[casual_games] BangOutGames

[James Terry]

$12K for 12 weeks of game development, according to the FAQ, that is a
payment to the Team Lead, not each member of the team. If you make a new
game at the end of each 12 week period, that's $52k a year, not bad for
1 person. If you have a staff larger than one, or office costs, or
anything, it is definitely not enough to develop a game.

3 year exclusivity is rough, because for a game made on an extremely
tight budget in 12 months, how likely is it going to be actively selling
a ton of copies in 3 years time. They might as well ask for permanent
exclusivity. Not to mention you give them all rights to the source and
assets for them to use however they like. 

Doesn't sound like a good deal unless you are a jack of all trades.

James R. Terry
Yatec Games 
11607 Southfork
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816 
(225) 274-1550 Ext. 104
www.yatecgames.com 
 
 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: casual_games-bounces at igda.org

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> On Behalf Of Austin Haas

> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 7:28 AM

> To: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List

> Subject: Re: [casual_games] BangOutGames

> 

> 

> The FAQ mentions royalties, but doesn't give any indication how much

they

> might be.

> 

> My personal opinion is that it sounds like an incredibly bad deal. We

are

> a very small and lean developer and there is no way we could survive

on

> these terms. I mean, $52K for a game that is supposed to take 12 weeks

to

> develop???

> 

> I've tried to determine a scenario where this might make sense for

> someone, but I can't. Even if there is some multi-talented savant,

> straight out of college, who can do the entire game by himself, he

would

> necessarily have enough talent to do far better than this deal.

> 

> -austin

> 

> --

> Austin Haas

> Pet Tomato, Inc.

> http://pettomato.com