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It's amazing that Kickstarter rejects 40% of the requests they get. Kicktraq is nice because you can see where a project will likely end up and lately a lot of kickstarters have had been pushing their luck with the stretch goals, so it's good to know how likely they are to meet them. I like this robot kickstarter but nothing between 64K and 200K? On a side note, there's some fun, although useless, Arduino-based ones like this one or this one. The animation section isn't actually full of anime crap like expected (maybe that's the 40%? Although a ton of steampunk stuff gets through) but is full of stop motion. And it's depressing that LICD is the third most funded animation section after he left the last animation studio since they wanted him to make a black character. The fashion ones are still all terrible
Carmageddon is all funded but wants 600K for a linux/mac version and it looks like it'll end up around 570K, unless it gets a huge push at the end from the linux horde. Interestingly, it's probably going to end up around the same spot at the Tex Murphy one, despite ridiculously more PR. The Space Quest guys don't look likely to meet their goal either. With the amount of money they've gotten, they'll probably just start another one if this one fails, but with lower expectations and they didn't overestimate their nostalgia value nearly as much as the Portal Reborn guys did. Also, procedural generation and ipad/phone games seem popular, maybe because they usually ask for less money.
What I really want to bitch talk about is Word Realms. It's by the Kingdom of Loathing guys. KoL was a web MMORPG that was all the rage with the SA crowd years ago full of nerd humor and died down when the idea of role-playing a seal clubber killing ninja snowmen lost it's novelty. Jumping on the kickstarter craze, They went 6x over their funding goals when they put up a kickstarter for a comic book they wanted to make about their MMO. This was without a video or any preview panels. Realizing that people would throw money at them for a fucking comic book, they made a kickstarter for their upcoming word game.
Word Realms wrote:
The time has come to wrap it up, and get started on the real goal — making an MMO. And this is where you come in! If we're going to commit to making a Word Realms MMO, we need to know that people are as psyched about the idea as we are. Show your support by pledging at least $11, and you'll be able to download the single-player Word Realms game before it goes on sale to the riff-raff known as the "general public". Or, if you want to leave a personal mark on Word Realms, you can back us at a higher level, and get some cool shwag in the process!
So the entire thing is a fucking preorder PR campaign. Next, the gameplay mechanics are essentially Scrabble with avatars. This barely has merit as an MMO in the age of Words with Friends let alone as a single player campaign. It also suffers from the type of humor that's not funny, except to other nerds trying to out-ironic each other. Making jokes about how many deadlines you've missed while being in charge of a game isn't funny when you're dealing with a product people pay money for. They also list stretch goals before the damn thing's even funded.
Word Realms wrote:
If we reach 200% funding, we will add some awesome Easter eggs to the game. I don't want to spoil too much, but maybe these mock-ups will give you an idea of what we're thinking:
And this is the most obvious problem with the whole thing - it's incredibly, almost aggressively, ugly. They look like old, misshapen dwarves with floating hands clenched in fists. It's not that hard to find games that look much prettier asking for less money. And they'll actually give you a finished product as opposed to a precursor to their real game. They'll probably make their goal and they'll probably ship a product so they don't alienate the people left playing their MMO, but it'll be mediocre to terrible. Unlikely shitty kickstarters which don't get funded, these ones are almost guaranteed to. If unfulfilled projects are the dark side of kickstarter, this is the depressing Their products that just get by based on a type of internet celebrity, maybe even nostalgia. The Yogscast and PA games are basically brand extensions - the equivalent of Disney games but for nerds. The games are usually boring and I find it worse they can find so much funding for such average, unambitious outcomes. Since nothing screams "average, unambitious" like webcomics, I predict kickstarter will have loads of webcomic kickstarters. I found OoTS, LICD, Diesel Sweeties, SMBC, Schlock Mercenary is already on it. Dominic Deegan, QC, Dresden Codak, Achewood, CAD are all likely. PA is a toss-up since their fans already buy so much junk on their site. |
