Marketplace Update: Templates, Sellers, and Carts

September 22 2011, 3:29pm

Back in July, with the release of GameSalad 0.9.6 Beta, we introduced the first iteration of GameSalad Marketplace. From the beginning, we designed Marketplace to be an online store where users could buy and sell artwork, audio, templates and other project assets. The GameSalad Marketplace mission is to provide game creators a fast and easy way to bring high quality assets and improved production value to their project as well as provide independent artists and creators access to our developer community. Until this point, only 1st party art assets have been available. That changes today. We are now pleased to announce updates to Marketplace! Included in the new features are templates, 3rd party assets, a new shopping cart function, and enhanced search and preview technology! We’re very excited to say that templates are now available. Templates are a great resource to learn the GameSalad tool and understand the building blocks to popular game types. Launching today are twenty-one excellent templates from GameSalad Community stand-outs and favorites, TshirtBooth & Utopian Games. There will be more templates launching in the coming days and weeks, so keep an eye out for more great content! We have also updated Marketplace functionality. With our new shopping cart, you’ll experience a more streamlines, user-friendly process to purchasing multiple items from Marketplace. We’ve also stepped up our search and preview functions, allowing you to preview every image within an art pack. When you put all this together, it makes for a much more friendly, intuitive shopping experience. In another significant development, GameSalad Marketplace is now accepting 3rd party submissions. We welcome you to submit your best work from a variety of art and templates styles, including: UI, characters, objects, backgrounds, animations, and more! If you would like to have your art and/or templates considered for inclusion in the GameSalad Marketplace, please send us a sample template or portfolio of images (5 images, max) to marketsubmission@gamesalad.com. We will review all submissions and we will reach out to individuals that we feel demonstrate quality work and usefulness to the community. We’re very excited about expanding the Marketplace to our Community immediately, and submissions will be reviewed on a first come, first serve basis, so get your submissions in as soon as possible. Meanwhile, there’s still much more to come for Marketplace. Be on the lookout for audio assets, like sound effects and music, as well as expanded payment options. Once again, for those in community wishing to become a seller on the GameSalad Marketplace, please submit a sample template or art work pack (5 image maximum) to marketsubmission@gamesalad.com. Where Do I Go Now?

Take a look at the updated GameSalad Marketplace Submit samples to become a Marketplace Seller