KickStarter Kickstarter Watch.

Is that legal, though? I know they're not gathering money for the mod itself, only to fund it's development, but will that shit fly with EA? Especially considering these guys want money for what many others do for free.

 

It would be legally dicey to ask money for the mod itself (i.e. selling the mod), but asking money for living expenses so that they can work on developing the mod shouldn't be a problem. The difference between doing it for free and asking for money to cover your living expenses is that if you have the money, you will be able to focus on developing the mod and, as a result, it will be developed faster. I don't think there's anything wrong with that.

 

As one KS project is starting with a whimper (Thorvalla), another one is ending with a massive bang. Star Citizen's KS project ended with $2,134,314 from 34,396 backers. The kicker is that on the game's website (which is down again), the game got another $4,000,000+ from another 45,000+ backers. We'll have the final numbers when http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/ comes back online, but we're looking at the most crowd-funded video game up to date, way over P:E.

 

Yeah. And, frankly, I think it'll be shit am doubtful of the result.

 

Anyone with any KS budget left whatsoever consider pledging to http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1878147873/hero-u-rogue-to-redemption, I wants to has my gaem

 

Someone has took seriously the whole 'you must equip the ring' thing:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects...-multiverse-shattered-timelines/?ref=kicktraq

 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1878147873/hero-u-rogue-to-redemption made it

 

to the Coles for making it

 

Final numbers on Star Citizen:

$2,134,374 from 34,397 donors on Kickstarter (an average of $62.05116725 per donor)
$4,264,357 from 57,742 donors on http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/ (an average of $73.85191022 per donor)
$6,398,731 from 92,139 donors in total (an average of $69.44649931 per donor)

source: http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/ and http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cig/star-citizen

EDIT: This is how you run a funding campaign. And check this out: http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/the-pledge/

 

Check this out. It's a pretty impressive looking sandbox space game containing RTS and RPG elements, and what's even more impressive is it's made by one 20-year old guy.

(edit: meant to say 'containing', not 'combining')

 

Damn. Hope the game's half as impressive as his campaign (it won't be)

 

First video I've seen where seeing the author talk doesn't piss me off. Will probably pledge.

 

Guy seems like a bro, instead of the usual holier-than-thou indie retards... I'm not a fan of procedural generated things, they never give that memmorable feeling that great hand-designed things have, but was a smart way for this guy to get his game going.

 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robotloveskitty/legend-of-dungeon

 

Regarding 8 bit Funding, it seems that it's no longer being updated and there's a box that opens up that asks you if you want to go to the Indie Gamestand site instead. In short, 8 bit Funding be dead.

 

The chick is hot, smart move on their side to put her in the video, but the game looks like worse then golden axe, seriously...

 

Another space sim. So much for the "dead" genre http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/maksw/dominion-episode-1?ref=category . This one confirmed to be utter shit however

Also features the idea of crowd-development. People send them art and they put it into the game somewhere. So, live long and Prosper.

 

Why is she holding all those apples?

 

I think those are a symbolic, surreal representation of her fertility.

 

I had another look at this. I dunno. He'll make the money and all, and I'm sure the thing will be splendid technologically, but... I just can't bring myself to believe that he'll actually make a good game out of this, that's just too fucken much for one person, I wish it was possible but...anyway, best of luck to him, the pitch is very solid (hey Guido) and he deserves the cash.

 

I already knew it but I left the link just in case someone wants to take a look at the projects hosted there.

 

Was anybody wondering about how it would be for Peter Molyneaux to do a KS pitch? Here he is: Project GODUS - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/22cans/project-godus - "GODUS is a delightful reinvention of the god game from 22cans and Peter Molyneux, who created the genre." - funding goal: £450,000 ($720,000)

This is going to generate some MAJESTIC bitching, butthurt and fanboy circlejerking. Bring it on Pete!

 

Also, I only see 4 cans in the 22cans group photo.