Hey there folks! Whether you first visited the site this week or over a year ago, thank you for taking the time to visit Pixel Pacas!

There have been a handful of changes behind the scenes which you, the readers, should be made aware of. We are utilizing affiliate links now. In this post we will provide a brief explanation of what they are as well as their current implementation on our website.

Affiliate links, for those who are unaware, are a method which puts “tracking” data into links. No, this is not done to follow you around the internet! What it does is confirm to a storefront is that a user visited that website thanks to a specific source. Then, if you buy something from that website after having used the affiliate link then the host site may reward the link-using site with a small portion of the sale funds. It is a potential method for a website to make money without having to resort to visual banner ads.

Pixel Pacas has recently implemented affiliate links for the following digital distributors: GOG and MangaGamer. At this time, they are the only sites we utilize affiliate links for. You can tell a link is an affiliate one if it has a string of nonsensical characters after the expected portion of the URL. Here’s an example: http://www.gog.com/game/gamename?23skj9201091fa14

At this time we have received no direct revenue from either GOG or MangaGamer, but in the future this will likely change a tad. If you do not wish to support Pixel Pacas by means of affiliate links there is a very simple solution – do not click those GOG and MangaGamer links on a review post! As you will notice, all reviews which have been updated to contain affiliate links also include a link to our page explaining affiliate information. This way there is no surprise about what’s going on.

Pixel Pacas does not currently require money to continue onward, but it would certainly be nice if some of the fees associated with hosting the site could be recouped in this inoffensive manner. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please feel free to let us know!