November CGA Europe: East 2006 The Value Chain Portal: Dan Prigg Manager of Developer Relations, RealNetworks Publisher: David Nixon Studio Director, Oberon Games Sergei Avetikov IT-Territory Legal Support Moderator & Introduction: Gabe Zichermann CMO, Boonty Games
November CGA Europe: East The American Value Chain DeveloperPublisher Distributor Portal Technology Provider
November CGA Europe: East The American Value Chain Developer Publisher Distributor Portal Technology Provider
November CGA Europe: East The Developer Makes Games: –Original Ideas –Work-for-Hire (someone else’s idea) Organizes all aspects of game development Usually absorbs development risk Examples: PopCap, Sandlot Studios, 20% $ Share
November CGA Europe: East The American Value Chain Developer Publisher Distributor Portal Technology Provider
November CGA Europe: East The Publisher Funds Games: –Original Ideas –Submissions from Developers Distributes & Markets Games –Pays for placement/arranges placement May also develop its own games Usually absorbs marketing risk Examples: Playfirst, Iwin, Oberon 15% $ Share
November CGA Europe: East The American Value Chain DeveloperPublisher Distributor Portal Technology Provider
November CGA Europe: East Distributors and Technology Provides Technologies: –DRM, E-Commerce, Tracking –Sometimes Development Technologies Provides second-tier distribution –Aggregating smaller websites together –Sometimes first-tier –Manage financial and customer support Often combined into one entity Usually absorbs bandwidth/commerce risk Examples: Macrovision, Boonty, Digital River 15% $ Share
November CGA Europe: East Portals Deliver Customers –Traffic aggregation, targeting, development Manage Customer Service and Commerce –Take transaction, disburse payments –Coordinate customer service Direct to Consumer Marketing Programs Usually absorbs consumer risk Examples: Real, Yahoo!, MSN, Shockwave 50% $ Share
November CGA Europe: East Changes/Trends Developers Publishing Publishers Direct to Consumer Publishers Growing by Acquisition Distribution & Technology Together Portals Developing In-House Portals Combining for Greater Revenue
November CGA Europe: East Opportunities for You Self-Publish –Most control, Own IP –Portal Relationships are challenging Work for Hire –Leverage Publishers for Immediate Revenue –Least Creative Input Develop Direct to Consumer Offerings –Control and Revenues –Costly to start
November CGA Europe: East The American Value Chain - Discussion DeveloperPublisher Distributor Portal Technology Provider
November CGA Europe: East 2006 Thank You! Portal: Dan Prigg Manager of Developer Relations, RealNetworks Publisher: David Nixon Studio Director, Oberon Games Sergei Avetikov IT-Territory Legal Support Moderator & Introduction: Gabe Zichermann CMO, Boonty Games