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marketing a game

by Gary Roberson · in Game Design and Creative Issues · 12/17/2009 (7:20 pm) · 2 replies

Those of you that have completed a game, have you used services such as:
Direct2Drive
Ebay
Facebook
Etc.
to sell a game!

how successful were you?

Are there any services that I left out? Not including ShareIt or Paypal?
I imagine that you use your own website for these services?
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Torque 3D Owner D.L.
#1
12/17/2009 (8:21 pm)
You might want to add Steam and Impulse to that list. I have not personally negotiated deals with them so I couldn't tell you what their terms are. These are more of a point of sale than a marketing solution... same with Direct2Drive.

As for marketing a game, well that's a bit more complicated. Viral marketing (word of mouth over the internet - YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, etc. tied in with a playable demo and more information on your own website) might work for you, or if you have a larger budget, you could place ads in strategic places.

Another option is to get your work out there and hope a publisher likes it enough to pick it up and market it for you. These are just some ideas and depending on your needs and expectations, some work better than others.

Torque Owner Javier Canon
#2
12/17/2009 (10:33 pm)
exist some program that submit your demo for all shareware websites... i dont remember the name at this time...