Gendai Games launches two-tiered iPhone publishing program
After a week off, I’m back now so that I can play catch-up. I figure I’ll be done playing catch-up just in time to have another week off. ;-)
While I was out, Gendai Games announced the launch of their GameSalad membership program. This is a two-tiered membership program that CEO Michael Agustin talked a bit about in his interview with me recently where members can publish their games developed using GameSalad to the iPhone. The cost of the Express membership is $99 per year, intended for casual and prosumers, while the Pro membership, intended for studios and pro developers, is $1999. I question why anyone who is a “casual” developer would pay $99 per year, but there it is.
For those unfamiliar with GameSalad, this development tool allows folks to create their own games without knowing an ounce of programming code. All one needs is the design ideas for their game, although a developer can upload their own art assets and even tweak the code as necessary. GameSalad Creator is downloaded to develop custom games, GameSalad Viewer is an iPhone app that is used to view the game’s action on an iPhone in real-time through a wireless connection without having to use an Xcode build, and the iPhone export service is, well, self-explanatory.
GameSalad gives access to game developers to a community of developers and experts to rely on for help, as well as interactive media for resources.
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