List of Portals

[ManuelFLara]

I'm sometimes told about a given portal or I just come to it accidentally that seems like a good place to submit my game to, and I think 'how many more will be out there that I don't know of yet?'.

So I've created this thread so we list every portal / distribution channel / on-line distributor we can so we have some kind of index of portals.

Here's the ones I know of, in no particular order:

www.realarcade.com - Real Arcade (http://www.realarcade.com)
www.bigfishgames.com - Big Fish Games (http://www.bigfishgames.com)
www.gamefiesta.com - Game Fiesta (http://www.gamefiesta.com)
www.reflexive.com - Reflexive Arcade (http://www.reflexive.com)
www.garagegames.com - Garage Games (http://www.garagegames.com)
www.arcadetown.com - Arcade Town (http://www.arcadetown.com/)
www.shockwave.com - Shockwave (http://www.shockwave.com)
www.grab.com - Grab.com (http://www.grab.com/games/)
www.oberongames.com - Oberon Media (http://www.oberongames.com/)
www.trygames.com - Try Games (http://www.trygames.com/)
www.gamehouse.com - GameHouse (http://www.gamehouse.com)
zone.msn.com - MSN Gaming Zone (http:///zone.msn.com)
games.yahoo.com - Yahoo Games (http://games.yahoo.com/)
www.pogo.com - Pogo (http://www.pogo.com)
onlinegames.channel.aol.com - AOL Games (http://onlinegames.channel.aol.com/)

[Fantus]

Nice list, add www.iwin.com.

[James C. Smith]

www.miniclip.com

[ggambett]

All of these but Pogo, Yahoo and AOL have "submit your game" links or emails - anyone knows how to get in touch with a Pogo, Yahoo or AOL producer?

BTW - www.alawar.com

[Bmc]

I think AOL might be run by Pogo by the looks of it. I think how to contact pogo is buried somewhere in the EA site. I'm pretty sure I recall seeing it before.

[Sirrus]

-GameFiesta.com
-PlayFirst
-GameXtasy.com
-GameZone
-Mumbo Jumbo
-PopCap
-www.nextarcade.com
-www.gameslammer.com

[Chris Evans]

http://www.gametrust.com - Game Trust

[James C. Smith]

@Sirrus, Everyone has a different definition of what a “portal” is but in this particular discussion ManuelFLara was looking for places to submit games for distribution. Many of the web sites mention in that last post do not distribute third party games on their web sites. PopCap has been known to acquire some games that were originally developed outside but they own those games and help make them. They do not distribute other people’s games. I believe PlayFirst is similar in that they only publish their own games (some or all of which were made by outside developers under contacts with PlayFirst). If you are selling your own game on your own web site, and submit it to a few portals, you are not going to be a be able to submit your game to Pop Cap or Play First. I am not sure about some of those other web sites either. All those sites sell game, but they are not all “good place to submit my game” which is what ManuelFLara asked for.

[Dan MacDonald]

lets not forget zango :P (please do not submit there)

[Bmc]

James,
I'm honestly surprised by your response. Did you miss the announcement by PopCap discussing opening the doors to other developers for the first time (in which products are submitted to them directly)?

Perhaps there is some more leeway with PlayFirst, but PopCap is essense a portal now. Simply because it does not host as huge of a collection as Real, etc. does not detract from the fact that they allow for submissions.

PopCap isn't interested in distributing games. They are looking for games to acquire. Like they did with Insaniquarium, Rocket Mania etc.

So it's still the same. They are not a portal. Although ManuelFlara could submit a game to them to see if they would be interested in working with him. Something tells me they are looking for more innovative casual games though. Not more match games (Unless of course they have an ingenious twist I'm sure ;))

[Bmc]

Ok let's not derail the thread. Let's just agree to disagree.

[dima]

It's true, PopCap arent a distributor/portal, if they accept games to publish, those games become PopCap games, and the developer isn't allowed to redistribute it elsewhere and keep the profits. I wouldn't mind if PopCap published my game though :)

EDIT: erm... what happened to the last few posts? :confused:

[dima]

Why not make this one sticky and keep adding new info to the main list? Would be resoursful to any reader without having to read all the posts, and that way it doesn't matter if the discussion gets derailed a bit.

[James C. Smith]

EDIT: erm... what happened to the last few posts? :confused:
I deleted my own post since it was off topic and the point had already been made.

[Sharpfish]

dunno if it is linked to any of the above (under another name) but ..

www.midasplayer.com

...was given to me from a casual gamer friend at work.. though she thinks it was part of BT/Yahoo.. take it all the same ;)

[Sharpfish]

And of course the new codemasters http://www.funsta.co.uk . buggers.

