Hi,everyone. I want a great game develop for me in these areas computer games ipod and iphone games video games mobile games. How much will it cost me for a great game and where can i outsource it. Which one is the most popular game online. thanks kingsley
A great game is probably going to run you several thousand dollars or more. A crappy game would probably go for under a grand.
This really depends on how you want to go ahead with this. If you're looking at churning out many games for many systems and you do not have any programming ability yourself then you're going to, as rightly pointed out, run into costs easily into the thousands. If you do have programming skills and have access to like minded peopel then the costs will be incredibly less allowing more profit and time to churn out games. Remember, developing a game that people are going to want to download will not take a few weeks, it'll take a long time to produce quality. Expect to pay any developer reasonably well too. If you're looking to outsource the development work then the trend at the moment is to outsource the dev to South Asian countries like India, as the exchange rate will allow developers there to work for seemingly less and the skills are just as good as anywhere else, likewise with Eastern Europe. But once you've developed the games, they will need to be strictly and properly tested. If quality assurance is ignored at this stage and people pay you for buggy games, expect consumer backlash. All in all, this will more than likely cost you a lot of money. As for what the most popular game online is?! That depends on what style of game, if you mean like multi player games online (massive ones) then things like World of Warcraft etc. rule the roost but let's be honest, no-one will make another WoW.
SanchezNI, thanks alot for your detailed post. Actually i will like to outsource it because i hate programming. Do you know any great company in india that can do the work for me? kingsley