Double Fine Kicks Off Kickstarter Campaign to Fund OldSchool Adventure Raises $700 000 In 24 Hours With Crowdfunding sets record People Rushing To Give Hundreds Of Thousands Dollars Just For Brand New Game Start/Select Vita Debate Tim Schafer and launch crowdsourced game plan Turns PointandClick turns fans for funding Minecraft creator pledges help make Psychonauts 2

Double Fine Adventure sets Kickstarter record Tim Schafer and co.'s classic point-and-click adventure achieves $400,000 goal in eight hours; current funding stands at more than $740,000. How Double Fine Raised $700,000 in 24 Hours With Crowdsourcing San Francisco-based game studio Double Fine took to Kickstarter to fund its next adventure game project. So far, the crowdsourcing effort has raised more than $700,000 in less 24 hours. Double Fine Raises $600K on Kickstarter in Just One Day Kickstarter has helped Double Fine fund its new adventure game in less than a day. Double Fine Launches, Exceeds Kickstarter Campaign For A New Adventure Game So in what will either be a brilliant piece of self-promotion and gamer outreach or a beautiful disaster, last night Double Fine launched a Kickstarter campaign to produce an old-school point and click adventure game, led by Tim Schafer, the first for him in 14 years. This comes days after Minecraft creator Markus Persson offered [...] Double Fine seeks to cut out publishers with Kickstarter-funded adventure It seems industry analysts aren't the only ones questioning the traditional game publishing model these days, as Tim Schafer's Double Fine ( Brutal Legend , Costume Quest ) has launched a Kickstarter project to crowdsource funding for "a brand-new, downloadable 'Point-and-Click' graphic adventure game for the modern age." Read the comments on this post OP-ED: I'm Ecstatic Over Double Fine's New Adventure Game, But I Feel Uncomfortable Donating As if the creator of Minecraft funding a dream project from a veteran game designer was not crazy and exciting enough of an idea, Double Fine may have just topped it. One day after Markus "Notch" Persson proposed Mojang help to make Psychonauts 2 a reality, the developer of Psychonauts is turning to fans to bankroll a new, old-school adventure game. Using Kickstarter , a fundraising platform ... Double Fine's Kickstarter campaign for new point and click adventure game becomes overnight success It's been little over a day since Double Fine Productions turned to the Kickstarter crowd-funding website to help raise cash for its next project, and already Tim Schafer and his team are close to doubling their $400,000 goal. [Update] You Can Help Fund Double Fine's New Point-And-Click Adventure Game Update: The fans have spoken. Double Fine's Kickstarter project for a new graphic-adventure game has been fully funded, raising more than $550,000 less than 24 hours after it was announced. The original goal was to raise $400,000 to fund the project. As explained on the FAQ, the additional revenue will be folded back into the project, both in the game itself and its associated documentary ... Double Fine turns to Kickstarter for new adventure title Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert turn to fans to support new adventure game. Double Fine returning to its adventure game roots with Kickstarter project [update: Funded!] Double Fine has announced that it will finally return to its adventure game roots. Utilizing the crowd-sourcing power of Kickstarter, Double Fine will hope to fund the project. As rewards for funding, the developer will offer bonuses such as "advance access to the game, original art from its development, and a bowling night out with the team." The project is already listed on Kickstarter ...
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