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We need a thread for being amazed at particular Kickstarters. NT by Worm 02/25/2012, 6:58am PST
Order of the Stick - $1,254,120 by Worm 02/25/2012, 7:00am PST
Seriously what the f by 90s lens flare 05/30/2012, 2:17am PDT
The Show with Ze Frank by Entropy Stew 02/27/2012, 11:33pm PST
That little shit, didn't he do a donation drive a few months before he ended it? NT by Worm 02/28/2012, 12:15am PST
No. by laudablepuss 02/29/2012, 2:23pm PST
No I remember explicitly being indignant about this on the forums! by Worm 02/29/2012, 3:05pm PST
Re: No I remember explicitly being indignant about this on the forums! by laudablepuss 02/29/2012, 5:09pm PST
Re: No I remember explicitly being indignant about this on the forums! by Souffle of Pain 02/29/2012, 5:55pm PST
Re: No I remember explicitly being indignant about this on the forums! by laudablepuss 02/29/2012, 6:55pm PST
Apparently there is a zefrank wikipedia by Worm 02/29/2012, 8:51pm PST
Oh wait that was just the LAST DAY of it NT by Worm 02/29/2012, 8:59pm PST
Re: The Show with Ze Frank by CattleHumper 02/28/2012, 7:23pm PST
So how is everyone liking it? by Worm 06/13/2012, 10:49pm PDT
Why $10,000? by 90s lens flare 05/30/2012, 1:07am PDT
Here's what I buy you by $10,000 06/19/2012, 6:29pm PDT
fuuuuuuuuuuuck by goddamit 06/23/2012, 5:32pm PDT
Well since Bruce and Tom's salary is covered the rest goes to the extra people!? by Worm 06/23/2012, 9:23pm PDT
PC Gamer has been staffed exclusively by douchebags for the last 10 years NT by goddamit 06/23/2012, 9:30pm PDT
Well since Bruce and Tom's salary is covered the rest goes to the extra people!? by Souffle of Pain 06/24/2012, 11:48am PDT
Maybe someone can pay Erik to write for this place. by Shredder 06/25/2012, 11:24am PDT
This is just getting stupid by this is getting stupid 06/26/2012, 12:40pm PDT
I sure hope no one funded the Tom vs Bruce Kickstarter in hopes of getting by more Erik writing 04/10/2018, 11:46pm PDT
That will show the guy with cancer trying to make a living for himself NT by Ulrachi 04/11/2018, 7:56am PDT
Maybe Tom should cook crystal meth instead of scamming Amazon? by Since he has a cancer excuse now 04/11/2018, 10:03am PDT
Here's what I look like by $500 09/20/2012, 9:31am PDT
I tried Dune Wars by fabio 09/20/2012, 7:00pm PDT
All the fashion kickstarters are terrible NT by skip 05/30/2012, 10:21am PDT
Browsing kickstarter is addicting by skip 06/02/2012, 7:43pm PDT
Dresden Codak's "Sportball Manager" is going to be the next Madden. Believe it. NT by Mischief Maker 06/02/2012, 8:15pm PDT
A nerd and his money are soon parted. 150k$ for a bunch of art books by WITTGENSTEIN 08/15/2012, 9:01pm PDT
Neal Stephenson by Favorite Movie: The Crow 06/10/2012, 11:23pm PDT
kickstarter as market test by jeep 06/11/2012, 1:02pm PDT
How much of an ass do you have to be for Wired to take shots? by skip 09/21/2013, 10:27am PDT
Half a million to make something that looks worse than Die by the Sword. NT by Worm 09/21/2013, 1:34pm PDT
Officially cancelled by E. L. Koba 09/20/2014, 11:15am PDT
Making the game fun to play was beyond their control? by Rafiki 09/20/2014, 12:41pm PDT
No word as of yesterday as to whether it will be open source. Terrible. NT by Mysterious Stranger 09/20/2014, 1:46pm PDT
Re: Neal Stephenson by Ulrachi 02/18/2018, 1:13pm PST
Tropes vs Women in Video Games by Mysterio 06/13/2012, 12:30pm PDT
Wrong on every point. NT by You're FIRED from Caltrops.com 06/13/2012, 1:29pm PDT
Re: Wrong on every point. by Mysterio 06/13/2012, 1:50pm PDT
"This stupid cunt is a con artist cunt whore, there is no sexism in video games" by rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE! 06/14/2012, 7:25am PDT
"This stupid cunt is a con artist cunt whore, there is no sexism in video games" by Mysterio 06/14/2012, 9:45am PDT
C++ coders aren't deciding what the games are going to be about. NT by Fullofkitttens 06/14/2012, 9:57am PDT
A lot of designers get that job because they could do something technical though NT by Mysterio 06/14/2012, 11:33am PDT
There's a lot of sexism in rap music, too, because not enough women know how to NT by build microphones. 06/14/2012, 12:41pm PDT
Wow who hit caltrops with the stupid stick NT by Mysterio 06/14/2012, 2:43pm PDT
Metaphors are usually stretched beyond their breaking point when arguing by Entropy Stew 06/14/2012, 3:22pm PDT
