Comments on: YoYo announce second competition http://gamemakerblog.com/2008/02/01/yoyo-announce-second-competition/ Gamemaker news, comment, discussion, opinion and community news Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:42:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Phil Gamble http://gamemakerblog.com/2008/02/01/yoyo-announce-second-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-5251 Phil Gamble Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:30:47 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/2008/02/01/yoyo-announce-second-competition/#comment-5251 I think they are running the competitions to try and raise the profile of YoYo Games and to get people using the website rather than anything else. I think they are running the competitions to try and raise the profile of YoYo Games and to get people using the website rather than anything else.

]]> By: Eyas Sharaiha http://gamemakerblog.com/2008/02/01/yoyo-announce-second-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-5250 Eyas Sharaiha Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:20:19 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/2008/02/01/yoyo-announce-second-competition/#comment-5250 I agree on the money wasting part. Making it annual or bi-annual is better, competitions is good, but too much competitions might not be so good. However, the competition itself does drive a lot of profit. It causes so many people to create good games, so the YoYo Games site will have better games, so people would be more interested in visiting the YYG site for playing games [casual gamers, that is] which will all - in turn - improve the ad revenue. The ad revenue could also be improved since many of the developers will cosntantly visit the YoYo Games site and check for their games, comments on them, and other games, this all could also increase the chance of them finding interesting ads and clicking them. I'm not so sure, however, that - with all the revenue - whether or not they actually make profit off it. I agree on the money wasting part. Making it annual or bi-annual is better, competitions is good, but too much competitions might not be so good.

However, the competition itself does drive a lot of profit. It causes so many people to create good games, so the YoYo Games site will have better games, so people would be more interested in visiting the YYG site for playing games [casual gamers, that is] which will all – in turn – improve the ad revenue.

The ad revenue could also be improved since many of the developers will cosntantly visit the YoYo Games site and check for their games, comments on them, and other games, this all could also increase the chance of them finding interesting ads and clicking them.

I’m not so sure, however, that – with all the revenue – whether or not they actually make profit off it.

]]> By: Danny http://gamemakerblog.com/2008/02/01/yoyo-announce-second-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-5238 Danny Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:50:30 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/2008/02/01/yoyo-announce-second-competition/#comment-5238 Yea, its pretty vague. I have an idea but am unsure if it's even aloud. Yea, its pretty vague. I have an idea but am unsure if it’s even aloud.

]]> By: Robin Monks http://gamemakerblog.com/2008/02/01/yoyo-announce-second-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-5233 Robin Monks Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:40:18 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/2008/02/01/yoyo-announce-second-competition/#comment-5233 Aztec gold, lots of rain forests :) Also, a play on hieroglyphs would be cool :) Majong with cuneiform :) Robin Aztec gold, lots of rain forests :)

Also, a play on hieroglyphs would be cool :) Majong with cuneiform :)

Robin

]]> By: tuntis http://gamemakerblog.com/2008/02/01/yoyo-announce-second-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-5224 tuntis Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:52:33 +0000 http://gamemakerblog.com/2008/02/01/yoyo-announce-second-competition/#comment-5224 They should try using their money to improve GM instead of wasting it on contests (don't get me wrong: it's good that they run contests to keep the community together) They should try using their money to improve GM instead of wasting it on contests (don’t get me wrong: it’s good that they run contests to keep the community together)

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