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How do you promote your new game? - riruilo - Aug 19, 2010 03:32 PM
Hi all!
How do you promote your new game?
I have a list of websites, blogs (mac, games) and forums (programming, developmnet, game design) and what I do is just send them a review of my game.
There are other things I could make, for instance sending Promo codes.
I would like to know your ideas.
Thanks.
RE: How do you promote your new game? - Carlos Camacho - Aug 20, 2010 05:17 AM
Why don't you share your list to the benefit of all? I have seen such a list online and noticed iDevGames on it. We often get developers who send in press releases or try to post here, without taking the time to read that this is a forum for game developers. That is a kind of shot gun marketing that I really frown upon. Developers, having worked so hard in making their game, often fall flat on the business and marketing side.
If I were to market my game, I might look for 'influetial' gamers. Perhaps look at who is reviewing games and provide them with copies. I don't have an iPhone but it seems to me, being on the outside, that the 'noise ratio' is getting as high as the days of the Atari VCS. Too many 'Adventures of ET' being thrown out on the market.
Switching gears... I'd like to recommend to all developers other avenues to market their game. Consider our postmortems. You get to talk about your game and link to your site. Our SEO is great and it is a quality link to your site -- take advantage of this. Gamers actually read postmortems too. See here for more info:
http://www.idevgames.com/writers-kit
Consider writing a tutorial based on some aspect of your game. Here too, you are given a chance to talk about your game and some interesting aspect of it. For example, pathing routine. Again, a great source for SEO back to your site.
We also have interviews and they serve as another marketing vehicle for your game and your development studio.
Just today I received an email that mentoned how many referral links we have sent to their site.
Summary: Think outside the box for marketing your games!
p.s. You should have Google Analytics on your site. It is a great way to learn more about your demographics so you can better target your customer.
RE: How do you promote your new game? - riruilo - Aug 21, 2010 12:16 PM
(Aug 20, 2010 05:17 AM)Carlos Camacho Wrote: Why don't you share your list to the benefit of all? I have seen such a list online and noticed iDevGames on it. We often get developers who send in press releases or try to post here, without taking the time to read that this is a forum for game developers. That is a kind of shot gun marketing that I really frown upon. Developers, having worked so hard in making their game, often fall flat on the business and marketing side.
If I were to market my game, I might look for 'influetial' gamers. Perhaps look at who is reviewing games and provide them with copies. I don't have an iPhone but it seems to me, being on the outside, that the 'noise ratio' is getting as high as the days of the Atari VCS. Too many 'Adventures of ET' being thrown out on the market.
Switching gears... I'd like to recommend to all developers other avenues to market their game. Consider our postmortems. You get to talk about your game and link to your site. Our SEO is great and it is a quality link to your site -- take advantage of this. Gamers actually read postmortems too. See here for more info:
http://www.idevgames.com/writers-kit
Consider writing a tutorial based on some aspect of your game. Here too, you are given a chance to talk about your game and some interesting aspect of it. For example, pathing routine. Again, a great source for SEO back to your site.
We also have interviews and they serve as another marketing vehicle for your game and your development studio.
Just today I received an email that mentoned how many referral links we have sent to their site.
Summary: Think outside the box for marketing your games!
p.s. You should have Google Analytics on your site. It is a great way to learn more about your demographics so you can better target your customer.
Yes, I have google analytics.
This is my list, do you have any suggestion?
USA/UK/Australia/Canadá
toucharcade.com
gamesuncovered.com
148apps.com (doodle jump)
appmodo.com
touchmyapps.com
nodpad.com
http://www.slidetoplay.com
http://www.appgamer.net
http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/forum/topic/8773
iphonegamerworld.com
http://kotaku.com/
http://www.gamasutra.com
http://www.reviewmyiphoneapp.com (iBasket)
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/
http://www.appsnews.org/
http://theawesomer.com/ (iShot Machine)
http://www.gizmodo.com/ (diacarta, doodle jump)
http://iphonegamesnetwork.com/ (doodle jump)
http://appspace.com/ (no tengo claro en qué consiste esto pero estaba en la ficha del doodle jump)
http://www.gamepro.com/ (fast & furious game)
http://www.usatoday.com/ (fast & furious game)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ (fast & furious game, sección entertainment)
Spain, webs/blogs/forums Apple, Games, Technology...