Re: Metaphors are usually stretched beyond their breaking point when arguing by matt mysterio 06/14/2012, 9:24pm PDT
a lot of sexism in rap because women can't deal drugs or credibly lie about deal NT by Mysterio 06/15/2012, 2:29pm PDT
This is a great part in the thread, where rap is only about dealing drugs NT by or lying about it. 06/15/2012, 11:26pm PDT
Re: This is a great part in the thread, where rap is only about dealing drugs by the deuce 01/03/2014, 1:40pm PST
The coders can't draw an elf tit to save their lives. TO SAVE THEIR LIVES! by Entropy Stew 06/13/2012, 1:33pm PDT
Re: The coders can't draw an elf tit to save their lives. TO SAVE THEIR LIVES! by Mysterio 06/13/2012, 1:52pm PDT
Re: The coders can't draw an elf tit to save their lives. TO SAVE THEIR LIVES! by Entropy Stew 06/13/2012, 2:15pm PDT
Re: The coders can't draw an elf tit to save their lives. TO SAVE THEIR LIVES! by matt mysterio 12/05/2012, 8:44pm PST
This entire thing is a farce. by Worm 06/13/2012, 6:36pm PDT
Re: This entire thing is a farce. by Mysterio 06/13/2012, 7:18pm PDT
Kicktraq shows her contributions going up after the harassment article by Worm 06/13/2012, 9:42pm PDT
Well, Metafilter is ready to discuss this rationally by The Warezwolf 06/13/2012, 10:04pm PDT
Ha ha ha she puts "[MAJOR TRIGGER WARNING]" in front of all her blog posts NT by TRIGGER WARNING 06/13/2012, 11:07pm PDT
SHe's pretty hot though, I'd fuck the shit out of her if she wasn't lesbian NT by Mmmmbop, By Hanson 06/14/2012, 12:02pm PDT
Delete this post. It's not what this thread is about. NT by Mysterio 06/14/2012, 12:12pm PDT
I'm way more interested in these videos than another fucking Leisure Suit Larry. by Jerry Whorebach 06/15/2012, 8:17pm PDT
She's an actual real life gypsy, I mean I thought she looked ethnic but ... by Worm 07/23/2012, 7:37pm PDT
Jesus Fucking Christ NT by Jesus "Fuckin'" Christ 07/23/2012, 8:45pm PDT
Hey! It's my gypsy! NT by Quentinbec 07/23/2012, 9:46pm PDT
Re: She's an actual real life gypsy, I mean I thought she looked ethnic but ... by Souffle of Pain 07/24/2012, 7:22am PDT
aaaahahahahaha her supporters got exactly what they deserved NT by Jessica Alba 07/24/2012, 10:33am PDT
She took their game research money and bought games to research. by Last 07/24/2012, 12:03pm PDT
Re: She took their game research money and bought games to research. by Ryan Paul 07/24/2012, 12:29pm PDT
I wonder if she'll hire someone to play them for her. No way she beats Catherine by Worm 07/24/2012, 12:50pm PDT
also she can achieve all she wants through watching a playthrough on youtube by Worm 07/24/2012, 1:01pm PDT
Are you still more interested in this than another LSL, Jerry? NT by Ryan Paul 07/24/2012, 1:28pm PDT
Like the AVGN needs every NES game ever made just to bitch about Total Recall. by Jerry Whorebach 07/24/2012, 3:00pm PDT
Re: Like the AVGN needs every NES game ever made just to bitch about Total Recal by Ryan Paul 07/24/2012, 8:01pm PDT
That would rob her book of the real selling point. by Mischief Maker 07/24/2012, 3:13pm PDT
If TV commercials are anything to go by, most people pick a lawyer by how many NT by books they're standing in front of. 07/24/2012, 9:06pm PDT
I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, pedantic, dumb, or all three by Jessica Alba 07/24/2012, 2:17pm PDT
Yeah we've established you can't read. by Last 07/24/2012, 2:19pm PDT
Re: She's an actual real life gypsy, I mean I thought she looked ethnic but ... by Rafiki 07/24/2012, 1:40pm PDT
Re: Tropes vs Women in Video Games by Souffle of Pain 11/22/2013, 1:29pm PST
Then Aaron says "right anita?" turns and sees her walking away with a sportballe NT by JOOOOOOOCKS!!! 11/22/2013, 1:48pm PST
birds of a kickstarter scam feather... NT by fabio 11/22/2013, 6:47pm PST
Further proof Anita is a terrible person. by Mysterio 03/06/2014, 10:10pm PST
This Johnathan Blows valiantly comes out to defend her on this charge by WITTGENSTEIN 03/06/2014, 10:24pm PST
Yes, Jonathan Blow is an enormous fucking piece of shit. by Kenji Carter 03/07/2014, 7:50am PST
Re: Yes, Jonathan Blow is an enormous fucking piece of shit. by jeep 03/08/2014, 8:29pm PST
$500,00 for a MULE remake???? by This is getting stupid 06/26/2012, 9:11am PDT
Re: $500,00 for a MULE remake???? by This is getting stupid 06/26/2012, 9:12am PDT
won't make it by jeep 06/26/2012, 10:01am PDT
30K for an injoke by skip 07/05/2012, 5:59am PDT
They're basically holding the game hostage until they reach enough preorders. by Worm 07/05/2012, 9:31am PDT
Obsidian probably will by jeep 07/05/2012, 10:55am PDT
And they did. by skip 09/15/2012, 6:52pm PDT
I'm so excited to see if it flops with no one to blame. NT by Worm 09/15/2012, 7:29pm PDT
