QUOTE(etsuko @ Jul 26 2006, 10:25 AM)
well, that's the difference when you're speaking to someone who's greedy and to someone who values their work. your company name shouldn't only be looked as an excuse to pry more money from you but because it should be a form of authenticity and respect. but as i said, it depends on whether you get a greedy person approaching you.
anyway, with a budgte of RM2000-3000 you should be able to get quite a good deal. If you want something for 1000-1500, just be sure that the game fits your requirements and the demand of online customers today.
for example; if the game were a football penalty with just a goalie moving from left to right, you can be sure that the player will be bored after 5-10 minutes. though games are seen on many websites today as part of their marketing, commercial like appearance during introductions, they're effective because they're simply
addictive.
so remember that the game you're looking to purchase, must be addictive to your target audience or your customers won't want to play it even.

cheers.
We understand your point.
Our vendor tie-up was not successful thus we have approached others but they need development time for such games.
Right now, we're looking for very simple games as a stop-gap measure.
We also welcome developers of the nature you suggested.
The original plan was to make it into an arcade of sorts with simple games mixed with high-end games, where high-end games would have ladder board and highscore database. Weekly prizes to the guy at the top of the ladder then the ladder gets resetted to zero so everyone can climb up again.
Hope this helps.