Anyone you speak to that has been on the epic quest of making a video game will tell you that the marketing is by far the most difficult part of that journey.
Embarking into game development for the very first time and with no existing user community waiting for our release, we were well aware that we had a tough task to be heard above all the noise of other more well financed and seasoned distributors.
So we tried to do everything right, we released footage and trailers at every step of the development, we set up on social media, we reached out to the gaming community.
Cue tumbleweed…
The truth is that we are at a time in history when we have never had so much digital media available; so when an independent game developer like GamestormVR releases their offering it is not so much that nobody cares but more a case that nobody can hear you.
“In the Entertainment Media Space, no-one can hear you Scream!”
In our case, we ended up spending everything we’d raised to make the game which meant we had nothing left to market the thing….until now!
By hook or by crook we knew that we had to tell the world about our creation and hell, if Disney spends mega bucks marketing an established franchise like Star Wars, and they do, then you can be damn sure that a small outfit like us needs to go BIG or die trying to be heard.
So having sold stuff, begged and borrowed and pimped out the better looking members of team, we came up with the princely sum of £98,423.50. Okay it’s not £100K as advertised but hey! cut us some slack, we’re working here ok!
Then we went BIG, We blew the whole damn lot in one day advertising at the locations featured in the game in the city of London, England.
Now the hero is complete! You are the SteamHammer fired up in all your steampunk glory with a fully functioning exo-suit armour.
What's New in v1.5.2f2
NEW Full Body Hero Avatar.
Default 3rd Person Auto Camera.
NEW 'Michael Bay' Camera Angle.
Movement on one controller only.
Improved frame rate performance in Massive Explosion Scenarios.
Choose your favourite camera angle to watch all the action by pressing buttons 1-6 on your keyboard or simply leave it in the default automated 'Director Mode' which cycles all the camera views.
Springhorn's Splendid Seminars
Welcome to the Hordenburg and the Steampunk Arcade!!
Are you ready to rack up the global top score?
Well we are delighted to inform you that the original, definitive and indispensable masterclasses from Dr Obadiah Springhorn for all apprentices practising in the the art of SteamHammer weaponry wielding are now available here:
Now, if you prefer to go proper old skool you can watch all the seminars in historical low definition black and white in the comfort of the newly refurbished Hordenburg testing range now equipped with a one of a kind steam powered, big screen TV!!
There are lots of very useful broadcasts that you can watch in the testing range both for Basic and Advanced Training.
