Introducing Games Thirst: The Official Gamer Drink

This is the big announcement I’ve been waiting to tell you guys about, and now that it’s almost here, I feel it’s time to let the cat out the bag. Also, for the first time since I founded Games Thirst, I’m asking for your help.

One year ago, a random thought came to me. It dawned on me that although there were 1 billion gamers worldwide, there wasn’t a proper drink (beverage) that we could call our own. Sports fans have all sorts of drinks: Gatorade, Powerade and tons more, yet gamers, one of the fastest growing demographic in history, have not a drink to call their own. Right after the first thought, another one rushed to my mind: Games Thirst is the name of my video games website, and I realized it was in the perfect position to create the first ever gamer drink.

Games Thirst: The Official Gamer Drink Was Born

So throughout last year, I did a lot of research, asked questions, studied the beverage industry, studied the gaming industry, consulted with family and explained the whole thing to the Games Thirst team. Virtually everyone liked the idea because they saw the need, and after some hard work, the drink is here… Well, almost. We’ve forged a brilliantly-tasting drink with a mix of ingredients we believe represent the gamer culture in a true way. We need now to formulate the drink, promote it and form distribution ties. Guys, we need your help.

I have never, not once in my life asked the Games Thirst family for any financial help, even when things were extremely difficult. I’ve pressed through updating the site on a daily basis with great content not because of the games, really, but because I’ve built a connection with each and everyone of you. You all are like family to me, and I’m being honest when I say I need your help to bring Games Thirst: The Official Gamer Drink to life.

We’re Hoping to raise $200,000 Indie Go GO

Why Indie Go Go?

Bringing a new beverage onto the market costs big money, and traditionally, to finance the production, marketing and distribution of such efforts, companies usually have to get backing from major firms with loads of strings attached. In fact with big players involved, the original vision of these undertakings more often than not gets lost, and that’s something we want to avoid. We especially want to stay true to the gamer culture by forging meaningful partnerships to make sure Games Thirst: The Official Gamer Drink is by the gamer, and for the gamer. That’s where Indie Go Go plays a major role.

In recent times, crowd-funding sites like Indie Go Go have gained enormous momentum by helping small, independent companies and individuals seek and get help from people who share the same passion, and we believe it’s the right platform for what we’re trying to achieve. Games Thirst will belong to both the gaming and food categories, as gamers can enjoy the taste of the worlds first gaming drink, while sometimes being rewarded with codes for their favourite games.

About Drink

Gaming is an activity in which focus and concentration are key. For example, when playing first-person shooters, enemy fire can hit you at anytime from any direction, therefore your mind must be sharp. The FPS genre is one example, but the same thing goes for RPGs, Action-Adventure, Fighters, Platformers and almost any other genre, focus and concentration are key to a successful gaming experience.

Because of this, Games Thirst: The Official Gamer Drink will include functions of energy, mind focus, general well-being, vitamins and electrolytes.

Labeling will be as per USA standards, bottling in USA Plastic in 16oz bottles

Color of Drink is Golden/Orange (subject to change)

Drink will be formulated at Parkside Beverage, located in Leesport PA

Availability

Games Thirst drinks will be sold in local U.S. retail outlets, and online at on Amazon. We’re hoping to build relationships with local and international gaming retail outlets where the drinks will be sold. GameStop and HMV UK for example. In fact, the more funds that’s raised, the better the prospects of seeing Games Thirst in outlets in various parts of the world.

In June, I’m hoping to travel to E3 and bring at least 200 samples with me so gamers can taste the drink. I’m also hoping to have short meetings with executives of Activision, EA, Ubisoft, Rockstar and all other major game companies in the industry to forge meaningful partnerships, and because of your help, all this can be accomplished without the involvement of massive firms influencing the direction we take the drink.

By this, we’re trying to make Games Thirst: The Official Gamer Drink ubiquitous in the industry and synonymous with it. The goal is to join with these publishers and more to include codes on the bottle top of the Games Thirst drink for big games like Assassin’s Creed III, Medal Of Honor: Warfighter and of course, the next Call of Duty. These codes could include anything from a weapon that you’d otherwise have to play lots of hours to unlock, a skin, or another form of great content. And that’s just the beginning.

About Drink

Gaming is an activity in which focus and concentration are key. For example, when playing first-person shooters, enemy fire can hit you at anytime from any direction, therefore your mind must be sharp. The FPS genre is one example, but the same thing goes for RPGs, Action-Adventure, Fighters, Platformers and almost any other genre, focus and concentration is key to a successful gaming experience.

Because of this, Games Thirst: The Official Gamer Drink will include functions of energy, mind focus, general well-being, vitamins and electrolytes.

Labeling will be as per USA standards, bottling in USA Plastic in 16oz bottles

Color of Drink is Golden/Orange (subject to change)

Drink will be formulated at Parkside Beverage, located in Leesport PA

Production/Formulation

Once our goal of raising $200,000 is achieved, I’ll go into contract with Parkside Beverage based in Pennsylvania, and per contract bindings, the project, from start to finish should take 4-6 months which includes all necessary steps leading to the final product.

Let’s create Games Thirst: The Official Gamer Drink together!

We’ve created an Executive Summary of Games Thirst: The Official Gamer Drink which includes multiple benefits the www.gamesthirst.com will see once the drink is available and successful. www.Gamesthirst.com will only grow bigger, and become better as we expand our reach with dedicated portals for mobile and social gaming, alongside mainstays like console and PC gaming. I am really excited! and I hope you share the same enthusiasm.

I am confident that you guys/gals will help, and I’m thanking you in advance! But I’d also like you to spread the word to your friends and family. Get everyone involved, spread it on your twitter, Facebook and send it via email, because if we do better than our $200,000 mark, it only frees us up to do much more.

The Games Thirst Indie Go Go page is here.

So there it is, Games Thirst! Let’s make it happen! The Campaign Will Last For Approximately 30 Days On Indie Go Go