[svero]

www.zylom.com

[jonathan GT]

http://www.gametrust.com - Game Trust

Game Trust actually is not a portal- www.gametrust.com is strictly a business to business site. Game Trust is an infrastructure company that powers community and commerce to many portals, like MiniClip and Shockwave. We are the guys behind the scenes, so to speak. So, with respect to game developers, we're a distributor, publisher, and technology provider.

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Jonathan Greechan
Game Manager
Game Trust, Inc
jonathan(at)gametrust(dot)com

[Yarlen]

TotalGaming.net - http://www.totalgaming.net

Our focus is on polished, fun, games that we feel would also appeal to the more hardcore gamer. Anyone who would like to submit their games to us for consideration can email me (bclair@stardock.com) or PM me here. We don't offer exclusives via TGN as we prefer to let developers keep all their channel options open.

[Total Eclipse]

Anyone knows how to submit games to Wild Tangent?

[Greg Squire]

Anyone knows how to submit games to Wild Tangent?

I believe you need to talk to their Business Development department. http://www.wildtangent.com/default.asp?pageID=contactform_bizdev I'm not sure who head this up these days.

[Total Eclipse]

Thanks, Greg!

[Repton]

Nice list, add www.iwin.com.

Anyone know if http://www.hotgames.com is really powered by iwin.com?

I visited it today and it aggressively tries to install what appears to be the following:
http://research.sunbelt-software.com/threat_display.cfm?name=misc.winsoftware.winfixer&threatid=40196

[tretmike]

Anyone know if http://www.hotgames.com is really powered by iwin.com?

I visited it today and it aggressively tries to install what appears to be the following:
http://research.sunbelt-software.com/threat_display.cfm?name=misc.winsoftware.winfixer&threatid=40196

I think that they work as affiliates with several portals. Here is information from their help:
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Who sells the Download Games titles?
We partner with a number of trusted outside companies to bring you the best and most complete catalog of Premium (Downloadable) Games. Sometimes, when you purchase one of these Premium (Downloadable) Game titles the transaction is actually made between you and our partner company. Don't worry, to protect our consumers we have reviewed each of our partners for good quality customer service and trustworthy eCommerce practices. Depending on the title, some transactions may be made with the following companies: TryMedia, Gamehouse (owned by RealNetworks), RegNow, and Reflexive Entertainment.
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[berserker]

...TryMedia, Gamehouse (owned by RealNetworks), RegNow, and Reflexive Entertainment. ...

But all buy links lead to iWin account at TryMedia.

[madhat]

anyone here has contact info (email) for submitting game to POGO and AOL?
I tried to search their site but hasnt found an appropriate email contact.

here's other list of contact that i came across:
Gamezebo review submission :editor at gamezebo com
Alawar Publishing inquiry : authors at alawar com
Iwin : bd at iwin com (not really sure if this email is exclusively use to submit game)
Fenomaen Games : support at fenomen-games com

these email is listed in their site or here at indiegamer, i listed here for convenience.;)

[Ojuzu]

madhat: It's my understanding that Oberon distributes game to Pogo but I'm unsure if that includes AOL. They also power MSN games.

Link: http://corp.oberon-media.com/

[tretmike]

[QUOTE=Ojuzu]madhat: It's my understanding that Oberon distributes game to Pogo but I'm unsure if that includes AOL. They also power MSN games.
[QUOTE]

AOL don't work with developers directly, they work only with Oberon, TryMedia and GameHouse.

Oberon has many distribution channels, but AOL isn't included in this list. You need to sign the additional agreement.

[Spaiz]

Created own list of casual games portals. Look at: http://www.logler.com/2006/03/29/casual-games-portals-major-list/ Feel free to post additions! I'll post the second revision of the list soon.

[Emmanuel]

AOL work with us too.

Best regards,
Emmanuel

[Spaiz]

AOL work with us too.

Best regards,
Emmanuel

onlinegames.channel.aol.com - am i right? thanks for addition

[Spaiz]

Posted the second edition of Casual games portals major list. Look at: http://www.logler.com/2006/04/12/casual-games-portals-major-list-second-edition/

[Spaiz]

17 days passed and we collected Casual games portals major list. Third Edition (http://www.logler.com/2006/04/28/casual-games-portals-major-list-third-edition/) Thanks for your additions, keep going, send missed portals at loglercom@gmail.com

[Danimal]

http://www.gametrove.net

[Spaiz]

Casual games portals major list updated! Time for fourth edition (http://www.logler.com/2006/05/30/casual-games-portals-major-list-fourth-edition/).

[jonathan GT]

AOL don't work with developers directly, they work only with Oberon, TryMedia and GameHouse.



