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McDon: Would they have not guessed the severe backlash behind this or did they overestimate how popular Steam actually is?
While I'm also not a fan of this move, I question the "severe backlash" and the "overestimation of Steams popularity". Fact: 36k backers, currently 650 commenting on the latest update, 350 on the RPS article - and not all are negative.

Anyway.... can we get back on topic here please? There's another thread to discuss this specific incident....
Post edited April 10, 2013 by Siannah
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McDon: Would they have not guessed the severe backlash behind this or did they overestimate how popular Steam actually is?
I think alot of backers were misinformed. DRM free =/= GOG entry. If they promise GOG and not just DRM free, it means it will be on GOG and DRM free. If developers don't promise GOG explicitly then it means it won't be DRM free when released.

In other news, Larian Studios (Divinity Original Sin) had a twitch tv Q&A. They are pre-selling Divinity: Dragon Commander.

http://www.gog.com/news/gogcom_larian_dragon_commander_video_qa

Will Divinity Original Sin's mod tools and DLC be available on GOG?

Kickstarters:

Radiate Athletics: Heat sensitive clothing

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/radiate/radiate-athletics-the-future-of-sports-apparel

THE 10-YEAR HOODIE: Built for Life, Backed for a Decade!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jakehimself/the-10-year-hoodie-built-for-life-backed-for-a-dec

Translating Molecular Cell Biology textbook into Vietnamese

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/574624836/translating-the-book-molecular-cell-biology-into-v

The Asylum - point and click game for mobile

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/325628263/the-asylum-0

Vivian Clark - from the video game makers of "Soda Drinker Pro"

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/506623852/vivian-clark
Post edited April 10, 2013 by tarohilt
I was thinking about backing Ghost of a Tale but it's at least a year away and closed beta access starts at 250 euros. :/
Bloom is in it's last week - this game looks so amazing! ;-)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1376061185/bloom-memories-one-of-a-kind-action-adventure-rpg?ref=live
Havent people run out of money yet to back KS?. ive backed around 20 atm... way too many :/
Infamous Quests confirm GOG will carry Quest for Infamy and release a Mac version of the 2.0 demo.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1992695780/quest-for-infamy-an-adventure-game-by-infamous-que/posts/450849
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McDon: Would they have not guessed the severe backlash behind this or did they overestimate how popular Steam actually is?
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tarohilt: I think alot of backers were misinformed. DRM free =/= GOG entry. If they promise GOG and not just DRM free, it means it will be on GOG and DRM free. If developers don't promise GOG explicitly then it means it won't be DRM free when released.
Drm-free usually means being DRM-free on their own website though. Only the bigger ones tbh get onto GOG straight away.
A fantasy book by Neal Hallford (the writer of Betrayal at Krondor and Dungeon Siege):
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nealhallford/the-thief-of-dreams-from-the-writer-of-betrayal-at
Post edited April 11, 2013 by gandalf.nho
neverending platformer Cloudberry Kingdom will be published by Ubisoft and released in the summer

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/11/ubisoft-picks-up-cloudberry-kingdom/
Theme Park Studio - Create the Ultimate Theme Park!

Chasm, 2D ARPG/platformer
Post edited April 12, 2013 by gandalf.nho
CBE Software, the makers of J.U.L.I.A. and Vampires! are having a campaign for remaking J.U.L.I.A. in an enhanced edition, that will feature more story, redesigned puzzles, fullscreen exploration and more. They are in the final hours of their campaign and any extra help will certainly help them make a better game. IT's on indiegogo.
Ah, there was a thread for this?

Here's the thread I made informing about Planet Explorers and Consortium!

Planet Explorers is yet to be funded, while Consortium is on the way to it's first stretch goal now!
Here some more info:

Planet Explorers

Be a stranded colonist and explore a detailed alien world in this smooth voxel based sandbox adventure RPG!

