Wow. Good job, internet! Despite the fact the project was announced less than 24 hours ago, Double Fine’s Kickstarter campaign for a new graphic adventure has reached its goal of $US400,000.
That means around 10,000 regular humans on the internet (maybe you!) donated $US400,000 out of your own pockets to see some legends of an old genre try and make something new, and dear, to your hearts.
Who needs publishers? Not these guys. Not now.
Now that the goal has been reached, every extra cent that goes into the Kickstarter fund is being directed towards both improving the project further and the quality of its accompanying documentary.
Double Fine Adventure [Double Fine Adventure]
Lachlan
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 11:13 PMI totally funded $30. They did it in like 12 hours, it’s freaking insane.
quicktooth
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 11:18 PMYYEEEEAAAAHHHHH!!!!!
Andy
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 11:20 PMThey will most likely double, triple or quadruple what they were originally after. Hell it is almost at $500K right now with 33 days to go. Good for them. Cannot wait to see what they produce.
Quirkhall
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 11:30 PMI pledged. I hate the current publisher model the games industry relies on. It’ll be nice to see a company make the game THEY want to without any strings attached.
Jubs
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 11:44 PMUnleashing the brilliant minds of Tim Schafer and Double Fine into a project they have complete control over? Yes please. I’m happy to pledge. I’d pledge for their next game, and their next, and their next too.
Rod
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 11:47 PMThey’ve got my cash. Ooh, and there goes $500,000.
Lanky Mikey
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 11:50 PMIt would be interesting to see if this becomes a growing trend in the future.
That said, I think it is safe to say that there aren’t very many developers on the planet that could say “We want to make an adventure game, give us money”
Best of luck to them
Jiff
Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 11:51 PMThat’s incredible! As stated so eloquently in the spruik video:
Point and click adventures are NOT dead..
Andy
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 12:22 AMHey could this be what Notch ment by” lets make Psychonauts 2 happen” or is this a new IP?
Andy
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 12:29 AMNevermind just took my head out my ass and watched the clip lol
Argus
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 12:40 AMYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAH! I gave been waiting for YEARS for another Psychonaughts or Day of the Tentacle!
Freakin’ free love and peace on earth baby yeah!
Daniel
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 12:55 AMPledged $30 (my little drop in the ocean) which i could have pledged more.
Can’t wait to see what comes of this.
Jake
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 2:10 AMOver $560,000 now…
xWisp
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 2:20 AMso they better be giving it away for free seeing as their fans are paying for all the dev costs or ill probably loose all respect for them.
Vapor
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 2:41 AMPeople who pledge $15 or more get a free copy of the game when it comes out, as well as beta access.
Richard James
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 4:05 AMFans don’t care about your silly argument. Fans care about the product not the price.
FatShady
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 6:09 AMI have never played any of their games. I have never played a point and click.
I pledged money to this because I’m a big supporter of different business models and shakin shit up.
$15 is cheap for a game and I’m a gamer. I also suspect well get our money’s worth.
Just think, what type of innovation this will lead to in risk adverse times. This is the second project and not my last.
I’m Roy’s to be part of this shift away from multi layered publishing and lack of transparency. Good on em
$780k last time I checked!!!!
ponton
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 6:42 AMWow, its over $800,000 now!
bangdity
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 9:03 AMno publishers? count me in! NO DRM NO HASSLE YEAHH!!!!
Glenn
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 9:50 AMIt’s being released on Steam which most people don’t realise is a form of DRM… it is however the least draconian and most users prefer it for the bonuses it provides.
chugs
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 2:11 PMits now $1.1m
Bec
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 2:37 PMI could only afford $30 but I still feel special.
Sam Timmins
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 4:43 PMAnd the old business model shits itself again after doing so before hearing about Louis C.K’s million dollar Internet show.