Comments on: You Should Be Making A Premium Flash Game http://blog.gambrinous.com/2009/10/07/you-should-be-making-a-premium-flash-game/ Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:21:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Zimbu Games http://blog.gambrinous.com/2009/10/07/you-should-be-making-a-premium-flash-game/comment-page-1/#comment-8612 Zimbu Games Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:21:26 +0000 http://blog.gambrinous.com/?p=298#comment-8612 I'm glad you mentioned Mochi! Not only does it pay the developers, but for games site owners, it also pays them (sure it's not much, but if you get good traffic it's usually good enough to cover the costs for the hosting!) One of my friends made a simple 'shoot the stars' game where random stars appear on screen, and from the screen shots he's shown me, he's doing quite well (monetarily wise) I'm glad you mentioned Mochi! Not only does it pay the developers, but for games site owners, it also pays them (sure it's not much, but if you get good traffic it's usually good enough to cover the costs for the hosting!) One of my friends made a simple 'shoot the stars' game where random stars appear on screen, and from the screen shots he's shown me, he's doing quite well (monetarily wise)

]]> By: dave tribbett http://blog.gambrinous.com/2009/10/07/you-should-be-making-a-premium-flash-game/comment-page-1/#comment-7048 dave tribbett Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:05:29 +0000 http://blog.gambrinous.com/?p=298#comment-7048 I agree Flash is a great tool, how about a generic service like <a href="http://tastethecloud.com/content/idea-leaderboardcom" rel="nofollow">this</a> that exposes a generic leaderboard service to small game developers? Flash would be the perfect rendering tool for the idea. I agree Flash is a great tool, how about a generic service like this that exposes a generic leaderboard service to small game developers? Flash would be the perfect rendering tool for the idea.

]]> By: Link Dump: 022510_0516 through 030510_1655 http://blog.gambrinous.com/2009/10/07/you-should-be-making-a-premium-flash-game/comment-page-1/#comment-6771 Link Dump: 022510_0516 through 030510_1655 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:01:54 +0000 http://blog.gambrinous.com/?p=298#comment-6771 [...] You Should Be Making A Premium Flash Game | Gambrinous Blog – [...] [...] You Should Be Making A Premium Flash Game | Gambrinous Blog – [...]

]]> By: The New Ways To Sell Video Games Online « The Jr. Jellybeans Blog http://blog.gambrinous.com/2009/10/07/you-should-be-making-a-premium-flash-game/comment-page-1/#comment-6317 The New Ways To Sell Video Games Online « The Jr. Jellybeans Blog Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:52:24 +0000 http://blog.gambrinous.com/?p=298#comment-6317 [...] but, as it turns out, it isn’t.  They are plenty of articles about this exact subject (like here) so I don’t need to get into [...] [...] but, as it turns out, it isn't.  They are plenty of articles about this exact subject (like here) so I don't need to get into [...]

]]> By: Zombie Outbreak Simulator Wrap Up | Binary Space http://blog.gambrinous.com/2009/10/07/you-should-be-making-a-premium-flash-game/comment-page-1/#comment-6136 Zombie Outbreak Simulator Wrap Up | Binary Space Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:44:11 +0000 http://blog.gambrinous.com/?p=298#comment-6136 [...] you consider the super great article: “You should be making a premium flash game” and games like Fantastic Contraption, we are very keen to try selling our game at some [...] [...] you consider the super great article: "You should be making a premium flash game" and games like Fantastic Contraption, we are very keen to try selling our game at some [...]

]]> By: Colm http://blog.gambrinous.com/2009/10/07/you-should-be-making-a-premium-flash-game/comment-page-1/#comment-3740 Colm Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:04:46 +0000 http://blog.gambrinous.com/?p=298#comment-3740 Cheers for the clarification Daniel. That's actually a much better way of getting a 'Gross eCPM' for persistant games, matching up more closely to the Ad Model games calculation. I'll update the article. Cheers for the clarification Daniel. That's actually a much better way of getting a 'Gross eCPM' for persistant games, matching up more closely to the Ad Model games calculation. I'll update the article.

]]> By: Daniel James http://blog.gambrinous.com/2009/10/07/you-should-be-making-a-premium-flash-game/comment-page-1/#comment-3735 Daniel James Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:56:38 +0000 http://blog.gambrinous.com/?p=298#comment-3735 The Puzzle Pirates numbers you have are not really comparable; only ~10% of landings get to playing PP (download, funnel) and the $1.50 number is representative of an ongoing player population not a cohort of new players. At a guess the lifetime value of 1,000 new players (10,000 landings) is around $2-5,000 lifetime (over many months) so a ~$200-500 eCPM is perhaps a decent-ish comparable. Otherwise good post and I agree. Flash devs should also check out Whirled.com! The Puzzle Pirates numbers you have are not really comparable; only ~10% of landings get to playing PP (download, funnel) and the $1.50 number is representative of an ongoing player population not a cohort of new players. At a guess the lifetime value of 1,000 new players (10,000 landings) is around $2-5,000 lifetime (over many months) so a ~$200-500 eCPM is perhaps a decent-ish comparable.

Otherwise good post and I agree. Flash devs should also check out Whirled.com!

]]> By: NightFlyer Games » What is a short form game worth? http://blog.gambrinous.com/2009/10/07/you-should-be-making-a-premium-flash-game/comment-page-1/#comment-3717 NightFlyer Games » What is a short form game worth? Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:55:47 +0000 http://blog.gambrinous.com/?p=298#comment-3717 [...] as $100 for exclusive rights including source code, and we also know there have been sponsorship deals in excess of $10,000. The total volume of the short form game market is probably larger than it was in the ’80s. [...] [...] as $100 for exclusive rights including source code, and we also know there have been sponsorship deals in excess of $10,000. The total volume of the short form game market is probably larger than it was in the '80s. [...]

]]> By: HB http://blog.gambrinous.com/2009/10/07/you-should-be-making-a-premium-flash-game/comment-page-1/#comment-3714 HB Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:26:34 +0000 http://blog.gambrinous.com/?p=298#comment-3714 Wow, that's a pretty staggering difference. I don't make flash games for a living, but maybe I should ;) Thanks for putting the effort into gathering that data. Wow, that's a pretty staggering difference. I don't make flash games for a living, but maybe I should ;) Thanks for putting the effort into gathering that data.

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