Earlier I was on Intrade.com , an information based predictions trading market for people who like to put their money where their mouth is literally, analyzing a $10K position on Obama to get the Democratic nomination and I had an idea.
I figured I could have made a killing investing in the notion that Sins would have made the 10 best selling titles in the US given the apparent widespread sediment that space games and 4x ones at that, are a very small none profitable niche market. But it was not possible because even though they have an Entertainment section, the only thing that ever gets listed in it is Oscar related crap.
So I had an epiphany of sorts, I figured if Frogboy and the Fraser brothers were to contact them as industry participants and ask them to establish a market for video games featuring oh I dont know.... "Sins" as the first title introduced in the market I think the press coverage, mainstream and otherwise, as well as related social exposure would be nothing short of phenomenal generating tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of dollars in free advertising so to speak.
As an added bonus it would also give SD/IC staffers a chance to really capitalize on their hard work to boot! Moreover argent community supporters like myself could also get involved - think about it...
It really makes sense if one actually believes the average aged gamer is in their early 30's and the vast majority of them have a college degree. Then when one considers the possible side effects of such a market especially with regards to all the bullshit stat tracking and review sites nearly all of which are compromised with what amounts to conflict of interest to some degree I think it would have a fundamental impact on the industry as to be the catalysis of a true paradigm shift in so many ways and all for the better I might add.
Thus with someone like Frogboy, the spiritual leader of the "games for gamers" and the founder of the "Just say No to DRM" movements leading the way in this brave new world with a shiny new flagship product and staunch ally in IC at his side, history could very well be made.
