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Looks like Starlight Inception has really picked up in funding. Though I doubt they'll be able to raise 30,000 in 9 hours. http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/73...ht-inceptiontm/
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Saoshyant posted:Oh god, it gets worse. For some reason, this song started playing in my head when he started showing off his techniques.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 17:58 |
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Carmaggedon needs its own thread. I mean, it's Carmaggedon!
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| # ? May 8, 2012 18:48 |
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Amppelix posted:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects...eo-game-release Someone pledged 13 cents. 
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| # ? May 8, 2012 19:04 |
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Fintilgin posted:Someone pledged 13 cents. This is getting dangerously close to ironically reaching its goal.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 19:20 |
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I guess that answers if people have burned out on Kickstarter yet, Carmeggedon has raised $50,000 in the first 4 hours. Things really slowed down in the past few weeks, but it looks like a big name will still do it. In other news, the Two Guys from Andromeda have just launched their SpaceVenture Kickstarter. They are pretty vague about the game they will create, but their pitch says they will release a demo for every $100,000 raised.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 19:24 |
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That's a really weird pitch video from the voice actors about halfway through.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 19:26 |
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Not an active KickStarter yet, but it looks like the guys at Dead State (zombie-apocalypse survival RPG by the lead writer of V:tM Bloodlines) are going to have their KickStarter ready very soon. As soon as their trailer is finished. I'm very excited about this!
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| # ? May 8, 2012 19:30 |
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octoroon posted:lead writer of V:tM Bloodlines I will deffinetly check this one out though I certainly don't need to spend more money I dont have.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 19:34 |
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NINbuntu 64 posted:This is getting dangerously close to ironically reaching its goal. It's at $13.37 right now 
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| # ? May 8, 2012 19:37 |
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Something about that Carmageddon kickstarter really bothers me, I don't know what it is. Maybe just the tone of the whole page.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 19:46 |
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Quadradextrous posted:Looks like after some discussion the UK studio responsible for Carmageddon (the original, before Square Enix ran off with it and caused a big ol' fight to get the IP back) is going to kickstart the new game in lieu of publishing. I'm pretty interested! Rebel Blob posted:I guess that answers if people have burned out on Kickstarter yet, Carmeggedon has raised $50,000 in the first 4 hours. Things really slowed down in the past few weeks, but it looks like a big name will still do it.  You know what internet, just have my wallet, go on take it, I wasn't really using it anyways and clearly you need it a whole lot more than me, go on just have it all it'll make it much easier for the both of us.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 19:49 |
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Swagger Dagger posted:Something about that Carmageddon kickstarter really bothers me, I don't know what it is. Maybe just the tone of the whole page. I've never played a Carmegeddon game, but personally, I'm a bit off put in general by the terrible coding and overall bugginess that Stainless has done on the Magic DotPW games.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 19:51 |
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Dragonrah posted:I've never played a Carmegeddon game, but personally, I'm a bit off put in general by the terrible coding and overall bugginess that Stainless has done on the Magic DotPW games. Wait, they make those really-well-selling DotPW games and they don't have enough money to pay their employees?
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| # ? May 8, 2012 19:52 |
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Swagger Dagger posted:Wait, they make those really-well-selling DotPW games and they don't have enough money to pay their employees? You ever heard of Obsidian? Same deal here. You are working on a contract for a publisher; it doesn't matter how much money your creation sells as your rates have already been agreed on. However, the Magic games are pretty buggy indeed. That isn't a good sign. vvvvv also, this obviously, but you can see from their office that they don't have much money.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 19:54 |
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To be fair, I would expect that this is humorous and not literal:Carmageddon KickStarter posted:they seem to insist on salaries at the end of every month. EVERY single month! We've tried paying them in cake and small bags of chocolate, but they keep coming back for more. edit for serious content: they can only pay their employees if they have funding. They only have funding if they either get a publisher, investors, crowd-source, or self-fund. Unless they're seriously in the green, they aren't going to risk sinking their company with the last option, especially since KickStarter is a hell of a lot less risky (which is both its greatest strength and weakness). octoroon fucked around with this message at May 8, 2012 around 19:57 |
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Swagger Dagger posted:Wait, they make those really-well-selling DotPW games and they don't have enough money to pay their employees? I'm sure all that money goes to WotC I've bought both games and almost all the dlc, but those games have a habit of pissing me off so much.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 19:56 |
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I kinda like the Carmageddon video. It's goofy and unprofessional but it's also very positive. I can't put my finger on it but despite its flaws I enjoyed it and I think it's good for kickstarter purposes.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 19:58 |
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Amppelix posted:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects...eo-game-release If this ends up getting funded, I'll start my own Kickstarter to raise money so I can buy the new Adobe CS6. I'd Toxx myself, but if this gets ironically funded, I don't wanna be "that" guy.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 20:07 |
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I liked the video  . It carried the feeling that they really didn't have much money and that they really need it to make the game. It's a bit self-deprecating and I like that  . Also the part where the guy turns around and goes "woof" at the camera was hilarious.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 20:09 |
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Dragonrah posted:If this ends up getting funded, I'll start my own Kickstarter to raise money so I can buy the new Adobe CS6. I'd Toxx myself, but if this gets ironically funded, I don't wanna be "that" guy. Or maybe a KickStarter like, "If the number of cents in the final donation count of this project is even, I will make a video game. If it is odd, I will wallpaper my house with dollar bills from your donations and post videos of it online."
