RE: Publisher payments (was Re: [GD-General] Prices of well-known 3D engines)

[Paul R. <pa...@so...>]

Yeah, that kind of what I was trying to say in my first paragraph. From my
experience, there's no standard formula. Talking specific cash amounts is
where it gets tricky (and people get squeamish). None of my numbers where
based on a specific project. Just conjecture. A big asterisk should probably
go along with anything anybody says on this thread.*

I'm sure when some people saw Mr. Davis' post, they thought "5 man team"
meant five programmers. So I'm only sharing what little bit of insight I
have to what it may take to make a commercial game as an independent studio.
If you're truly serious, I believe there are professionals out there that
you can hire as your agent that will help you find contracts for your studio
or shop around your idea (be prepared to have a fairly complete demo if
you're a new studio). After you contact a lawyer first. :o)

Paul*


-----Original Message-----
From: gam...@li...
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Brian Hook
Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 6:49 AM
To: gam...@li...
Subject: RE: Publisher payments (was Re: [GD-General] Prices of
well-known 3D engines)


>Anyone else would like to share info on this subject?

There's no clear answer to this.  EVERY developer, product,
publisher, situation, etc. is unique.  The compensation can be
different orders of magnitude.  There's simply no "regular" agreement
that you can look at, there are just too many variables involved.

Brian




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