[ES]: La financiación en masa es una nueva manera de cooperar con proyectores interesantes. Kickstartes facilita el proceso, y parece que EA ha visto que tan efectivo funciona la financiación en masa. Ahora, EA quiere cooperar con cualquier desarrollador en distribuir un juego exitoso de financiación en masa por 90 días vía Origin. Es una gran manera no solo e expander juegos, sino de traer a más gente al servicio de distribución de juegos en línea de EA.
[EN]: Crowd-funding is a new way to cooperate with interesting projects. Kickstarter is facilitating the process, and it seems like EA has seen how effective crowd-funding works. Now, EA wants to cooperate with any developer planning on distributing a successful crowd-funded game for 90 days via Origin. It is a great way to not only expand games, but also to bring more people into EA’s online game distribution service.
Origin Waives Distribution Fees for Crowd-Funded Games
90-Day Global Offer Will Help Developers Reach Millions Of Gamers Worldwide
“Having Origin waive their distribution fees for 90 days for fan funded games is a major economic bonus for small developers. We look forward to bringing Wasteland 2 to the Origin audience.”
“The public support for crowd-funding creative game ideas coming from small developers today is nothing short of phenomenal,” said David DeMartini, Senior Vice President of Origin at EA. “It’s also incredibly healthy for the gaming industry. Gamers around the world deserve a chance to play every great new game, and by waiving distribution fees on Origin we can help make that a reality for successfully crowd-funded developers.”
Via websites like Kickstarter, crowd-funding has emerged as an exciting new method for entrepreneurs with creative game ideas to gather financial support to start their development ventures. Origin can help ready-to-publish games quickly reach a global audience of millions of PC and online gamers, ready for purchase, download and play.
“Crowd-funded projects are like the ‘people’s choice awards’ — a way for gaming fans to express what they want to buy and play,” said Jane Jensen, President, Pinkerton Road. “It’s great to see a big publisher like EA acknowledging that and opening up distribution opportunities for these games.”
“I have had a long relationship with EA and it is great to see them recognize and support the crowd-funded games model,” said Brian Fargo, CEO, inXile Entertainment. “Having Origin waive their distribution fees for 90 days for fan funded games is a major economic bonus for small developers. We look forward to bringing Wasteland 2 to the Origin audience.”
The Origin offer will be available to fully-funded, complete and ready-to-publish games designed for digital download to PC platforms. Developers will provide ongoing support for their games. Developers can visitwww.origin.com/publishing to contact Origin for more information about the program.
Origin offers fast and safe game downloads for many of the industry’s most popular PC titles, including Mass Effect™3, Battlefield 3™, Star Wars®: The Old Republic™, FIFA 12, Batman: Arkham City, Saints Row: The Third andRift™. In addition, Origin features provide a more dynamic and convenient play experience for the gamer. Beyond the fast download capability, automatic log-in and built-in customer service, Origin in-game overlay and chat features make for a more lively social experience, and cloud saves let gamers save and continue games from any computer, anytime, anywhere. Live streaming demos on Origin also allow gamers to try some games before they buy.
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