It's official: the creators of injoke-fighter Divekick are better human beings by than piglike and bald. 07/31/2012, 4:17pm PDT
When is Caltrops cashing in on these nerds with too much cash? NT by fabio 07/05/2012, 8:39am PDT
Penny Arcade jumps into the fray by Worm 07/10/2012, 10:06am PDT
Oh wait, I'm a moron for giving them credit. by Worm 07/10/2012, 10:09am PDT
Re: Penny Arcade jumps into the fray by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/10/2012, 10:16am PDT
I guess hot off their version of Steam crashing and burning they don't want to NT by make giveapennygiveanotherpenny.com 07/10/2012, 4:07pm PDT
Re: Penny Arcade jumps into the fray by E. L. Koba 07/10/2012, 7:51pm PDT
Re: Penny Arcade jumps into the fray by skip 07/11/2012, 7:53am PDT
How many cancer curing video games could that $1.4 million buy for hospitals? NT by fabio 07/10/2012, 12:36pm PDT
Re: Penny Arcade jumps into the fray by skip 07/10/2012, 2:16pm PDT
Their video did make me laugh. Credit where credit is due. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/10/2012, 8:38pm PDT
Fag. by Souffle of Pain 07/10/2012, 10:45pm PDT
I just watched it, Tycho henpecks!? What the hell. NT by Worm 07/13/2012, 8:38am PDT
log by fabio 07/11/2012, 7:30am PDT
frontpage. NT by Mischief Maker 07/11/2012, 8:05pm PDT
Mark requests we don't by fabio 07/12/2012, 4:47pm PDT
Even Somethingawful is making fun of them for it by fabio 07/12/2012, 2:21am PDT
How's this? by conspiracy theorist 08/05/2012, 1:15pm PDT
They made 528K. They probably could've made it if their rewards hadn't been shit NT by skip 08/16/2012, 8:36am PDT
Why would they be able to produce additional comics if they made their goals? by E. L. Koba 08/16/2012, 9:52pm PDT
Re: Why would they be able to produce additional comics if they made their go by motherfuckerfoodeater 08/17/2012, 9:12am PDT
That's exactly what they're doing right now by not ditcott 08/17/2012, 10:36am PDT
$5 gets you a chance at dinner with the president NT by airfare included 09/06/2012, 9:17am PDT
Gabe pays out on the duck by fabio 04/04/2013, 7:08pm PDT
$150 a pop. NT by Last 04/05/2013, 7:49am PDT
That video cost $112,800 NT by Last 04/05/2013, 7:51am PDT
And the ducks didn't even rape him! NT by Mischief Maker 04/05/2013, 8:15am PDT
Stretching the definitions of "chasing" and "shouting" in the title NT by skip 04/05/2013, 5:26pm PDT
People are really happy with their rewards. by Souffle of Pain 11/30/2013, 10:15pm PST
Console no one needs that does nothing at all makes 2 million in one day. by Worm 07/10/2012, 10:25pm PDT
It's cheaper than a Wii and as functional. NT by skip 07/11/2012, 8:09am PDT
Psh, it's going to be at best a console that plays Newgrounds.com games. by Worm 07/11/2012, 9:17am PDT
But hey, it costs more. NT by mark 07/11/2012, 10:23am PDT
Probably. But the investment point is so low and even if fails, you're left with by an Android based media center 07/12/2012, 8:07am PDT
If you disregard the game console aspect it's not so bad, but I hate everything. by Worm 07/12/2012, 10:52am PDT
Just saw this on the front page of Amazon for pre-order by Rafiki 02/08/2013, 4:57pm PST
"A Tofu Tail"?!?!?! NT by FUKKEN PREORDERED 02/08/2013, 5:37pm PST
Early reports are that this thing sucks by Rafiki 04/10/2013, 10:07am PDT
I had a bad feeling about the controller... by Jerry Whorebach 04/10/2013, 12:17pm PDT
PS: I was enjoying your Wii U coverage. Any chance of an update? NT by Jerry Whorebach 04/10/2013, 12:21pm PDT
I hope the Bad Dudes 2 guys make it. by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/14/2012, 9:54pm PDT
$80,000 to change the copyright notice on Two Crude Dudes?! NT by Jerry Whorebach 07/15/2012, 1:48pm PDT
It's only a $4,000, but a rough gameplay video is COMING SOON(TM)! NT by Worm 07/21/2012, 11:04am PDT
Haha by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/22/2012, 10:49am PDT
Re: Haha by E. L. Koba 07/22/2012, 11:53am PDT
And people keep giving the game money by skip 07/22/2012, 2:51pm PDT
Re: And people keep giving the game money by jeep 07/22/2012, 5:07pm PDT
Re: And people keep giving the game money by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/22/2012, 9:08pm PDT
Re: And people keep giving the game money by E. L. Koba 07/24/2012, 9:59pm PDT
Now they're getting ridiculed by their own fans by skip 08/03/2012, 7:28pm PDT
I bought it today. by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/11/2019, 9:17pm PST
Star Command by ASS KICKING BOWL SMOKER 04/04/2013, 8:08pm PDT
Oculus Rift by motherfuckerfoodeater 08/01/2012, 9:53am PDT
