Man!festo Games

[OftenK]

Greg Costikyan's Man!festo Games apparently opened shop today. Thought it might be of interest around here.

[David]

I still don't like that logo.

Man! fest, o?

[Marek]

They need to ditch some of those rows of stars, get a real logo, and maybe add a background color to the area surrounding the page, and they'll have themselves a good website. The overall layout and the copy is really well done.

I still can't believe the logo. There were a couple of OK ones in the contest, but this one is bad. Not even in a "ha ha that's bad" way but just really really bad. Costik's a good writer but apparently has a terrible visual sense.

If I recall correctly, the guy who made that logo got an xbox 360 or equivalent.

[toblix]

So, what's this manfest game all about?

[elmuerte]

the site is way to crouded.

but this is just another site with indie games, or is it more than just that?

[n0wak]

but this is just another site with indie games, or is it more than just that?

No it's not. IT CHANGES EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING.

[Marek]

The idea is that besides being a portal, Manifesto Games promotes indie games as a whole and occasionally acts as investor. They claim not to just put games on a website but to try and solve all the marketing and PR issues of low-budget indie games, which sometimes struggle to get exposure on their own.

Or at least, that's what I gather from what Costik has posted in the past.

[netmonkey]

My friend Dave Gilbert might get his game, The Shivah, published there. However, If you would like the game, you should buy it directly from him because he gets the 100% cut. It's nice that he's getting some exposure, though!

Yeah, this post is sort of spammish, but it kind of relates to the topic, too!