http://puntoapple.com/
http://www.applesfera.com/
http://www.xatakamovil.com/
http://www.todopocketpc.com/
iPhone/iPod forums http://www.elotrolado.net.
http://www.doid.org/
http://acuv.webs.upv.es/
http://www.noticias3d.com/
http://www.cosmohispano.com/
http://cosmopolitanchile.blogspot.com/
esferaiphone.com (aquí sorteo de promo codes con review)
actualidadiphone.com
estudioiphone.com
noticias stratos, tiene seccion enviar, buscar similares en paginas
http://www.gizmodo.es (diacarta, doodle jump)
RE: How do you promote your new game? - Michell - Aug 22, 2010 11:31 PM
link blog and social bookmart
RE: How do you promote your new game? - riruilo - Aug 23, 2010 04:08 AM
(Aug 22, 2010 11:31 PM)Michell Wrote: link blog and social bookmart
Don't understand you very well, what do you mean?
Thanks.
RE: How do you promote your new game? - gamer68 - Aug 23, 2010 03:02 PM
You can submit them to mochimedia.com and on the game feed on TalkArcades.com. You can also contact arcade portal owners to ask them to add your game. If your game has nice graphics and is fun to play they will certainly add it.
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RE: How do you promote your new game? - riruilo - Aug 23, 2010 03:07 PM
(Aug 23, 2010 03:02 PM)gamer68 Wrote: You can submit them to mochimedia.com and on the game feed on TalkArcades.com. You can also contact arcade portal owners to ask them to add your game. If your game has nice graphics and is fun to play they will certainly add it.
Thanks for your suggestion. I will do it!
Any other blog/website?
Thanks!
RE: How do you promote your new game? - skyhawk - Aug 26, 2010 03:48 PM
as it seems it was cross-posted, I thought I would link in the other thread so others could get the benefits of another community as well
http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/forum/topic/8850
RE: How do you promote your new game? - riruilo - Aug 26, 2010 05:03 PM
(Aug 26, 2010 03:48 PM)skyhawk Wrote: as it seems it was cross-posted, I thought I would link in the other thread so others could get the benefits of another community as well
http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/forum/topic/8850
Oh my God!
It seems email reminder did not work and I forgot I posted that!
Thanks for the info
RE: How do you promote your new game? - skyhawk - Aug 26, 2010 09:43 PM
I get around =)
RE: How do you promote your new game? - ruletherail - Sep 8, 2010 05:30 AM
There are some site where you can list your Game. Try to Google them and add your game there. Add yourself to games forums and build your reputation there and then you can discuss about your game there.
RE: How do you promote your new game? - riruilo - Sep 8, 2010 06:01 AM
(Sep 8, 2010 05:30 AM)ruletherail Wrote: There are some site where you can list your Game. Try to Google them and add your game there. Add yourself to games forums and build your reputation there and then you can discuss about your game there.
I already got a list using google.
Do you have any other link?
By the way, this is the up-to-date list:
Español.
http://puntoapple.com/
http://www.applesfera.com/
http://www.xatakamovil.com/
http://www.todopocketpc.com/
http://www.elotrolado.net iPhone/iPod forums
http://www.doid.org/
http://acuv.webs.upv.es/
http://www.noticias3d.com/
http://www.cosmohispano.com/
http://cosmopolitanchile.blogspot.com/
esferaiphone.com
actualidadiphone.com
estudioiphone.com
http://www.gizmodo.es
http://www.meristation.com/
http://www.territorimac.com/
http://misioncumplida.wordpress.com
http://www.aplicacionesiphone.com/
http://www.vandal.net/foro/cgi-bin/foro.cgi
http://pixelorama.wordpress.com/
http://www.ipodnoticias.com/
http://www.faq-mac.com/noticias/
http://www.revistaiphoneworld.es/Contacto.aspx
http://www.blogdeapple.com
http://www.juegosdb.com/
http://gameunder.es/contacto/
http://www.players4players.com/portada/
http://www.macvisions.net
http://xcelulares.com
http://mundipad.com
http://www.locuraiphone.net
http://www.blogesfera.com/
http://macuserboricua.com
http://www.fansdeapple.com/portal.php
http://aplicaciones-iphone.com/
http://procrastinando.es/
http://geekeros.com/
http://www.programasiphone.com/
http://www.techmez.com/
http://appleweblog.com/
Inglés.
