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Games for your Game or Arcade Site If you have a game site you will need games for your site, there are several ways to obtain games for your game site, one is by visiting other game sites that offer Free Games for your Site. There you can either download the game files and add them to your website or get the embed code to add to your site.
Pros - Free games, usually contains all the information you need to add the game., Can find "Newer" games to add to your site.
Cons - Free games contain links to other sites and advertising., Several other sites may have the same games., Takes time to add individual games to a site.
Free Website Games directory - A directory containing several websites that offer free games for your website.
Game Packs for your game site
Another way to add games to your site is by purchasing or obtaining game packs, a game pack usually will consist of several games you can add to your site, it usually will include the game files (.swf), picture files and a .sql script which you can use to add the games to your site. a game pack can add several games to your site usually within an hour or two (For packs containing 1000 games or more.).
Pros - You can add alot of games in a very short time.
Cons - Most game packs cost money, game packs usually contain older games, the descriptions for the games are the same which means several sites using the same games and descriptions., May contain games you really don't want like adult type games or poorly made games., may also contain duplicate games on your site and even in the pack itself.
Directory of Game Pack resources - A directory of resources for getting game packs.
Custom Games for your game site
Custom games is another way to go, some sites sell licensing for their games, for the price they will put your website links in the game so you can promote your site. You can also have someone create new games for you.
Pros - Unique material on your site, also a strong promotional tool for your site.
Cons - Price, prices can start at around $100 for a basic game and license and run up into the thousands.
Income Games for your game site
Income games is another way to go, some companies create demo games which a user can play, if they like the game they can purchase and download the full version of the game. You as a webmaster will recieve a commission on the sale if you are signed up as an affiliate to their program.
Pros - You can make money with these games, games tend to be higher quality.
Cons - Some affiliates can cheat webmasters out of their commision, games are restricted either allowing a time limit or limiting game play items.
Grabbing Games for your game site
If you see a game on another site that you really like you can click the links in the game to see if the game is available for download to add to your site. If you cannot find the game there are ways you can take the game from the site, beware though that the game may be copyrighted and by doing this you may be causing yourself more harm than good. I look for a couple things in the game as an indicator of whether its acceptable to do this, if the game contains advertising for another website and doesn't have any messages regarding copying the file. if your still not sure you can email the webmaster and ask.
Tips and instructions for adding games to your game site
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