Thursday, May 9, 2002
Pay-per-play games, and make $1,000
Posted by Andy Sjostrom in "SOFTWARE" @ 10:12 AM
http://overloaded.pocketmatrix.com/
I don't really know how to categorize this post... It can be both "SOFTWARE", and "DEVELOPER". I got a mail from Jacco Bikker, member of the Overloaded Games team. Overloaded Games are ramping up a pay-per-play initiative and they are looking for game developers in search of dough:
"The games division of Overloaded is creating games that will be played on a pay-per-play basis. This means that users pay for each time they hit the 'start' button; cost of a game is typically 38 eurocents. ... Overloaded games are different, and not just because of the payment method. Overloaded games are connected: You will be able to play against other humans, chat with them, upload your own user levels and compete for real prices. ... This is where you come in. Overloaded is about to release it's game library, the 'Overloaded Game Foundation'. This library is based on EasyCE, the library used for The Nutcracker, Crystal Balls and MeltDown, as well as many other games. ... We invite you to take this library and build games with it. Before we get to the details, let's get to the interesting bit: We pay you $1000 (USD) for each game that you make with our library as soon as it is approved by us. Or, we pay you $500, and you share in the revenues. The latter deal is better for you. But don't trust us, you're welcome to take that $1000 cheque."
I wonder if pay-per-play will take off anytime soon. It will be quite interesting to see if Overloaded Games takes off! Good luck!
I don't really know how to categorize this post... It can be both "SOFTWARE", and "DEVELOPER". I got a mail from Jacco Bikker, member of the Overloaded Games team. Overloaded Games are ramping up a pay-per-play initiative and they are looking for game developers in search of dough:
"The games division of Overloaded is creating games that will be played on a pay-per-play basis. This means that users pay for each time they hit the 'start' button; cost of a game is typically 38 eurocents. ... Overloaded games are different, and not just because of the payment method. Overloaded games are connected: You will be able to play against other humans, chat with them, upload your own user levels and compete for real prices. ... This is where you come in. Overloaded is about to release it's game library, the 'Overloaded Game Foundation'. This library is based on EasyCE, the library used for The Nutcracker, Crystal Balls and MeltDown, as well as many other games. ... We invite you to take this library and build games with it. Before we get to the details, let's get to the interesting bit: We pay you $1000 (USD) for each game that you make with our library as soon as it is approved by us. Or, we pay you $500, and you share in the revenues. The latter deal is better for you. But don't trust us, you're welcome to take that $1000 cheque."
I wonder if pay-per-play will take off anytime soon. It will be quite interesting to see if Overloaded Games takes off! Good luck!
