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[Chris Pasley]

Glad to hear Kongregate's Premium Game program is interesting to you guys.
Brian's right, we're not into the downloadables, but we will fully fund
Flash game development up to $100K.  We're pretty picky, though.  Mainly we
hope to have developers make more money by sharing ad revenue and
microtransactions.  If you haven't read it this explains more:
http://www.kongregate.com/pages/premium.

Also, the exclusivity is for a year, but we don't have a problem with
developers putting the game on a non-competing platform during that time, so
if you wanted to do a DS or XBLA version or something, we're totally cool
with that.  After all, you still own the IP.  Just no other web sites or PC
downloads until after that year is up.

Thanks!

On 10/5/07, Brian Robbins <brian-l at dubane.com> wrote:

>

> > 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.

>

> The concept of a sales channel for Kongregate doesn't exist in the way

> you're thinking of it. Kongregate doesn't do downloadable games, they

> focus entirely on web-based (Flash and Shockwave) content for their

> site. A Premium game developed for them, would presumably be exclusive

> to their site, and I doubt they would even be interested in having a

> downloadable version of it created.

>

> They have a very different model than most other casual game

> companies, and they are figuring out how to attract, and monetize a

> different type of audience.

>

> I definitely think they are worth talking to, but I just wanted to

> make sure everyone understood that their offering is fairly different

> than other casual game companies.

>

>

> --

> Brian Robbins

> Executive Producer and Gaming Evangelist

> Fuel Industries - www.fuelgames.com

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-- 
Chris Pasley
Director of Games
Kongregate.com
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