http://gigaom.com/2006/09/18/making-a-manifesto/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:24:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://gigaom.com/2006/09/18/making-a-manifesto/#comment-65244 GigaGamez » Archive Heyday for Indy Developers? GigaGamez Checks With Two Top Devs « Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:34:34 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/18/making-a-manifesto/#comment-65244 <p>[...] of Manifesto Games, in an email to GigaGamez. (Manifesto’s business and distribution model was recently profiled in GigaOM.) “Digital distribution as an alternative to retail is making it feasible to reach an [...]</p> [...] of Manifesto Games, in an email to GigaGamez. (Manifesto’s business and distribution model was recently profiled in GigaOM.) “Digital distribution as an alternative to retail is making it feasible to reach an [...]

]]> http://gigaom.com/2006/09/18/making-a-manifesto/#comment-65243 Bob Aman Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:05:56 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2006/09/18/making-a-manifesto/#comment-65243 <p>Yes… but… Steam has traction, and in many ways, they're already doing this. Actually, Jagged Alliance 2 is available via Steam, so I suppose it's quite possible that Manifesto is working with Valve, I don't know, I'm not really paying much attention to the industry. But from a gamer's perspective, I can tell you that it took about a year to build up enough trust in the Steam platform to get onboard and start purchasing stuff directly.</p> Yes… but… Steam has traction, and in many ways, they’re already doing this. Actually, Jagged Alliance 2 is available via Steam, so I suppose it’s quite possible that Manifesto is working with Valve, I don’t know, I’m not really paying much attention to the industry. But from a gamer’s perspective, I can tell you that it took about a year to build up enough trust in the Steam platform to get onboard and start purchasing stuff directly.

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