KickStarter Jane Jensen's Pinkerton Road Studio & Moebius Closed Down

[Boleskine]

We finally might hear something on MGX next week

I think they mentioned the 8th as the announcement date, but I'm not sure if that's rock solid.

 

[Blackthorne]

Yes, I believe Tuesday, the 8th, is the day.


Bt

 

[Keshik]

We finally might hear something on MGX next week

I think they mentioned the 8th as the announcement date, but I'm not sure if that's rock solid.

Week of. But is interesting to mention the Tuesday so probably the target as Blackthorne says.

 

[Stabwound]

Is there any chance that "MGX" is Gabriel Knight? I haven't been keeping up with this whole thing. If not, I don't see why there's such secrecy unless it's some other revitalized game series (King's Quest?)

 

[Boleskine]

Same day Beyond: Two Souls comes out

Is there any chance that "MGX" is Gabriel Knight? I haven't been keeping up with this whole thing. If not, I don't see why there's such secrecy unless it's some other revitalized game series (King's Quest?)

At this point I'd say it's all but guaranteed to be a remake of the first GK game.

There have been plenty of hints along the way. One thing to consider is that GK: Sins of the Fathers came out 20 years ago. It's been due for a remake or HD upgrade.

 

[Stabwound]

Meh. GK1 is the one game in the series that's perfect as is.

 

[DeepOcean]

Same day Beyond: Two Souls comes out

Is there any chance that "MGX" is Gabriel Knight? I haven't been keeping up with this whole thing. If not, I don't see why there's such secrecy unless it's some other revitalized game series (King's Quest?)

At this point I'd say it's all but guaranteed to be a remake of the first GK game.

There have been plenty of hints along the way. One thing to consider is that GK: Sins of the Fathers came out 20 years ago. It's been due for a remake or HD upgrade.

Remake of Gabriel Knight 1? I have the damn game registered on my memory, from the puzzles to the dialogs. A remake would be pointless, it is better for them to do a kickstarter for GK 4, already. And If by remake, they plan to do an ugly 3d version, no thanks.

 

[Boleskine]

Same day Beyond: Two Souls comes out

Is there any chance that "MGX" is Gabriel Knight? I haven't been keeping up with this whole thing. If not, I don't see why there's such secrecy unless it's some other revitalized game series (King's Quest?)

At this point I'd say it's all but guaranteed to be a remake of the first GK game.

There have been plenty of hints along the way. One thing to consider is that GK: Sins of the Fathers came out 20 years ago. It's been due for a remake or HD upgrade.

Remake of Gabriel Knight 1? I have the damn game registered on my memory, from the puzzles to the dialogs. A remake would be pointless, it is better for them to do a kickstarter for GK 4, already. And If by remake, they plan to do an ugly 3d version, no thanks.

I wouldn't disagree, but Jane Jensen doesn't have the rights to do GK4 and has said just as much many times in the past. She doesn't have free reign to do whatever she wants with GK, hence why the last game was 14 years ago.

Activision probably wants to test the waters with a GK remake, bring some new fans under the fold, then potentially allow Jane to make a new game in the series.

 

[Correct_Carlo]

New trailer out:



90% sure the lead and the blonde dude are gay, judging from the fact that all their dialog scenes in the trailer sound like the first 30 seconds of a gay porn.

[sitting on a bed in a hotel room]

“I’d like to hire you for a security job”

“It depends on what I’d be securing”

“This….”

bow-chicka-bow-chicka-bow-bow

 

[felipepepe]

And here's another screenshot:

Anyway, Ken dolls and ninjas taking pictures with flash aside, seems cool.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

Geez, it's basically identical to Gabriel Knight in most every respect, even the lead character's voice actor sounds like Tim Curry and has the same condescending demeanor. And yes the gay female romance novels undertones are a bit too much, it seems even worse than GK2,

Also I doubt they could have made enough money to make a game of Gabriel Knight's lenght with graphics looking like that.

 

[Taxnomore]

I am also getting some very gay vibes from this trailer. RockPaperShotgun is going to love it.

 

[Darth Roxor]

90% sure the lead and the blonde dude are gay,

"This is why I don't do people!"

 

[Keshik]

Blonde dude might be, based on some conversations in the latest beta. But then again, my gaydar might be off.

 

[Abelian]

Geez, it's basically identical to Gabriel Knight in most every respect

I think that's what Jane Jensen's goal is. Since Activision holds the rights to the GK franchise, she might be trying to establish a new series as a suspiciously similar substitute for GK.
That way, she won't need Activision's permission (or have to pay royalty fees) when she makes more paranormal investigation adventure games.

 

[Redlands]

Geez, it's basically identical to Gabriel Knight in most every respect

I think that's what Jane Jensen's goal is. Since Activision holds the rights to the GK franchise, she might be trying to establish a new series as a suspiciously similar substitute for GK.
That way, she won't need Activision's permission (or have to pay royalty fees) when she makes more paranormal investigation adventure games.

Additionally, it seems paranormal investigation seems to be her thing: let's not forget Grey Matter and Dying for Daylight. Making another similar series doesn't seem out of place given her focus on that area.

