I say "community", I don't just mean chat and profiles. It's more like turning individual web games into something that have some of the addictive qualities of an MMO. For those of you who play World of Warcraft - what keeps you playing after you get a little bored with the quest that you're working on? I think it's things like this: - you are about to level up - you are about to earn some rare item - your friend is coming online in a minute and you said you'd quest with them Basically it boils down to: you've got goals that go beyond a single play session, and you're online so everyone you play with can see/admire your progress. We have analogues for all of those rewards. So what we're creating is a game portal with: - chat - profiles - challenges and collectible items - microtransactions for premium features - leagues - loyalty points for rating games, suggesting features, etc - rich media ads As I said, we're making money off rich media ads and splitting that. We're also opening up the microtransaction API so developers can charge for premium content in their own games (extra levels, gameplay modes, etc) -- we'll take a much smaller cut of that revenue. We're launching a private alpha version in a couple of weeks - if you're interested in participating you can email me. Preference will be given to those who have games to upload! Initially, our usage will be low so the revenue share won't be significant - to make up for that we'll be having cash prizes for Game of the Week and Game of the Month. Also, we're hiring developers to help us make our own games, as well as extend the API feature set. The first game we're making is a collectible card game, played online - you win the cards by completing challenges in user-uploaded games. Jim Greer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Company: http://kongregate.com Blog: http://jimonwebgames.com home: 159 Dolores #4, SF CA 94103 work: 430 Fillmore Suite A, SF CA 94117 _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
