Q.U.B.E. recoups Indie Fund investment after 4 days
Indie superstar funding group the Indie Fund has scored a resounding hit after Q.U.B.E., the first Fund-backed release, earned enough on Steam in its first four days to recoup the investment.
In 2010, a group of indie superstars set up their own development fund, the Indie Fund, to give the next generation of inventive indies a leg-up. Evidently, they've got a good eye for indies. The first IF-backed game, Q.U.B.E. by Toxic Games, earned enough to recoup the investment within only four days following its release through Steam on January 6.
The $15 first-person puzzler has sold over 12,000 copies on Steam, the Indie Fund revealed yesterday, which means sales of at least $179,880--not counting Valve's cut, mind.
The Fund covered Q.U.B.E.'s development entirely, paying out $89,500 in total. Toxic Games originally estimated it'd cost $42,000 to make, but the Indie Fund extended that when it became clear Q.U.B.E. would run over-budget.
"Our goal is to help developers get and stay independent and it will take some time to see if we've achieved it," Indie Fund said. "With the investment already paid off and discussions in progress about bringing Q.U.B.E beyond PC, we're feeling pretty hopeful."
The Indie Fund has a few more likely hits up its sleeve. Dear Esther and Faraway are both finalists in the 2012 Independent Games Festival, while Monaco lifted the IGF Grand Prize in 2010. The experimental narrative game Dear Esther should be the next Fund-backed release, arriving on Steam on Valentine's Day at $10.
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Indie superstar funding group the Indie Fund has scored a resounding hit after Q.U.B.E., the first Fund-backed release, earned enough on Steam in its first four days to recoup the investment.-
Hint hint, wink wink.
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It's always nice to see indie gaming do so well on the PC. It's really the only place where innovation is coming from in gaming these days and why I prefer the PC over consoles.
Also excited about Monaco and Dear Esther.-
Not that you aren't correct, but consoles have actually done a pretty swell job of supporting indies this generation. See PSN, XBLA and XBLIG for examples. They're not perfect and obviously the barrier of entry is higher than on the PC in some ways but it's still good to see that you can drop anywhere between $1 and $60 on basically any gaming platform and find something to play.
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I will also be an idea guy who will help with maps and balancing...
Why must I lack all skills required for game development?-
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I'm thinking... iPhone Metroidvania?
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Fabulous, I wonder if it'll make it through Apple's approving process?
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In order for it not to seem perfect as a fart app, I will add some generic non-fart noises that have no reason for being in a fart app.
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Alright, dummy accounts that will like the fuck out of this thing are on their way!
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I am an artist, but I want to be the useless manager who just sits there and pretends to be making schedules and organizing things when in reality I am way above my payscale based on the knowledge I have when it comes to managing people.
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Perfect
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fyi if I get this job basically what I'll do is sit in a big leather chair with my back turned to everyone at every meeting, and then at a random point somewhere in the meeting, I'll turn around and recite one of the tweets from https://twitter.com/#!/petermolydeux and then turn my back to you again. One of you will exclaim "That... is... GENIUS" and everyone else will murmur in agreement, regardless of the status of the project.
And that game's name will be... Duke Nukem Forever -
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woah what
for that I'm going to write a huge expose on your inhumane working standards and ridiculous hours and submit it anonymously to every major gaming blog. You'll never work in this industry again!!! Or at least you'll receive the temporary and impotent ire of a few thousand basement-dwelling nerds.
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