Game Trust can also distribute your games directly to AOL Games. However - as is the case with any of AOL's direct distribution partners - nobody can guarantee access to AOL Games - they obviously make the call.

[Repton]

For the second quarter of 2006, revenue grew 8% to $89.4 million compared to $82.7 million reported in the second quarter of 2005. For the second quarter of 2006, revenue in the Consumer Products and Services segment was as follows: Games revenue was $21.2 million, a 55% increase over the second quarter of 2005;

If Real is doing these kinds of numbers, what is the likely order of the top 3 portals?

(Quote is from their quarterly report)

[tewe76]

Hi all. Here you have a new list. Many (or all) of them have been posted already, but these have the direct links to submission pages, so you don't need to look for it from the main page (which sometimes is a little time-consuming):
Arcade Town: http://www.arcadetown.com/contact.asp
Big Fish Games: http://www.bigfishgames.com/affiliates/developer.html
Game House: http://www.gamehouse.com/contact.jsp
Garage Games: http://www.garagegames.com/company/contact/
Gamestrend: http://www.gamestrend.com/index.php?action=developers
Oberon Games: http://www.oberongames.com/publishing.asp
Play First: http://www.playfirst.com/about/contactus.html
PopCap: http://developer.popcap.com/submissions.php
RealArcade: http://gamedevs.realarcade.com/GameSubmission/index.jsp?src=rapg
Reflexive: http://www.reflexive.com/index.php?PAGE=Developer
ShockWave: http://www.atomentertainment.com/asw_working_devinfo_games.htm
Total Gaming.net: http://totalgaming.stardock.com/developers.aspx
Trymedia: http://trymedia.com/corporate/contact_us.shtml
Wild Tangent: http://www.wildtangent.com/index.html?pageID=contactform_dev
iWin: http://www.iwin.com/iwin/devzone/contact.jsp

Hope it helps.

[smirnova]

Hello everybody. Come to see a new portal www.robingames.com:rolleyes:
Your opinion is very important to us. There are not many games but the graphics is realy great as I think. Please feel free to write any opinions.

[JoKa]

This topic is about distribution via portals, not about download portals :)

[mrobert]

Hello,

This might be a bit off topic, but I think it's better to post here.
I am a fellow indie game developer like you, but among other things, we run a portal aswell :
http://www.mobileground.com

You are welcomed to submit your games/software here :
http://www.mobileground.com/page-mgr_submit.html

and news, here :
http://www.mobileground.com/page-mgr_submitnews.html

also, if you PM-me your title's name, I will approve it as a category highlight, to drive you more downloads.

[LittleMonkey]

LittleMonkey.co.nz is relaunching very soon with new games and features. As part of this we are wanting to help independent developers publish their games!

We have a budget for marketing and the technology for online sales to ensure that selling your game is a success.

So if you've completed a fantastic game (or nearly completed one) and you just want to get it out to people so they can buy it contact us on development@littlemonkey.co.nz and we'll see if we can help you.

[mrobert]

Hello,

Sounds interesting :)
I am sending you an email now.

[Ojin]

add: http://realore.com
Game developer and publisher.

[Popcorn Boy]

Add www.egames.com please! :)

[FetaBoy]

I just set my site up this week http://www.justgamedemos.com. I am offering free hosting for demos under 50MB.

My goal is to try an distinguish this site from all the big portals which seem to have 95% of the same games between them, or are all simply affiliate sites with 80% of the games falling into the same genre.

Being I just set up the site this week, it's a bit naked at the moment. For now, I am only reaching out to authors. I will not be doing any marketing to the general public until I have a large enough library of demos to offer.

That being said, you have nothing to lose by submitting your demo to the site, and once we officially 'go live' it's more exposure for you.

[Alan1984]

And http://www.gamemobile.com/index.aspx should be added
Also there is a free website for game http://www.gamedfree.com/
:cool:

[Desktop Gaming]

Well, your first site asks:
Want to make 1000 dollars? Click here!No, I don't. Because its got SCAM written all over it.

From your free game website:
Gamemobile will bring your (sic) a scary HalloweenWho in the hell wants a scary Halloween in December?

[mrobert]

Hello,

You can also sumbit both news and games on GameMints.com (http://www.gamemints.com)

News: http://www.gamemints.com/submit.php
Games: http://www.gamemints.com/submit-game.php

[GnadeGames]

www.egames.com

[Collabo]

www.OrangeShark.com is a relatively new site thats working with a lot of 3rd party developers.

[Dennis - Isioux]

Please add: YoudaGames.com :)

[atle]

This tread needs a cleenup. Moderator?

A.

[jpunz]

Please add: www.everydaygames.net :)

Thanks!