Could indie games like Darwinia find a home at Lycos?
Details for Lycos’ relationship with independent game developers have not yet been worked out, though Kalinowski did share a few scant details. “We’re going to be creating an entire platform for the indie developers, to allow them to basically upload their games, create executables and distribute and market them through our network, with some marketing tools that we provide for free, as well as some services that they can pay additional fees for,” he said. “We haven’t gotten to that step yet, but the launch of Lycos Games now is the foundation of our larger gaming vision.” For now, Lycos is focusing on being the sole United States distributor of games from other regions. “We’re working with a number of smaller publishers to bring exclusive games to market,” he said. “We’re looking to do this with MMOs and casual games, as well as the more typical hardcore games.” When asked if Lycos Games could potentially bring older titles back into the market, such as Turner Broadcasting’s Gametap i