 

[Infinitron]

Release date: April 15, 2014

Dear Pinkerton Road CSG!

Today a press release is going out about Phoenix Online’s new publishing branch, Phoenix Online Publishing, and as part of that press release they will announce that they will be publishing Moebius and that it will be releasing APRIL 15, 2014.

I wanted to let my CSG know about this before the news became public and pre-answer some potential questions.

Why use Phoenix Online Publishing?

Since running our Kickstarter campaign in spring 2012, which funded Moebius, fledging indie studio Pinkerton Road has basically been Jane and Robert along with some contract help here and there. There are a lot of hats that have to be worn that neither of us are used to (or necessarily proficient at) like business, finance, sales, PR, marketing, etc, on top of creative. It reached a point with our first game launch, Moebius, where we had to decide to either hire a full-time business person or work with an external business partner. We decided to do the latter until we can see how these first two games go and what resources we have to grow.

It’s very different, however, going to a publisher with a finished game rather than just an idea. Because Kickstarter funded Moebius, and the game is done (and beautiful—IMHO), we are able to keep creative control and IP on the game. That was our primarily goal going into Kickstarter. So in a business partner we were really just looking for someone who could do the business, distribution, and sales end of the game as well as possible and with as much of our own input as possible.

We looked at various options and in the end it made the most sense for us to work with Phoenix Online Publishing on this. First, they were the developers on Moebius and so they know the game, they love the game, and they have a lot at stake in its success. Second, we have a tight relationship with Phoenix after working with them for the past 2 years, and we know our input and concerns will be heard and we’ll have some say on decisions. Third, Phoenix is just kicking off an aggressive new publishing effort headed by a very smart guy, Scott Steinberg, and their mission is all about story-based games and indie games. So they are a great fit for us.

What will Phoenix Online Publishing be doing for Moebius exactly?

Handling all the digital and retail distribution channels, getting the foreign language editions and other ports done, getting Moebius into as many markets as possible, dealing with contracts and banner assets and ads and all of that stuff. Basically, taking the business end off Jane’s plate so she and Pinkerton Road can focus on making more games.

The official release date is WHAT?

April 15, 2014. Yes, we thought Moebius would ship sooner and honestly, the game could have shipped this month in terms of it being ‘done’. However, since we only signed with Phoenix in January, we needed to give them time to set up the launch properly, have some lead time to get into print publications, set up the main markets, etc. so we can have the most successful game launch possible. In today’s market you get just a few days of really being the new, hot thing before you’re ‘old news’. You need to be ready to exploit that initial launch to the fullest. So I’m sorry—it took me longer than it should have to figure out what publisher we would use and get it arranged, partially because of some family stuff we’ve had going on.

The good news is, we HAVE an official ‘written on stone tablets’ launch date, and we have a partner which can help us come out with a bang. I really, really appreciate the patience the CSG has had with us. We really haven’t gotten any complaints from people angry that we haven’t shipped on time AND I THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES FOR THAT! I look forward to our group playthru in April and having a real party to celebrate our first launch.

When with the CSG get the PC and Mac builds? What about Linux?

The English PC/Mac builds will go out to the CSG just before the official launch – like probably the day before or a few days before. The Linux build will follow probably 1-3 months later, once we have upgraded the Unity engine to a version that supports Linux and can test it properly. We’ll let you know the dates for the foreign language editions as soon as we have them.

All the best,

Jane

 

[trustno1code]

New website:
http://www.postudios.com/company/games/moebius/

There's also a trailer, but looks like a shortened up rehash of previously released footage:

'New' trailer

 

[mindx2]

New website:
http://www.postudios.com/company/games/moebius/

There's also a trailer, but looks like a shortened up rehash of previously released footage:

'New' trailer

No offense to anyone but is this about two gay guys? I know nothing about the game nor have I been following it but that trailer seemed heavy on the innuendo...

 

[DeepOcean]

New website:
http://www.postudios.com/company/games/moebius/

There's also a trailer, but looks like a shortened up rehash of previously released footage:

'New' trailer

No offense to anyone but is this about two gay guys? I know nothing about the game nor have I been following it but that trailer seemed heavy on the innuendo...

Jane didn't said anything about that but if the homo vibe is real, the butthurt will be literally strong. I tend to have symphaty for the character I'm playing with, including his goals. Someone wanting a hot woman is something I can understand and have symphaty for but helping the character to be fucked in the ass by a big blond russian guy isn't something I'm seeking for.

 

[MaskedMan]

At the end of the game they

Spoiler

shake hands.

Also he's American.

 

[Jaesun]

Holy shit... April is not that far away. <3 Really looking forward to playing this.

 

[DeepOcean]

Is this one still going to be divided like other kickstarters?

 

[Boleskine]

Is this one still going to be divided like other kickstarters?

Do you mean into episodes/parts? If so, the answer is no - Moebius will ship as one complete game.

 

[Keshik]

http://store.postudios.com/products/moebius-empire-rising-pre-order

Pre-orders for $23.99 US. Might be a demo out soon, link is there but leads to nowehere.