@savvywolf @gamedev That doesn't really serve the purpose these cross promotion methods were devised for. These are meant to help you gather wishlists for your upcoming games, which is supposed to ensure a successful launch by getting you into steam's promotional algorithms (e.g. Popular Upcoming) as quickly as possible.
I agree that most of these techniques are too intrusive from a player perspective, though. I'd add a link in the main menu and heavily discount old games at most π€
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How to cross promote under the new Steam Rules by Chris Zukowski
https://howtomarketagame.com/2024/08/26/how-to-cross-promote-under-the-new-steam-rules/
Submissiones open: NOVELASIA - SEA Visual Novel Showcase 2024
NOVELASIA is an upcoming event on YouTube celebrating visual novel games developed in Southeast Asia!
If you are a SEA-based VN-dev, you can find more info and submission forms here:
https://southeast-asia-game.fandom.com/wiki/NOVELASIA/_-/_SEA/_Visual/_Novel/_Showcase/_2024
The deadline for submissions is on Sunday, 22th September 2024.
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New Ren'Py Extension guiManipulate allows you to adjust the position of screens in-game
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@Boomkop3 Yeah I guess π€ I wish they could provide an optional image-button UI for the socials widgets so theyre easier to see at least..
Chris also wrote that his next blog post will be about alternative strategies to cross-promote games. I'm curious what he'll come up with
[Blog] Valve just took away a valuable visibility tool
Blog post by Chris Zukowski (How to Market A Game)
https://howtomarketagame.com/2024/08/21/valve-just-took-away-a-valuable-visibility-tool/
@cevn I'm happy that they could go all out with the CGI this time around but I didn't agree with the art direction and some of the characterization. Reinhard and Kircheis' designs I especially dislike, where are their luscious locks... they look like run-of-the-mill ikemen now :BlobhajSadReach: And since they decided to continue the plot with a movie series I kind of lost track of it
The last 100+ episodes anime I've watched must've been all of the original Legend of The Galactic Heroes! It's a classic :blobcatcoffee:
Apart from that, Hunter x Hunter and Naruto
Draknek just announced their "New Voices Puzzle Grant" for 2024!
It's a USD$15,000 grant for developers from traditionally underrepresented groups who are working on puzzle games!
Includes 1-on-1 mentorship and super flexible terms when it comes to how the money is used.
Deadline is October 7th 2024.
More info in the link here: https://grants.draknek.org
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The Melbourne Queer Games 2024 Festival is open for submissions until August 23, 2024
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The Melbourne Queer Games 2024 Festival is open for submissions until August 23, 2024
There are no geographical restrictions regarding the submissions. Queer games from all over the world are eligible, and entry is free!
@Drusenija pls squeenix....my crops are withering and ravens are eating my mustard seeds...just a few more glamour plates π₯Ί
@Drusenija @Berin Your glam is really cute!! I really dread cleaning out my inventory π« I plan to play picto so, i should prepare some gear as well..
@ffxiv Also story-wise, Yoshi-P recommends to take a look at the Alliance raids and the convocation... π
@ffxiv My takeaways so far:
- Chat bubbles are on the way!
- 2-Dye channels look pretty good
- Yoshi-P mentioned multiple times that they want to get more experimental with mechanics again, and I can't wait to see what they'll come up with!
- I'm still unsure if I'll like PCT or not - the paint mechanic looks kind of annoying to use with the cast-time, still gonna try it though
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@Kelly @gamedev Chris went through the numbers in this blog post and the one before and apparently, yeah.
https://howtomarketagame.com/2024/08/21/valve-just-took-away-a-valuable-visibility-tool/
According to one developer quoted in that post, about 75% of trackable wishlists of their sequel were achieved through crosspromotion from the first game's page.