Angband marketing

andrewdoull · May 18, 2007, 16:19

Hi,

I was wondering if we could collect together a list of websites upon which to announce the next Angband release. Angband relies on its community, and we are one of the 'classic' games for Linux, and now have an actively maintained OS/X port. It'd be good for a change to go out and actively get some new blood on a couple of platforms that don't have the widest selection of games.

My suggestions:

Have a look at the sites referred to in the Linux gaming wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_gaming

Any good ideas for OS/X websites? I note that Apple themselves provide lists of games available on their platform. I suggest we hold off trying to contact them directly however.

Other suggestions welcome.

Andrew

CJNyfalt · May 18, 2007, 17:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewdoull

Hi,

I was wondering if we could collect together a list of websites upon which to announce the next Angband release.

I recommend these three:

http://www.linuxgames.com/

http://www.happypenguin.org/

http://freshmeat.net/

EDIT:
BTW, I just checked the Unangband home page and noticed that the second paragraph is a bit outdated.

andrewdoull · May 18, 2007, 17:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by CJNyfalt

BTW, I just checked the Unangband home page and noticed that the second paragraph is a bit outdated.

Its very outdated... I've not got around to updating the Unangband website in a long time...

Nick · May 19, 2007, 01:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewdoull

Hi,

I was wondering if we could collect together a list of websites upon which to announce the next Angband release. Angband relies on its community, and we are one of the 'classic' games for Linux, and now have an actively maintained OS/X port. It'd be good for a change to go out and actively get some new blood on a couple of platforms that don't have the widest selection of games.

I'm with you completely on this one. I think Angband only appeals to a small proportion of people, but a lot of those just may not get to hear about it unless it's around.

Because of this,I have started advertising for the last couple of releases of FA. I don't know how many more players it got me (there were certainly lots of downloads quoted...), but I did get two offers of ports from this (one to OS X, one to Ubuntu) so I guess someone noticed it.

I heard from rgrd that www.versiontracker.com is the number one Mac site, so used that - and it then appeared on any number of other Mac sites. I also listed on Happy Penguin, and on download.com.

Konstantin · May 19, 2007, 14:01

Sure have to look for sites to promote the game , recently found it - good thing to kill time at work))))

Aldous · May 23, 2007, 04:24

You could advertise in sourceforge.net

In fact, nearly all the open source websites would welcome Angband. You just need an accurate and flattering description.

takkaria · June 12, 2007, 14:13

I've now got ownership of the freshmeat.net Angband record, which is one of the big places where new Unix stuff is announced. Right now it seems to only list 3.0.3, but when 3.0.8 is out I'll be sure to update it accordingly.

May 18, 2007, 16:19	#1
andrewdoull Unangband maintainer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 872	Angband marketing Hi, I was wondering if we could collect together a list of websites upon which to announce the next Angband release. Angband relies on its community, and we are one of the 'classic' games for Linux, and now have an actively maintained OS/X port. It'd be good for a change to go out and actively get some new blood on a couple of platforms that don't have the widest selection of games. My suggestions: Have a look at the sites referred to in the Linux gaming wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_gaming Any good ideas for OS/X websites? I note that Apple themselves provide lists of games available on their platform. I suggest we hold off trying to contact them directly however. Other suggestions welcome. Andrew __________________ The Roflwtfzomgbbq Quylthulg summons L33t Paladins -more- In UnAngband, the level dives you. ASCII Dreams: http://roguelikedeveloper.blogspot.com Unangband: http://unangband.blogspot.com

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May 23, 2007, 04:24	#6
Aldous Rookie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 6	You could advertise in sourceforge.net In fact, nearly all the open source websites would welcome Angband. You just need an accurate and flattering description.

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takkaria Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,947 Donated: $40	I've now got ownership of the freshmeat.net Angband record, which is one of the big places where new Unix stuff is announced. Right now it seems to only list 3.0.3, but when 3.0.8 is out I'll be sure to update it accordingly.

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