I really like the whole "using Kickstarter as a means to fund a finished product that you get a copy of for donating" thing.
I really like the whole "using Kickstarter as a means to fund a finished product that you get a copy of for donating" thing.
$100,000 in less than two hours.
Gabe Newell was talking about community-funded projects a while back. His idea was very similar to this Kickstarter thing except that investors in successful projects would actually get a cut of the profits.
edit: http://kotaku.com/5318368/valve-let-...es-development
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I put in $100, though instead of a poster what I'd really like is a nice color game manual.
"I've watched while the maggots have defiled the earth. They have
built their castles and had their wars. I cannot stand by idly any longer." - Otogi 2
I paid full price for Brutal Legend, so I figure I already donated.
Annnnnnnd someone pledged 10k.
I saw a dude is making a Tecmo Super Bowl MMO using this same Kickstarter site:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ridiron-heroes
Anyone who pledges $15 or more gets in the Beta in April.
Interesting concept for funding game development.
Last edited by jyoung; 09 Feb 2012 at 12:17 AM.
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