Centralize your Flash gaming life with GamerSafe

July 9, 2009 by Emanuele Feronato
Filed Under Game design, Monetize, Reviews • 8 Comments 

I have to say, I spent more than a couple of minutes to find a title for this post. I wanted to write something like “[do stuff] with GamerSafe” but there are so many things you can make with it… in the end I gave up and used the official “Centralize your Flash gaming life”. Shame on me.

Let me talk about GamerSafe

GamerSafe

The service allows players to enrich their gaming experience and developers and publishers to earn money out of it.

Let’s see its features in detail

PLAYERS

GamerSafe is a free service for players looking for a better gaming experience. The most important feature allows you to save games, highscores and achievements in a cross-site way. This means you can play a game on Kongregate, save it and continue playing on Newgrounds. All the achievements will be kept in one place, so you are free to play anywhere and be sure your hard-gained rewards bill be saved no matter where you are playing.

Completing tasks and quests will make you earn GamerPoints you can spend in shops to get new items and rewards. Moreover, you can buy GamerGold with real money and use them to unlock exclusive content that will lead to more achievements.

If you think players play games for pure fun no matter the achievements, maybe you should consider the 2.5 billion Xbox Achievements unlocked.

DEVELOPERS

Developers can add all players features in their game, giving players a reason more to play their games and getting more gameplays. They can also earn money when a player purchases items with GamerGold, with a 60% revenue share. Higher than the average one.

Moreover, developers can automatically split the revenue share with co-authors or sponsors.

PUBLISHERS

Publishers earn 10% of all transactions made by games played on their sites, but the really important feature is having a unique system handling points and achievements should reduce the gap between the ordinary arcade site and the achievement-enabled site like Kongregate.

I thought a video could give you a better idea about the system I am playing Swordless Ninja, I purchased an item with my GamerPoints and if you have a little patience (normally I play better but… you know… the camera…) you’ll see me unlocking an achievement.

That’s all at the moment, but I will try the API in my next game in order to make some tutorials and share my experience with you.

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8 Responses to “Centralize your Flash gaming life with GamerSafe”

  1. zproxy on July 9th, 2009 1:47 pm

    a) When is the API available for the public?
    b) Have you tested this page with Chrome – the content is far right… instead of center.

  2. jeanpier on July 9th, 2009 4:11 pm

    I’ll be following this game, it’s the first GameSafe enabled game. i’m really interested on microtransactions for flash games. GameSafe Api is open only to selected developers.
    zproxy – If you have a project and want to apply contact FGL team with your idea.
    Nice post Emanuele!

  3. WoW Accounts on July 9th, 2009 11:46 pm

    I think this a nice video posting. I like your idea and somehow feel that it can be executed.

  4. sketch on July 10th, 2009 4:27 pm

    indeed this post is far right in chrome.
    could be seen as a pun on the title. although in firefox it is centered.

    looking forward to gamersafe, although i doubt i would ask my users to spend GamerGold, i think the rest of it will benefit my games.

  5. Rarykos on July 10th, 2009 10:31 pm

    I think the problem may be that not everyone likes that sliding menu in down left corner, even my design skills say no-no to that in my “game” :P

    I have to register again, just to get developer account, thats bad.

    Even though its a nice idea, even a good one, I feel somehow awkward about centralizing flash gaming. That means it doesnt matter what portal you like, you can play it anywhere. And i feel its somehow wrong to give so much power to one company. If its going to be just universal saved games and achievements, some micro-transactions its ok, but it could grow worse :P

    And it would encourage people to put paid content in their games, not always putting only additional stuff there.

    So, it needs a bit of work, and i hope it wonr ruin this good idea

  6. sketch on July 10th, 2009 10:48 pm

    through gamersafe i bumped into uservoice
    https://gamersafe.uservoice.com

    its a tool that helps you know what you visitors want to see next.

    I was thinking you may want to make use of this, and/or write a post on it.

    i added it to my portfolio page to allow any fans i may have to vote on what i should make next.

    i have also suggested it to Box2D since UserVoice offer a great deal to Open Source projects.

  7. rahul on August 3rd, 2009 9:38 am

    Hi
    i would like to know that is triqui.com is yours site..if yes why dont you make a section where you can write about the games that you picked??
    like “frost jump “:-)
    Thanks

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