Help us out: Media

[Daffyflyer]

So, we're about to embark on a big media push, we've got a lot of our own contacts, but just wondering if anyone else has any contacts in any gaming or automotive media, could you please PM me if so?

Edit by Killrob: The point of this is to have a proper joint press release about the game, in which carefully selected information is presented in a professional way. Thus, the contacts need to be given to Daffy to add to his list. Cheers!


Edit by Daffy: ^What Killrob says is what I was getting at

[Killrob]

Good move Daffy, making a list of all the contacts to be used when your press release is ready prepare the propaganda storm

[Daffyflyer]

prepare the propaganda storm

LIKE A BOSS

[Killrob]

So that people don't put in work for things that already have been done:

I sent info on how to contact:
1) www.gamestar.de
2) www.pcgames.de
3) www.4players.de

[tjfazza]

I suggest contacting Top Gear. Their magazine has many subscribers and I'm sure their audience would be interested in Automation. Every month they do a "Gear" section and sometimes they review games so it would be good to get on there or just advertise in there. This is Top Gear in the UK by the way.

[Kubboz]

I contacted Motor, the polish automotive magazine.

[Savoyard]

I'm not sure if you will look for a publisher, but Paradox has really been publishing a lot of games. Off the top of my head: Naval War sim, Free-to-play Steampunk Civil War (Being made by ONE guy. He coded the rendering system in ONE night), Magicka.

You might have a good chance. Besides, their CEO is a cool guy.

[JeffreyCor]

To go along with Killrob's idea for not putting in duplicate work I sent in for Gamestop.com both news/game and advertising.

[Daffyflyer]

Cool, thanks guys, we're about to have something cool to send in (a new video), so please hold off on sending anything more until we can send them that

[robt100]

might want to ask this on the LFS forum if you havent already, Theres a memeber on there whos worked for a few game companies and could have a few contacts!

[Leafy]

I would also contact the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America), they have a magazine they send out monthly to all their members, I'm sure a few of them would like to see this.

Even better would be SAE International, the Society of Automotive Engineers also sends out a monthy magazine and a weekly news letter to its members, and those people would really really love to hear about this game, not to mention you would get some industry giants attention.

[Daffyflyer]

Ahh, those are both good ideas I hadn't thought of, cheers

Any suggestions for the best way to contact those guys? (I'm sure they'll have a general contact, but anything specific?)

[Leafy]

I have no idea. I only know the regional big wigs in the SCCA and I have no one in SAE.

[Daffyflyer]

Cool, I'll just send something to their general email addresses then

[Muhler]

Have you guys heard of Extra Credits? They do a weekly show on the games industry and might be interested in your project.