I can't find a donation level that gets me early access to the fleshlight periph NT by Chillum 08/01/2012, 11:45am PDT
Yeti Gabe Newell at 2:21 in the video NT by E. L. Koba 08/01/2012, 7:37pm PDT
Finally, Dactyl terror in the comfort of my own home! NT by Mischief Maker 08/06/2012, 11:21pm PDT
Excuse me, Dactyl NIGHTMARE. by Mischief Maker 08/06/2012, 11:28pm PDT
Chris Crawford wants 150k to remake Balance of the Planet by Siskel and Ebert 08/01/2012, 9:34pm PDT
Uh oh, does this mean Storytron is on hiatus? NT by Go to his website for the answer :( 08/02/2012, 12:26am PDT
120K for a USB cable by E. L. Koba 08/06/2012, 11:03pm PDT
Useful resource for this thread by mother#erfood!er 08/10/2012, 9:11am PDT
I want to Kickstart his hair. NT by I mean just kick 08/11/2012, 11:25am PDT
Tape an iPhone to an Instamatic by The Happiness Engine 09/11/2012, 10:44am PDT
No it's totally more than that! Look at the sketch! by Worm 09/11/2012, 4:22pm PDT
Copy of a copy quality photographs! WOW!!! NT by Mischief Manufacturer 09/11/2012, 5:58pm PDT
The next kickstarter is for ripping mp3s to vinyl NT by Entropy Stew 09/11/2012, 10:30pm PDT
$559,232 pledged of $250,000 goal by FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK 12/05/2012, 8:43am PST
Boys will be Boys by Worm 09/11/2012, 4:23pm PDT
Lady married to famous man raises 1.2 million, asks for slave labor. by The Happiness Engine 09/14/2012, 2:27pm PDT
Re: Lady married to famous man raises 1.2 million, asks for slave labor. by Arbit 09/14/2012, 5:08pm PDT
$120 to blow on a horn for two hours? Surely they must mean $5000. O_o NT by You Are The 1% 09/14/2012, 5:24pm PDT
I guess I was totally off my rocker on this? by Arbit 09/14/2012, 6:15pm PDT
You assumed that since the negroes who play at your club wear white tuxedos, by they must be millionaires, too. v_v 09/14/2012, 9:43pm PDT
Re: You assumed that since the negroes who play at your club wear white tuxedos, by Mysterio 09/14/2012, 9:46pm PDT
Now explain to him what a coconut is, using one of your homemade cooking videos. by Jerry Whorebach 09/14/2012, 11:18pm PDT
Re: I guess I was totally off my rocker on this? by Ice Cream Jonsey 11/13/2014, 9:00am PST
AFM union scales, Nashville, 2012 by Fullofkittens 11/13/2014, 9:36am PST
FoK, that shows the discount but I needed the final price, thanks. NT by Lorini 11/13/2014, 11:17am PST
Page not found so we are back to not knowing NT by Nostromo 11/10/2021, 6:16pm PST
Man people got really mad about your polite question... by The Happiness Engine 09/15/2012, 8:41am PDT
Crazy lady relents in the face of mean-spirited commenters, also: numbers by The Happiness Engine 09/21/2012, 11:30am PDT
Re: Lady married to famous man raises 1.2 million, asks for slave labor. by skip 09/18/2012, 10:11am PDT
new obsidian rpg funded $1.1M in about 24 hours by jeep 09/15/2012, 10:50pm PDT
I don't even know how to make a joke about this by E. L. Koba 09/25/2012, 1:54pm PDT
In case this didn't already seem a bit off already by motherfuckerfoodeater 09/25/2012, 6:37pm PDT
Who has kicked in to Ryan North's CYOA Hamlet? NT by motherfuckerfoodeater 11/26/2012, 4:05pm PST
I didn't but I intend to buy it and I'm extremely prejudiced. by Fullofkittens 11/26/2012, 5:37pm PST
Ahahahaha by fabio 12/05/2012, 5:32am PST
American McGee decides to make another exxxxtreeeeme and dark fairy tale game by skip 01/04/2013, 1:32pm PST
Well hopefully he rakes in enough to cover court costs by Blizzard Legal Dept. 01/04/2013, 4:06pm PST
Didn't they already make "The Path?" by Mischief Maker 01/04/2013, 4:34pm PST
Gas Powered Games' Wildman by jeep 01/19/2013, 10:40am PST
Has there ever been a single good game to come out of Kickstarter? by fabio 02/20/2013, 8:29pm PST
Strike Suit Zero is pretty good. by Mischief Maker 02/20/2013, 8:47pm PST
Volgarr the Viking is looking very promising by Mischief Maker 02/20/2013, 9:16pm PST
Dreamfall sequel already pushing 1 million. I'm unashamed to say I funded it. NT by skip 02/20/2013, 3:31pm PST
The Longest Journey rivaled Gabriel Knight 3 by fabio 02/20/2013, 8:27pm PST
I actually thought the puzzles were overall intuitive. by skip 02/21/2013, 4:57pm PST
I thought the only bad puzzle was getting past that one cop with soda NT by Entropy Stew 02/22/2013, 8:59am PST
10 people have given Aaron Diaz $1000 TODAY! by motherfuckerfoodeater 02/26/2013, 8:28pm PST
Two self-absorbed white people ask for $20,000 to not inconvenience vacation by The Happiness Engine 04/29/2013, 4:25pm PDT
Looks like they won't make it. NT by Souffle of Pain 05/14/2013, 3:15pm PDT
This is awesome by Arbit 05/15/2013, 10:56am PDT
READ THIS by Arbit 05/15/2013, 11:24am PDT
