Soldat 2D multiplayer game and business

2 DMultiplayerGame &its future

a presentation by Micha łMarcinkowski

...Back in high school

...Back in high school

Liero

?Networkplay

Liero+

Internet=

2002 Launched in~ 50,000 yearly

players

2008~ 0.5 Million yearly

players

Played in more than 150 countries

Played in more than 150 countries

Featured in nearly all major gaming websitesand cover CD magazines in Europe and US

4funTV4G TV

The community

LANParties&

Tournaments

Business

Soldat 92,000earned $

Market future

“ Is the video game -industry recession

?proof ”

2008October games sales

+18%

13 2008November- all time record for

- one day sales

Myplans

The metal bandanalogy

Eric Vaughn “Sigvatr” Micha Marcinkowski “MM”ł

James Kojac “Synsynth”Ryan Rawdon “FliesLikeABrick”Ruben Kostucki “Pepito”

Engine & game designGraphic & game design

Sounds & music Server & website administrator Sales & marketing

Chris Tolliday “Gheft”

Nick Cooper “EnEsCe”

Bastian Suter “Sable”

Lee Bradley “Elephant Hunter”Anna Zajaczkowski “Anna”

Tools programmer

Soldat programmer

Anti-Hacker System

Web designer

Tools programming

/Players fans

Players

Play forfree Play forfree

Loyal fans Loyal fans pay $ pay $

' What s coming?next

-LinkDead

-LinkDead

Berserker

-LinkDead

-HunterKiller

Berserker

Community website

Problems

ProblemsThere are only problems

What Ilearned

What Ilearned Building teams over Internet Getting people to like you & what you're doing

Communicating with 1000's of people

Dealing with the forces of evil Selling and marketing Trusting your guts

So youwant to make computer

?games

What you needDeterminationImprovisationSkills developmentDedication / love

Grand purpose

Soldat:// . .http wwwsoldat pl

TranshumanDesign:// . .http wwwtranshumandesign com

.The end