In Planet Explorers, it is the year 2287, one of the first colony
ships sent out by Earth arrives at the planet Maria, in the Epsilon Indi
Star System. During its landing sequence, something appears in front of
the massive ship that causes it to lose control and crash into the
planet. Some of the colonists survive in lifeboats, but what they find
is an unforgiving land filled with creatures ready to outlast the
visitors from Earth. Now the survivors must explore, gather, build,
create, fight, and ultimately, establish a lasting new home.The
gameplay will be in 3rd and 1st person perspectives. Players will be
able to customize their character, combine and create weapons, vehicles,
and buildings. At the same time, players will have to defeat multitudes
of enemies of varying intelligence and defend the remnants of the
colonists. This is an RPG, so it will feature a full story arc complete
with missions and side quests. The game will feature a single player
story line as well as random single and multiplayer adventure maps.
Multiplayer, both through LAN and online, will be featured prominently
in Planet Explorers, including but not limited to build mode, adventure
mode, cooperation mode, and versus mode.
Consortium

A new breed of role playing game that obliterates the fourth wall!

CONSORTIUM is a first-person story and character-based role-playing shooter set
in an interactive world defined by your choices.Rather
than endlessly exploring a huge, expansive and ultimately static world, you’ll
find yourself within a dynamic, bustling, interactive and alive micro-environment:[i] the Consortium Command Vessel,
C-3800-D
[/i]"ZENLIL."

The crew
of Zenlil live their lives and do their jobs throughout the ship,
reacting to
your presence and actions where appropriate. Freely walk among them and
speak to everyone you encounter, experience what it’s like to be a part
of something much bigger and brighter
than anything you could imagine – and then choose to help ensure it
stays that
way or work to tear it apart!
CONSORTIUM is a role-playing game in which you are able to role-play as yourself. [i]You
are you[/i] (as in you can speak as yourself, a man/woman from "our
world") and you're being given the opportunity to physically control a
man from
a parallel world. This man is first day Consortium field agent Bishop Six, operative for a powerful peacekeeping force in a not-quite-utopia future of 2042.How
you choose to speak for, interpret and play this role is
entirely up to you! Do you choose to role-play the Bishop and be what
the Consortium want you to be? Or do you choose to forge your own path
simply using his body and voice as your vessel for communicating with
and exploring their world?
Post edited April 12, 2013 by Reever
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Reever: Consortium

A new breed of role playing game that obliterates the fourth wall!

CONSORTIUM is a first-person story and character-based role-playing shooter set
in an interactive world defined by your choices.Rather
than endlessly exploring a huge, expansive and ultimately static world, you’ll
find yourself within a dynamic, bustling, interactive and alive micro-environment:[i] the Consortium Command Vessel,
C-3800-D
[/i]"ZENLIL."

The crew
of Zenlil live their lives and do their jobs throughout the ship,
reacting to
your presence and actions where appropriate. Freely walk among them and
speak to everyone you encounter, experience what it’s like to be a part
of something much bigger and brighter
than anything you could imagine – and then choose to help ensure it
stays that
way or work to tear it apart!
CONSORTIUM is a role-playing game in which you are able to role-play as yourself. [i]You
are you[/i] (as in you can speak as yourself, a man/woman from "our
world") and you're being given the opportunity to physically control a
man from
a parallel world. This man is first day Consortium field agent Bishop Six, operative for a powerful peacekeeping force in a not-quite-utopia future of 2042.How
you choose to speak for, interpret and play this role is
entirely up to you! Do you choose to role-play the Bishop and be what
the Consortium want you to be? Or do you choose to forge your own path
simply using his body and voice as your vessel for communicating with
and exploring their world?
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Reever:
Regarding CONSORTIUM, which is already funded, I'm glad the devs have indicated the delay that a stretch goal would cause. Not every developer clarifies this.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yachtclubgames/shovel-knight

25 hours to go!!!
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rodrolliv: Regarding CONSORTIUM, which is already funded, I'm glad the devs have indicated the delay that a stretch goal would cause. Not every developer clarifies this.
But to be honest, that's something backers could realize by themselves, don't you think? Usually they say how long the base game would take, the stretch goals can only make it take longer (well, if you don't get a bigger team at the same time. And even then it will probably take longer, like with Torment..).

It's still good they stated it though. This way nobody can say they didn't keep their word or something :D

Any interest in Planet Explorers?