Re: READ THIS by laudablepuss 05/16/2013, 11:13am PDT
I read it as an engineless truck being worth more than a year of their lives. by Jerry Whorebach 05/16/2013, 12:41pm PDT
That's it exactly. by Arbit 05/16/2013, 4:50pm PDT
I read that awhile back. It was amazing and fascinating. NT by The Happiness Engine 05/22/2013, 6:01pm PDT
Tim Schafer accounting by fabio 07/08/2013, 1:07pm PDT
Re: Tim Schafer accounting by E. L. Koba 07/08/2013, 11:00pm PDT
No fun at all. NT by Cis Cuntslayer 07/08/2013, 11:13pm PDT
Dresdan Codak wants $700k to update twice a month by fabio 05/14/2013, 1:30pm PDT
You won the thread. Everybody go home. :( NT by The Happiness Engine 05/14/2013, 4:05pm PDT
I'd like to see some focus on grifter theory. NT by Worm 05/14/2013, 4:05pm PDT
"focus on all visual storytelling" by fabio 05/14/2013, 7:26pm PDT
And I thought the Penny Arcade podcast Kickstarter was the height of arrogance by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 05/14/2013, 8:24pm PDT
If you thought he was the worst person before... by fabio 05/15/2013, 10:36pm PDT
more by fabio 05/15/2013, 10:42pm PDT
It turns out he never finished college but dropped out. It explains a lot. NT by WITTGENSTEIN 05/16/2013, 9:03pm PDT
You don't know how hard it is being pledged hundreds of thousands of dollars! by Worm 05/15/2013, 10:58pm PDT
We sold 100 million iPods instead of just 10. We're RUINED! NT by Apple 05/16/2013, 6:49am PDT
Cthulhu cashes out his fanbase by fabio 07/25/2013, 9:06pm PDT
This one was basically an outright scam, but it got solved by jeep 08/23/2013, 3:59pm PDT
Being rich and untalented doesn't mean you can't run a kickstarter by Mischief Maker 08/08/2013, 9:31am PDT
The real reason the poor are poor by WITTGENSTEIN 08/08/2013, 2:53pm PDT
Jack Jeff is going to get like a million dollars to make a record. by motherfuckerfoodeater 08/13/2013, 12:42am PDT
Caltrops missed the big one: 'Girls' star fails to get $32k for folk album by Vested Id 08/13/2013, 1:25am PDT
This one is not noteworthy since it's how things should be. NT by Donations to David Mamet's children 08/13/2013, 1:53am PDT
140,000 dollars NT by i'll be in my garage with my car ru 09/14/2013, 5:53pm PDT
Harry Knowles wants $100k for a web series by fabio 08/14/2013, 6:13am PDT
Woman runs off with $17k intended for "Best of Music Writing" book by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 08/22/2013, 1:50pm PDT
$500k will get us a brand new Boogerman adventure by Siskel and Ebert 10/17/2013, 2:57am PDT
$375k, sorry by Siskel and Ebert 10/17/2013, 2:59am PDT
Not really derisive, but there's a Dr. McNinja Kickstarter by Mischief Maker 10/30/2013, 11:41am PDT
You know what, Engine Heart's kickstarter is interesting compared to all this. by fucking newbie 10/30/2013, 1:01pm PDT
Updates by skip 02/02/2014, 6:14pm PST
The jury is definitely still out by WITTGENSTEIN 02/02/2014, 6:20pm PST
I can't believe anyone seriously thought Star Citizen was going anywhere NT by fabio 02/02/2014, 9:40pm PST
Anything new smoking guns or is it just continuing to tread water? NT by skip 02/03/2014, 4:43pm PST
Well, here's some new signs by skip 07/19/2014, 3:53pm PDT
And one more thing because it wasn't mentioned before by skip 02/02/2014, 6:43pm PST
Definitely not Banner Saga, I should review it (to everyone's detriment) NT by stupid rookie 02/02/2014, 8:32pm PST
Coming up on the 10 year anniversary NT by do it! 01/18/2024, 5:26pm PST
Tom vs Bruce seemed like the biggest "fuck you" by fabio 02/02/2014, 9:52pm PST
Yep. by Mysterio 02/03/2014, 12:16pm PST
unfortunately they continue to need some kind of basic management by jeep 02/03/2014, 9:27am PST
Lufia: The Heroes Legacy by Siskel and Ebert 02/12/2014, 1:13am PST
Funding Canceled Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator NT by about 4 hours ago. 02/12/2014, 6:18am PST
Re: Lufia: The Heroes Legacy by E. L. Koba 02/12/2014, 7:14pm PST
How did this get passed Kickstarter Q&A? Aren't they notorious for being hard NT by asses? --RetroRomper 02/13/2014, 10:05am PST
Amazed at Darkest Dungeon, but in a good way by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/13/2014, 4:18am PST
This shit has gone full meta by The Happiness Engine 02/21/2014, 5:10pm PST
Nothing exposes webcomic artists' insanity like Kickstarter by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 02/27/2014, 4:44pm PST
Related? by Arbit 02/27/2014, 5:16pm PST
that sucks by jeep 02/27/2014, 6:11pm PST
Yeah, poor guy, suicidal AND a con artist NT by WITTGENSTEIN 02/27/2014, 6:58pm PST
Well at least one problem will solve the other I guess? NT by Worm 02/27/2014, 7:04pm PST
