I reached out to them to see if they would be interested in helping me return my old Army Men rules set to publication. I talked with Bryan Shein, PSG President, for more than an hour. They are different from traditional game publishers, in a very good way.
Bryan inspired me to expand my thinking, to come up with ideas for a possible line of games. I never considered that before. Thanks, Bryan!
Gygax, when he published Chainmail, back in 1971, through Guidon Games, received between 5% to 10% (if very lucky) of the cover's sale price. This is the standard arrangement with game authors, who typically sign over their production rights to the publisher for a fixed set of time (typically years), after which the publishing rights revert back to the author.
PSG, on the other hand splits the profits, after subtracting the publishing costs + tax, in a 60/40 split… Where 60% goes to the author! This is totally different from the industry norm, and if they are successful, it could revamp the industry, in a very equitable way. They allow the author to keep their copyright for their game, and they require only a 30-day notice of termination, before they lose the publishing rights to your game.
If you have any interest in publishing your own set of rules for historical, or science fiction miniatures games, you may want to chat with them, to see how they work. They work with you to make targeted use of podcasts, and other social media platforms to promote your games and other products.
PSG Contact:
Bryan Shein
President, PSG
pacificskygames.com
Cheers!
