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codeminion
06-02-2005, 01:38 AM
Hi all.

In some time we will be launching our new game called Magic Match. And we are wondering if it would be worth buying a Code Signing Certificate from
www.thawte.com (http://www.thawte.com) (it costs $199 for one year).

We suppose if a gamer downloads a game from a portal it will be signed with the portals certificate and even if not, a portal has much greater creditability than our small humble site.

So if it costs $200 it would be about 12 purchased games (which cost $19.95) to cover this expense.

What's your opinion - do gamers really care if a game is signed and the lack of the certificate could result in a lost buy?

Best Regards
Konrad Olesiewicz

Mark Sheeky
06-02-2005, 06:53 AM
Try http://www.instantssl.com for cheaper certificates. I think I paid about $80 for 2 years. Is it worth it? Maybe. There are pros and cons but it's nice to sign your own code, even if Joe Average doesn't know what code signing even is.

Mark