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Company name

by ... · in General Discussion · 06/27/2006 (8:12 am) · 9 replies

Hi,

I want to make a game(like everyone else here i assume) and was thinking

Do i need a company to publish the game and !!!!do i need to register the name of that company!!!
Same question for the name of the game.

thanks for your help,

Robin
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contakt321
#1
06/27/2006 (8:55 am)
At some point yes, but the first challenge that needs to be tackled is actually designing and developing the game. Many experts will tell you that you first game will suck (which may or may not be true) but the initial challenge will be just completing the thing. You can probably work on figuring out a company name, doing a search to make sure you can legally use it, registering it alongside the development process.

...
#2
06/27/2006 (9:17 am)
The main question is , do i have to register the name of the company (yes) , HOW? just point me in the right direction :)

Associate David Montgomery-Blake
David MontgomeryBlake
#3
06/27/2006 (9:30 am)
I do not know the laws for local, regional, or international distribution in Belguim. Different areas have different laws. But I would strongly recommend working on your game as you research creating your company and trying to discover the in's and out's of it in your area.

contakt321
#4
06/27/2006 (10:35 am)
Yes, you will at some point have to register the name. I am a little rusty on how to do it know, but if you go to the SBA website (Small Business Administration) I am sure they have a guide on it.

Torque Owner Mark
Default Studio Name
#5
06/27/2006 (11:21 am)
For now just create a company name you could care less about.

Monkey Sniff Interactive

Vanilla Bean Software

SuperDuperBerryPooper Games

And then when you get a game under your belt, that's when it's a good idea to get more serious, create your main company name and begin registering your company, trademarks, copyrights logos, etc.

(You would'nt want people to remember your studio name for making such a crappy first game afterall)

Associate David Montgomery-Blake
David MontgomeryBlake
#6
06/27/2006 (12:12 pm)
You also wouldn't want to end up with a "oh, yeah, here's our temp name" and then get stuck with it like Toad the Wet Sprocket.

...
#7
06/27/2006 (1:29 pm)
I looked for an SBA
and registration costs way to much for a starter

Cost Eur 675 (829.98 dollar) for 10 year -> only for Benelux(Belgium,The Netherlands,Luxembourgh)
so everyone else can use it outside these countries (logo , name , everything)

( i also read an article on copyright in US an it said that 'what u make u own' and that should do it for now)


This forum is not EURO friendly lol
Dollar $$$$$
Euro

Torque Owner Stefan Lundmark
#8
06/27/2006 (1:36 pm)
You assumed it would be cheap?

Torque Owner Bryce
Tactical AI Kit
#9
06/27/2006 (4:34 pm)
Choose something that incorporates what you do and what youre good at. I am good with art and graphics so my companies name is Mr. Graphics. For a game name just choose something that hasnt been used before :-) and makes sense. I'm making a kind of team target assassin game called Crosshair. If i called it something like dasquiggleband that would just be retarted.