toucharcade.com
gamesuncovered.com
148apps.com
appmodo.com
touchmyapps.com
nodpad.com
http://www.slidetoplay.com
http://www.appgamer.net
iphonegamerworld.com
http://kotaku.com/
http://www.reviewmyiphoneapp.com
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/
http://www.appsnews.org/
http://theawesomer.com/
http://www.gizmodo.com/
http://iphonegamesnetwork.com/
http://appspace.com/
http://www.gamepro.com/
http://www.usatoday.com/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
mochimedia.com
talkarcades.com
http://www.arcade-portal.com/
http://www.touchgen.net/contact-us
http://4thegirlgamers.blogspot.com
http://igamestop.com/
http://www.eurogamer.net
http://www.destructoid.com/
http://www.appsafari.com/submit/
http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/contact/
http://www.allaboutiphone.net/contact/reviews/
http://www.appcraver.com/contact/
http://www.appstoreapps.com
http://www.apptism.com/feature
http://www.appvee.com/dev_contact.php
http://www.appversity.com/developers/
http://fingergaming.com/contact/
http://gaygamer.net
http://www.product-reviews.net
http://appcomments.com
http://www.bestiphoneappmatic.com/
http://press-releases.techwhack.com
http://appez.de/
http://www.helium.com/
http://www.1888freeonlinegames.com/iphonegames/
http://www.appstorehq.com/
http://www.gamefaqs.com/
http://www.kosmix.com/
http://www.iphoneappfreelancer.com/
http://www.seekopia.com/
http://www.mobilegamefaqs.com/index.php
http://appshopper.com/
http://www.dailycupofapps.com/
http://www.iappphone.com/
Submission Sites.
http://www.amaranthia.com/modules/liaise/?form_id=9
https://www.mochimedia.com/community/forum/topic/add-your-game
http://www.asronlinegames.com/game-links.html
http://www.2dgames.eu/help.html
http://www.hungrysoftware.com/#/tools/sludge/sites/index.cgi?type=gam&new=1
http://pickupultimate.com/game/add
RE: How do you promote your new game? - Brawnydt - Sep 8, 2010 08:57 AM
The postmortem idea is great, and I'll be taking you up on that once we get our game published Carlos! I was just about to post my list of sites, but I see we've got a way more comprehensive list here!
I agree with thinking outside the box when promoting a game. I have even looked into getting small action figures or statues made of characters in my game and sending them to the big sites to stand out from the crowd. Also, consider offering a site like toucharcade.com an exclusive preview with exclusive assets, as well as letting them play your game via ad hoc distribution before it actually comes out if your game is good enough. They like things like that make you stand out above the rest of the herd.
RE: How do you promote your new game? - ruletherail - Sep 13, 2010 10:08 PM
I found some of these game Submission Sites.
http://www.amaranthia.com/modules/liaise/?form_id=9
https://www.mochimedia.com/community/forum/topic/add-your-game
http://www.asronlinegames.com/game-links.html
http://www.2dgames.eu/help.html
http://www.hungrysoftware.com/#/tools/sludge/sites/index.cgi?type=gam&new=1
http://pickupultimate.com/game/add
RE: How do you promote your new game? - riruilo - Sep 14, 2010 03:37 AM
(Sep 13, 2010 10:08 PM)ruletherail Wrote: I found some of these game Submission Sites.
http://www.amaranthia.com/modules/liaise/?form_id=9
https://www.mochimedia.com/community/forum/topic/add-your-game
http://www.asronlinegames.com/game-links.html
http://www.2dgames.eu/help.html
http://www.hungrysoftware.com/#/tools/sludge/sites/index.cgi?type=gam&new=1
http://pickupultimate.com/game/add
Thanks, I copy them to the main list.