Shaq-Fu a Legend Reborn by Worm 03/07/2014, 10:18am PST
IndieGoGo takes the money even if the goals aren't met too. Unbelievable. NT by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 03/07/2014, 5:13pm PST
LucreGoGo by Free Throw Choke-Fu 03/08/2014, 12:38am PST
It looks like Shaq owns the trademark by Siskel and Ebert 03/08/2014, 2:45am PST
Dark Skyes -- an EPIC brony dating sim - goal is only 7500 but still by "brony dating sim" & an EPIC one 03/09/2014, 1:56pm PDT
Chaos Reborn by Julian Gollop (who designed Xcom) by jeep 03/17/2014, 7:05am PDT
lets mention xcom a lot and introduce the guy who made xcom to make a real xcom by bombMexico 03/22/2014, 12:22am PDT
Wizard Tactics with Bluff and Deception? NT by Sold! 03/22/2014, 1:09am PDT
GoBe by Healbe 04/06/2014, 2:05am PDT
More on GoBe/Healbe and IndieGoGo's complicity by Horrible Gelatinous Blob 04/16/2014, 11:52am PDT
city simulator by jeep 05/22/2014, 5:57pm PDT
After Goat Simulator and Tree Simulator, yeah maybe. NT by Worm 05/22/2014, 6:23pm PDT
Yeah, lets fund a game from people who can't even spell or use grammer correctly NT by "more realistic then ever" 05/23/2014, 12:08pm PDT
Yoggventures, Minecraft clone made by famous youtube Minecraft players cancelled by Worm 07/18/2014, 6:17am PDT
Beg your pardon? by laudablepuss 07/18/2014, 9:03am PDT
Okay sure, I guess I do have one possibly related fact by laudablepuss 07/18/2014, 9:09am PDT
They're also a new series that will get paid based on extra sales by skip 07/18/2014, 2:21pm PDT
Kickstarted project put on hold to make way for new Kickstarter project by Siskel and Ebert 07/20/2014, 12:18am PDT
the cybermatrix 100 tu01 by E. L. Koba 08/02/2014, 6:22pm PDT
Holy fucking shit, the video. Makes me want to kill myself NT by Eurotrash 08/02/2014, 10:50pm PDT
Pleaseletthisbeaparodypleaseletthisbeaparodypleaseletthisbeaparodypleaseletthisb NT by Entropy Stew 08/03/2014, 3:48pm PDT
The cat showing up 5 minutes in really saved the video NT by Entropy Stew 08/03/2014, 3:54pm PDT
There's a lot to laugh at here, but the composite video outs made me LOL hard NT by Y/W/R 08/02/2014, 11:45pm PDT
Re: the cybermatrix 100 tu01 by Eurotrash 08/03/2014, 2:37am PDT
$300,000 to port Night Trap to PC by fabio 08/11/2014, 7:52pm PDT
"1986, desktop computers were just coming out" NT by Wha... what? What the hell is he 08/11/2014, 9:14pm PDT
This was not a joke :( by fabio 08/21/2017, 9:20am PDT
Honestly the trailer on Steam is amazing. by Fullofkittens 08/21/2017, 1:56pm PDT
"We have a vague wish for a laser-watch!": ONE POINT THREE MEEEELION PLUS by The Happiness Engine 09/10/2014, 3:33pm PDT
Oh hey how is this going? by The Happiness Engine 10/21/2016, 5:03pm PDT
Mascot RPG by It is resistant to account theft 09/16/2014, 10:08am PDT
Even if all the goals sell out hes still got £9,900 to go. NT by Worm 09/16/2014, 10:28am PDT
Still will be 9.9k short if it sells out. NT by Worm 09/16/2014, 10:57am PDT
Just once I want to see something like this succeed by Rafiki 09/16/2014, 10:49am PDT
Re: Just once I want to see something like this succeed by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/16/2014, 12:12pm PDT
Hackers will be prosecuted. FUCK HAXXORZ NT by Eurotrash 09/16/2014, 1:18pm PDT
Chris Chan's kickstarter by re: 09/23/2014, 10:43pm PDT
Bob of Bob's Game went insane, got $10,000 anyway by Mysterio 10/04/2014, 7:23pm PDT
Whoa, maybe trim that story up a little, huh? NT by TDR 11/13/2014, 11:54am PST
That dude is nuts. NT by Gene Ray 11/13/2014, 12:02pm PST
The ultimate Link costume by Triforce 11/13/2014, 8:15am PST
Third most funded Kickstarter ever by skip 03/17/2015, 9:59pm PDT
This is true by fabio 03/18/2015, 2:50am PDT
Polygon has a review by skip 04/07/2015, 4:37pm PDT
Real link inside by skip 04/07/2015, 6:34pm PDT
Another KS death by skip 04/19/2015, 8:17pm PDT
Another hyper-funded video game comes along by skip 05/03/2015, 8:34am PDT
Hardback collection of Ctrl+Alt+Del strips fully funded in a day by Siskel and Ebert 05/04/2015, 12:14pm PDT
It'll make a nice settlement for the next teenage girl he shows his dick to NT by WITTGENSTEIN 05/04/2015, 2:32pm PDT
Jesus, he's aged like 30 years in the past 10. by skip 05/04/2015, 4:18pm PDT
He's up for a LOSS with pricing like that by A Real CAD 05/04/2015, 8:05pm PDT
#DelightWipes by The Happiness Engine 05/27/2015, 4:41pm PDT
I just spray myself down with RainX beforehand so everything sloughs off NT by Rafiki 05/27/2015, 6:43pm PDT
How much does it cost to rebrand baby wipes by Next up, the Premium Ero-HAZMAT 05/27/2015, 8:07pm PDT
Jetpack 2 by Ice Cream Jonsey 09/16/2015, 11:00pm PDT
