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This document summarizes the talk "The Rise, the Fall and the Future of Independent Social Game Developers" given by James Jen of TipCat Interactive. The summary discusses: 1) Jen has experience developing games for various platforms including mobile, social networks, and consoles. He discusses how distribution channels for games have changed over time, from movies/TV to mobile/social networks. 2) TipCat Interactive has developed many successful mobile and social games. Examples include Sudoku Guru, Cell War, and Ghosts 'n Zombies. They have also developed branded social games for companies. 3) Looking ahead, Jen discusses TipCat's focus on developing new console, MMORPG, social,
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- 1. The Rise, theFall and the Future of Independent Social Game Developers James Jen TipCat Interactive
- 2. It’s not me,it’s YOU…
- 3. Agendaof Talk Background aboutMe New Media Channels The Back History Mobile Beginnings Mad Rush to Social Focusingon the Web Cross Platform F2P Future
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- 10. Online Games andMMOs
- 11. What’s New isOld “All this has happened before and all will happen again…” -Peter Pan -Battlestar Galactica
- 12. Distributionis King 1920s Movies(Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros) 1950s TV (ABC, NBC) 1980s Console Games (Activision, EA) Early 2000s Feature Phone (JamDat, Gameloft) Mid 2000s Casual Games (Bigfish, Pogo, Oberon) Mobile, Social, Web, Future
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- 18. Transmedia Platform 18 TCP /IP & html
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- 21. Sudoku Guru Ranked #2in Japan market for all games Over 60,000+ SUDOKU puzzles with unique solutions 5 difficulty levels from Apprentice to Guru Relax your mind with oriental style interface and pure natural sound Options on marking candidates manually or automatically Advanced Hint System may present you the following strategies visually, which will be your best teacher on your way to be a sudoku guru
- 22. Cell War Featured byApple as “What’s Hot” and “What we are playing” on iTunes. Ranked #56 in Top Arcade Games and #70 in Top Action Games Received Top 10 Open Feint China Game Award from The 9 "There really is a lot to like about this game, and the production values are outstanding." TouchArcade.com Horizontal-scrolling shoot'em up arcade game. 2 game modes, 9 unique stages, 3 difficulty levels and more than 10 bosses. Supports OpenFeint achievements and leaderboards.
- 23. Video of Ghost‘n Zombies 23
- 24. Ghosts ‘n Zombies Applefeatured it for over a month as “New and Noteworthy’ and “What’s Hot” on iTunes Ranked: #26 in US Arcade Games, #77 in Top Paid Games, over a million+ downloads #1 for multiple countries around the world during free promotional period #2 paid game on China Unicom WO Store "Ghosts'n Zombies is a fun shooter with a silly premise, and worth picking up." - TouchArcade.com A unique western themed action shooting game. Multiple game modes, 15+ stages. Supports OpenFeint achievements, leaderboards, downloadable content.
- 25. Global Runner Global Runneris a casual side- scrolling game. TOP 10 OpenFeint China Game Award from The 9 FEATURES: -One finger-touch play -Infinite map -Jump on monsters to bring them down as Mario does -Transportations, like Helicopter, Aircraft and UFO -Various items for character customization -Hand drawn art -Cute character Design -In-game score markers -Highscore feature by OpenFeint -Challenge friends
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- 28. Pool Club Interactive PVEand PVP Pool Game Real-Time custom physics engine Challenge ladder and gambling system Consumable virtual items and power- ups http://apps.facebook.com/poolclub
- 29. Wild West (TechPrototype) 2D Flash MMORPG engine Club Penguin-like Synchronous MMO Web game on Social Networks Partner/License to North America Operator Driving Traffic from SNS to Mobile/Game Portals Scale Production Capability with M&A and Licenses Launched Wild West Alpha on RenRen http://apps.renren.com/hahawest
- 30. Unbeatable Attraction Unbeatable ClearWorld Cup Campaign First International Branded Social Game for Omnicom/PHD China Harem for Sale, Training and Cheerleader Mini-Games, Social Bar, and Fan Club. Mobile support include WAP gameplay and Avatar augmented reality pictures.
- 31. The Good, TheBad, and The Candy 31 Nestle’s first Butterfinger social game for Facebook. Featuring Hollywood stars including Charisma Carpenter, Erik Estrada, and Lou Ferrigno Tower of Defense gameplay with Powerups and special items. Players compete for daily and weekly prizes. Individual as well as Team based leaderboard gameplay
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- 33. Zombie Party • RestaurantCity + Plants vs. Zombies • Decorate/Expand the yard to attract zombies • Hire your friends as attacker and mechanics to build weapons and kill zombies. • Create different light weapons, heavy weapons and traps to destroy zombies • Capture zombies to build your personal army to ‘visit’ other players houses
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- 37. Greed War Online •A 3D MMO casual game for main stream PC – Revenue from micro-transaction – Suport UGC- by providing easy-to-use level editor – Pirate universe , Simple control, Multiplayer ( 2-8 ）, Competitive and cooperative game play, Rich item system – Game modes: RTS, DOTA，PK，Somali, Ghost Boat, Treasure Island
- 38. What to do? 38 Next Gen Console Games 100+ mil RMB MMORPG Games 10+ mil RMB Social Games 250k –> 500k+ RMB Facebook, RenRen MobileArcade Games 50k –> 200k+ RMB iPhone,Android, MS Mobile,
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- 40. Metro City (InDev.) 40 Social City connected with modern metro Customize and Grow your Metropolitan City Manage your town’s light rail system Expand train routes with your friends to increase the number of passengers and value of each trip!!! Take care of the passengers, upgrade the trains, manage the metro routes Build the best modern metro station
- 41. Lord of theSeas Unity 3d Tower of Defense Ship Game 10 Levels PVE then PVP gaming begins Upgradeable Ships, Towers, and Crystals
- 42. Cartoon Wars +League of Legends 3D Tower Defense short session web online game Free to Play PvP game developing capabilities of various soldiers and heroes Dedicated in multi-player mode Totem King 42
- 43. Video of TotemOnline
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- 45. Old Media BusinessModels • Full Packaged Product • Subscriptions • Advertising Based • China is Different – Piracy – Credit Cards – Low CPMs and Government
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