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Propose something nostalgic and people will whip their wallets out, but ask for help with something new and you may lose all hope in this so-called culture. Fortunately, the phenomenal Sportsfriends managed to narrowly hit its Kickstarter funding goal in the final day, after an awful struggle. Rejoice! J.S. Joust and several other wonderful, wonderful local multiplayer games will receive a proper release.
The target launch for Oculus Rift developer kits has been pushed back until March, with the company citing the lengthy time required to set up production.
A shocking rash of industry veterans hopping on the crowd-funding gravy train lately have banked on selling the idea by reputation alone, with very little to say about the actual game they're planning to make. David Braben's Kickstarter for Elite: Dangerous was one of these sorry pitches, but after a fortnight it's finally shown off some gameplay footage.
Peter Molyneux has unveiled the next step in 22Cans experiments, a Kickstarter for a god-game called Godus. This step emphasizes cooperation.
Another Kickstarted game is preparing to transition from the nebulous crowd-funding world of wishes and dreams to gleaming reality, as developer DoubleSix has announced its Strike Suit Zero will launch for PC on January 24, 2013. As for what that dream is, one word: robot-space-ship-mech-transforming-thingamajig.
Chris Roberts' ambitious space sim Star Citizen has completed its push for cash, gathering more than $6.2 million from Kickstarter and its official Roberts Space Industries site. The combined total makes it the largest crowdfunded game to date.
Tweedpunk first-person survivor Sir, You Are Being Hunted has released the first snippets of actual gameplay from its alpha build to celebrate hitting a modest Kickstarter goal. You'll catch a peek at dodging and fighting robotic gentlemen in a procedurally-generated British countryside, because that's what the video game is about, see.
Fans of classic sandbox space sim series Elite have clamored for a sequel for yonks, but creator David Brabern's studio Frontier Developments has been occupied putting out games like Kinectimals and Kinect Disneyland Adventures. Now it's finally ready to give a new Elite a proper go and has turned to Kickstarter (where else?) for $2 million, but the pitch is astonishingly barebones, hoping that tugging at your nostalgia gland will be sufficient.
The Ship remains one of the most interesting multiplayer FPS concepts, a shooter where players are all hunting someone specific but must pretend they're perfectly harmless and simply enjoying a nice cruise. Also interesting is its passage through various business models, from free Half-Life mod, through commercial Source engine remake to, now, Kickstartered sequel.
With Nitronic Rush in the past, the team is now focusing on their latest racer, Distance.
