Phew, sounds like that was a close one! I'd hate to see Introversion go! Uplink and DEFCON were absolutely brilliant. Looking forward to their new game!
Steam Promotion Saves Introversion From Death
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I really hope that if they have the funds to start re-employing the people they had to let go if they still wanted the job. But well done guys well done
GREAT NEWS!
I already owned the Mac version. But when Steam had a Introversion sale I bought the Win versions, too.
Glad I did!
Introversion are about the most god damn most coolest game developer out there.
And Steam just showed -again- that they with the good guys.
I already owned the Mac version. But when Steam had a Introversion sale I bought the Win versions, too.
Glad I did!
Introversion are about the most god damn most coolest game developer out there.
And Steam just showed -again- that they with the good guys.
There's a reason why that works that way.Sgt. Sykes said:
Brick and mortar locations, especially chains, buy in bulk. The more copies they buy, the lower the price for them. They can use that discount to pad their margin, or later on they can discount the title without taking a loss. Ultimately they might even decide to discount the title even more deeply in order to treat it as a loss leader-- a cut-rate item to attract people into the store, where hopefully they'll buy something else as well that they can make margin on.
Digital storefronts don't work the same way. There's no volume discount from day one because there's no inventory. If there's a volume discount owed, you don't know until you reach the sales target-- again, because there's no inventory.
Most digital storefronts do less volume than brick and mortar counterparts. That affects the price they get, and affects the discount they can offer, which is why only the biggest (like Steam and Amazon) offer significant discounts.
Well yes. Are you sure you understand the idea of economics? If people refuse to sell your product then you lose but if you can convince them to sell it you are saved. There isn't some kind of magical stasis for businesses to exist in where they keep ticking over until they make their money back, EVERY industry is one bad day from collapse but those people in a position to know do everything in their power to make sure the reg'lar folk forget this fact.MaxPowers666 said:
Rather than explain it myself, I'll just link to a recent article [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/experienced-points/7951-Experienced-Points-The-Litigation-Hammer] that was written since it explains things far better than I could summarize.Liquidcathedral said:
Edit: Also, I'm aware that Valve didn't give Introversion any money for development costs and thus wouldn't have been able to sue them, I'm just saying that Valve is one of the few companies in the industry right now who would be interested in offering a sale to help-out another company. After-all, not everyone offers sales [http://www.gametrailers.com/video/episode-122-pach-attack/701335] for digital distribution, so if Introversion's fate were reliant on the XBLA version going on sale, they'd have been toast.
You clearly failed reading comprehension, and I don't really feel like explaining it right now.Liquidcathedral said:
I see. Maybe Ambrosia could move a lot more units if they used Steam just as a Shop.Eumersian said:Yes, I know, I've been playin' Ambrosia since EV Override. I would just prefer the convenience of Steam is all.BloodRed Pixel said:www.ambrosiasw.comEumersian said:
Uplink, Defcon, Darwinia, Multiwinia
All Mac versions here!
Like Nifles did with Saira.
You get a SN and it´s not dependent from Steam, that is: no DRM.
The SN works with the Gamers Gate and Original version, too.
Everybody Wins.