Pay What You Want at the IndieGameStand
The IndieGameStand will offer "pay what you want" sales on indie games all day, every day, all the time.
The "pay-what-you-want" deals popularized by the Humble Bundle, Indie Gala and other such game collections are sweet offers indeed. Gamers get to pay whatever price they like for their fun (sometimes there's a minimum, sometimes not) and while cheapskates are inevitable, piles of money are consistently made. The only downside is that these deals come and go fairly quickly, so if the urge for a new indie game strikes during the "gone" phase, you're out of luck.
The IndieGameStand aims to change that situation by offering pay-what-you-want sales all the time. Every four days, a new indie game will be offered to gamers at whatever price they choose to pay, with ten percent of each sale going to a charity of the developer's choice. All games will be DRM-free and downloadable on demand, and those that are eligible will also come with Steam and Desura keys.
Even after a game's four-day sales window has expired, IndieGameStand will maintain information about the game, including links to the developer's website and other digital distributors who carry it on a regular basis. It will also host alpha and beta builds of games in development, provided indie studios a ready-made channel for pre-release testing.
The site is currently accepting submissions from developers interested in having their games featured on the site; more than 50 indies have already signed up. IndieGameStand goes live on September 26, but anyone who creates an account prior to launch will be given a free copy of the "amazing platformer" indiegamestand.com [http://bbg-games.com/].
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The IndieGameStand will offer "pay what you want" sales on indie games all day, every day, all the time.
The "pay-what-you-want" deals popularized by the Humble Bundle, Indie Gala and other such game collections are sweet offers indeed. Gamers get to pay whatever price they like for their fun (sometimes there's a minimum, sometimes not) and while cheapskates are inevitable, piles of money are consistently made. The only downside is that these deals come and go fairly quickly, so if the urge for a new indie game strikes during the "gone" phase, you're out of luck.
The IndieGameStand aims to change that situation by offering pay-what-you-want sales all the time. Every four days, a new indie game will be offered to gamers at whatever price they choose to pay, with ten percent of each sale going to a charity of the developer's choice. All games will be DRM-free and downloadable on demand, and those that are eligible will also come with Steam and Desura keys.
Even after a game's four-day sales window has expired, IndieGameStand will maintain information about the game, including links to the developer's website and other digital distributors who carry it on a regular basis. It will also host alpha and beta builds of games in development, provided indie studios a ready-made channel for pre-release testing.
The site is currently accepting submissions from developers interested in having their games featured on the site; more than 50 indies have already signed up. IndieGameStand goes live on September 26, but anyone who creates an account prior to launch will be given a free copy of the "amazing platformer" indiegamestand.com [http://bbg-games.com/].
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