14 DAY TRIAL // GamersGate, one of the most significant digital download services available for PCs, is announcing the launch of GameNerve, a new digital publishing suite designed to allow third parties, mainly developers and publishers, to create and configure digital distribution initiatives of their own.
The developers say that GameNerve is "the first digital software suite for setting up and managing global online publishing and distribution". The concept is similar to the Steamworks release Valve earlier put out in that it allows each game developer to create a personalized distribution package he can use to get his videogame to players.
The program suite will offer such abilities as instant patching, trailer generation, demo release, manual distribution. There is also a section regarding marketing asset distribution, a text update service and a system to manage game prices. GameNerve can also be used to gather information regarding those playing the distributed title. Users can get statistics and reports which then can be arranged by title distribution, catalogue of games, country of purchase, purchase rates or average transactions.
Theodore Bergquist, Chief Executive Officer of GamersGate, stated that "GameNerve spans the digital gap between creating a game and bringing it to the online community. By giving developers and publishers access to the publishing suite, we're empowering them to directly control their online sales and distribution in a quick and easy way".
The digital distribution service GamersGate is best known for the way it offers Paradox Interactive titles quickly and easily on the Internet. A suite such as GameNerve will allow the portal to attract more publishers and games, making the number of titles offered to gamers grow and potentially increasing the revenue for both publishers and the portal itself.
Steamworks, coming from Valve and tying in with Steam, and the new Impulse concept from Stardock are the main rivals for GameNerve.