So Tom vs Bruce only ended up doing 6 articles? NT by honest question 09/17/2015, 12:38am PDT
Yep. NT by Everybody Gives Up 09/27/2015, 7:22pm PDT
Skarp was such an obvious scam KS closed it by skip 10/15/2015, 12:57pm PDT
KS for video games seems mostly dead by skip 12/01/2015, 6:10pm PST
"Open World RPG 'Like' Star Wars Game Called Star Lords" by Siskel and Ebert 01/05/2016, 5:47pm PST
Project cancelled, "Devin" confirms it was a gag. NT by pinback 01/08/2016, 8:26am PST
I'm going to start asking for refunds for late stuff. by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/07/2016, 8:15am PST
Re: I'm going to start asking for refunds for late stuff. by CattleHumper 01/07/2016, 10:57am PST
First update: Jetpack 2 by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/15/2016, 8:31am PST
There is also a forum for the game there. by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/15/2016, 12:24pm PST
Second update: Temporus by Ice Cream Jonsey 10/22/2016, 11:11am PDT
Cicret Bracelet by Mischief Maker 09/25/2016, 7:55am PDT
Seanbaby's Calculords 2 by Roop 10/03/2016, 1:20pm PDT
Currently 75% short of goal NT by Vested Id 10/21/2016, 8:22am PDT
I feel weird backing existing businesses doing things they already do. NT by Fullofkittens 10/22/2016, 6:51am PDT
Yeah, me too, but: Seanbaby NT by 19 hours left :( 10/25/2016, 9:02pm PDT
The Decembrists are launching a board game by skip 10/04/2016, 6:20pm PDT
don't forget zombies by fabio 10/05/2016, 5:56am PDT
Oh man, this is straight out of Portlandia by skip 10/05/2016, 9:47am PDT
At 600% funding by Vested Id 10/21/2016, 8:27am PDT
That is depressing. NT by Mischief Maker 10/21/2016, 8:49am PDT
Calculords 2 is still active, donate $30k to keep it afloat NT by Vested Id 10/22/2016, 2:03pm PDT
We tried NT by Roop 10/23/2016, 12:11am PDT
Kickstarter for Lookouts boardgame by fabio 10/06/2016, 1:35pm PDT
800% funded NT by fabio 05/07/2017, 9:27am PDT
Reviews by skip 05/07/2017, 4:50pm PDT
It's not supposed to be out for 4 months? by fabio 05/07/2017, 7:19pm PDT
That had a print-and-play and rulebook available during the campaign NT by skip 05/07/2017, 11:02pm PDT
Maybe roleplaying could be about creativity and friends? by Money Hungry Autoclave 05/07/2017, 11:08pm PDT
A wrist band to check your thirst by skip 11/02/2016, 11:22am PDT
$1.2 million of $50k pledged NT by fabio 05/07/2017, 9:23am PDT
Apocalypse Now - The Video Game by MM 01/28/2017, 7:47pm PST
No competent game uses the word "elements" in its kickstarter pitch by fabio 01/28/2017, 10:59pm PST
Jimmie Norton fucks over donors by skip 05/06/2017, 1:30pm PDT
That money went to tranny prostitutes NT by NO REFUNDS! 05/06/2017, 6:30pm PDT
Direct link to the cartoon teaser so you don't have to fish for it by Rafiki 05/06/2017, 9:47pm PDT
That needed a NSFL tag by Not Safe For LAUGHS LOLOL 05/07/2017, 9:17am PDT
He really is a piece of shit worm by John in the car 05/07/2017, 9:25pm PDT
Alice McGee launched another "twisted fairy tales" Kickstarter by skip 07/31/2017, 11:13am PDT
Garbage Tale Kids NT by boom! nailed it 07/31/2017, 12:11pm PDT
This one doesn't look too terrible I suppose ... by Mysterio 11/13/2017, 1:15pm PST
Archived in case they try to back out of this particular promise by Mysterio 11/13/2017, 1:18pm PST
Da Share Zone card game got 4x of their goal, 4 days to go by Fullofkittens 02/16/2018, 5:40pm PST
*is pretty great, sheesh NT by Fullofkittens 02/16/2018, 5:42pm PST
Devs fucked up the System Shock remaster by Kirahu Nagasawa 02/18/2018, 1:11pm PST
Incredible by Ulrachi 02/18/2018, 1:12pm PST
The Buttress by Rey Mysterio Jr. 03/06/2018, 7:15pm PST
$56k + vendor fees to not produce Gay Black Comic Con. by The Happiness Engine 04/25/2018, 12:32pm PDT
They fired a guy for trying to unionize by Ulrachi 09/13/2019, 11:14pm PDT
Sunset period for Kickstarter? by John P. Processor 09/14/2019, 2:09am PDT
The funniest part was when management said unionizing was cultural appropriation by Mischief Maker 09/14/2019, 6:34am PDT
Those fucking thieves by Oh 09/14/2019, 9:25am PDT
On cultural appropriation by Jerry Whorebach 09/16/2019, 12:35am PDT
Your life is indeed defined by "absence of box" NT by Mysterio 09/16/2019, 6:10pm PDT
This post just got 10x funnier after yesterday -- and also probably means by Jerry's a Canadian G-Man 09/19/2019, 5:24pm PDT
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has worn a turban every day of his life, by but he's never worn it THAT well. 09/19/2019, 9:14pm PDT
Union or death, but I repeat myself NT by RIP Kickstarter 09/14/2019, 10:20am PDT
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