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| # ? May 8, 2012 20:10 |
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octoroon posted:Or maybe a KickStarter like, "If the number of cents in the final donation count of this project is even, I will make a video game. If it is odd, I will wallpaper my house with dollar bills from your donations and post videos of it online." I'm still waiting for this to pop up.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 20:11 |
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I'm more wondering how that kickstarter even got through their submission process. I guess nowadays gaming kickstarters get a bit of an easier ride?
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| # ? May 8, 2012 20:38 |
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Swagger Dagger posted:Something about that Carmageddon kickstarter really bothers me, I don't know what it is. Maybe just the tone of the whole page.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 20:42 |
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Check out the old footage where they hit themselves with a car for Carmageddon motion capture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDGmb3wwvE0 How can you not give them money.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 21:28 |
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duck monster posted:Awesome kickstarter strategy, boast about not being very transparent, not even tell us what the project is, except "sports", whilst promising about 20 diferent platforms, all for a low low price of $1500. It gets worse once you read his "clues." an idiot posted:(1.) It's based on a popular classic sports video game that was made 40 years ago, It's Pong. He's asking for fifteen hundred loving dollars to make Pong.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 22:43 |
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So LumberingTroll just sent an email update for his Kickstarter and included in that was a link to SKYJACKER, a really badass looking kinda arcadey space combat game. I've been hankerin' for a Colony Wars style game for years so hopefully this pans out. Thanks Troll!
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Gao posted:It gets worse once you read his "clues." I love people that do this because it's such a ridiculous notion. Why do people sit down and go oh god my pong clone is so amazing I can't share any details about it because someone will steal my idea! At least I'm assuming that people say that because of theft reasons but maybe I'm wrong. It's just such a crazy idea to me that you would think people with such a good idea would want to tell everyone about it and not hide it in a locked cupboard.
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| # ? May 8, 2012 23:18 |
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Gao posted:It gets worse once you read his "clues." One guy donated a dollar so he could post about how the licenses needed to make what he's proposing would const 25x the amount he's asking for. e: Yep, he's updating (backtracking?) his goals. Narmi fucked around with this message at May 8, 2012 around 23:54 |
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Yodzilla posted:So LumberingTroll just sent an email update for his Kickstarter and included in that was a link to SKYJACKER, a really badass looking kinda arcadey space combat game. I've been hankerin' for a Colony Wars style game for years so hopefully this pans out. Thanks Troll! No problem! Figured Id share the projects I have backed. No need for ultra-competitive kickstarter mentality.
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| # ? May 9, 2012 00:44 |
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I love to poo poo-talk Kickstarter, but holy poo poo, a new Carmageddon game. Couldn't resist dropping some money on that one.
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| # ? May 9, 2012 02:08 |
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With 90 minutes left in the Starlight Inception KS, can they get the last $10,000 needed? 
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| # ? May 9, 2012 02:18 |
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The Xenonauts kickstarter is now live. Interestingly enough you can actually download the latest development build without pledging, a try before you buy as it would be. If you don't know what Xenonauts is, well, it's probably the most faithful commercial re-imagination of XCOM that is in development right now. It's worth checking out if you're a fan of the original.
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| # ? May 9, 2012 03:04 |
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Man, I'm not terribly interested in Starlight Inception as a game but the Kickstarter sure is dramatic to watch. A little less than 4k to go and 37 minutes left. Go wannabe Wing Commander, go!
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Master_Odin posted:With 90 minutes left in the Starlight Inception KS, can they get the last $10,000 needed? For some reason, it just really makes me angry that their logo is basically a copy of the US Air Force logo.
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| # ? May 9, 2012 03:18 |
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macnbc posted:Man, I'm not terribly interested in Starlight Inception as a game but the Kickstarter sure is dramatic to watch. Made it with 26mins to spare.
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| # ? May 9, 2012 03:23 |
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Rebel Blob posted:In other news, the Two Guys from Andromeda have just launched their SpaceVenture Kickstarter. They are pretty vague about the game they will create, but their pitch says they will release a demo for every $100,000 raised. drat this one looks way more impressive than I thought it would, the voice cast alone is worth it.
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Rebel Blob posted:In other news, the Two Guys from Andromeda have just launched their SpaceVenture Kickstarter. They are pretty vague about the game they will create, but their pitch says they will release a demo for every $100,000 raised. Oh my god, John Patrick Lowrie and Ellen McLain are the cutest old voice actor couple ever. 
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Migishu posted:Made it with 26mins to spare. So what's to stop the devs from throwing in the last 4,000, collecting their 146k minus fees and paying themselves back? It makes kickstarter roullette a lot more difficult.
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K. Farb posted:So what's to stop the devs from throwing in the last 4,000, collecting their 146k minus fees and paying themselves back? It makes kickstarter roullette a lot more difficult. Nothing really, as long as they have a verified account that isn't connected to whatever account they submitted with (harder than it sounds if Kickstarter is doing even a half-assed job) or a friend who is willing to put up the money. That and they can afford the hit on their credit before the Kickstarter money is sent out to them. Edit: They'll also be in serious trouble if they're found out. 2nd Edit: Actually it's probably Amazon doing the verification, and I'm sure they're pretty good at weeding out problems like that. nessin fucked around with this message at May 9, 2012 around 04:13 |
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