[casual_games] _ BangOutGames

[Gorm Lai]

Thanks for you answer guys,

My thought when I saw the offer was that a little money upfront, is better
than no money upfront. Of course, this only makes sense if the sales
channels are really good, as they also get the 3 year exclusivity deal. 

The kongregate offer seems better, and much more visionary. Also, just by
the fact that they seem to be steering away from Bejewelled and Diner Dash
clones... However, the 1 year exclusivity that Kongregate requires also
seems like a lot, unless the money they offer can fund the entire production
or they have a really good sales channel.

Cheers,
Gorm


-----Original Message-----
From: casual_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org]
On Behalf Of javier at sabarasa.com
Sent: 03 October 2007 17:54
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Subject: Re: [casual_games] _ BangOutGames



-----Original Message-----
From: Lennard <Lennard at RustyAxe.com>

Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:47:41 
To:IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List <casual_games at igda.org>
Subject: Re: [casual_games] BangOutGames


That's 52K per year if you get green lit while every current project is 
in progress and you hit all milestones, delivery dates, etc..   Since 
most of us left AAA salaries at >52K to not be living that kind of life...

Lennard Feddersen
CEO, Rusty Axe Games, Inc.
www.RustyAxe.com

Lennard at RustyAxe.com
P. 250-635-7623 F. 1-309-422-2466
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5014 Walsh, Terrace, BC, Canada, V8G-4H2



Tim Turner wrote:

> When described as 1k a week it certainly sounds a bit wonky.  But if you

> take a more strategic look it isn't hard to see valid ways they could

arrive

> at that pay schedule.  1.5 million to build a portfolio of games,

strategic

> plan to attack a certain quality/scope in the marketplace, and some MBA

mojo

> that believes a portfolio should have X,Y,Z composition...  Bang!  60k

> budget per title.  Wait!  Professional developers won't build games like

> this on that budget?  Unproven amateur teams would do it but the risk is

> pretty high.  Rather than commit to a full development deal- dole out

weekly

> checks to limit our exposure.  Put up a website, ready, set, BANG OUT

GAMES!

>

> Sorry for the stream of consciousness post.  I am on hour 25 of a self

> induced push to hit a milestone...

>

> Luck!

>

>

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

> From: casual_games-bounces at igda.org [mailto:casual_games-bounces at igda.org]

> On Behalf Of Austin Haas

> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 6:14 AM

> To: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List

> Subject: Re: [casual_games] BangOutGames

>

>

> Apologies for replying to myself, but I'd like to submit Kongregate's

offer

> for comparison:

> http://www.kongregate.com/pages/premium

>

> They will fund your game from between $20-100K, for one year of exclusive

> rights. I think anyone would agree that 1 year of exclusivity is a helluva

> lot better for the developer than 3, but what's more important to me is

that

> they are funding you an amount of money based on the scope of the game

that

> you are pitching, not this seemingly arbitrary $1000/wk. 

>

> -austin

>

>   

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