Thanks for the heads-up. However, that article is just quoting from this other, more in-depth, article:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...-double-finely

Edit: Oops, you changed your link! I swear you originally linked to this article.

Yeah, I must of switched it just as you were replying...sorry about that!

I did too after seeing the video, looking at the previous installments.

New kickstarter campaign for a game called Mage's Initiation: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...tyle-adventure

These guys (under a different company) remade some old Sierra adventure games, including a couple of the Quest For Glory series. Looks like they're making their own Adventure/RPG hybrid game.

Speaking of Sierra adventure games, there are only two hours to go in the music project of Sierra music guy Ken Allen. The nostalgist in me is thinking of putting down at least $50.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...er-ke?ref=48hr

The Banner Saga project has gotten into some hot water recently as Stoic Games released the F2P multiplayer title The Banner Saga: Factions before finishing and releasing the main game everyone thought they were funding:
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/1...ng_anymore.php
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...a/posts/410956

I am a Banner Saga funder and they recently sent out an apology/excuses letter for that, basically stating that the funding wasn't enough to make the SP game so they needed to make this F2P game to generate revenue.

If the letter was the same as the most recent Kickstarter Update, then that's not what they said.
So the funding was more than enough to make the game they originally planned, and possibly even pay their salaries while they made it, but instead they expanded the scope of the game and are now relying on Factions to pay their salaries.

Additionaly, in an update from last October, they wrote this:
So it wasn't a last-minute decision to ship something to generate revenue for salaries. It was something they claim they always planned to do, although they apparently didn't make it clear enough to the backers while the Kickstarter was running.

InXile will be putting up their Kickstarter campaign for Torment: Tides of Numenera on Wednesday, March 6th.

Here's a video of Chris Avellone giving his seal of approval for the project (NSFW; language):

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I do sort of wish this campaign was done after Wasteland 2 was completed, so I know what kind of product they're capable of putting out, but I do understand them not wanting to wait that long.

Torment: Tides of Numenera launched today:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...es-of-numenera

It is a "spiritual sequel" to Planscape: Toment. This article goes into its relationship to that earlier game:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news...Torment-Sequel

Brian Fargo posted an update on the Wasteland 2 Kickstarter to explain why they're Kickstarting Torment now instead of waiting for Wasteland 2 to be finished (basically they want to start pre-production on Torment now so that the development team can switch straight over once Wasteland 2 is done):
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/.../posts/420739?

There's also a separate, dedicated thread for the Torment Kickstarter in this forum:
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/video-game-...hes-3-6-a.html

Lord British has released the KS for his Ultima game:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...aken-virtues-0

Looks like a MMO, with a offline single player game?

I went in at 25.00 but I'm going to bail if I start seeing things that I don't like.

They spend a remarkable amount of time in that write-up talking about player housing.

Love the Ultima games (Ultima VII: The Black Gate is in my top 3 PC games of all time), but something about this project seems off. I'm gonna wait on this one for awhile.

Tracy Hickman announced as Lead Story Designer for Ultima sequel:

Two Legends of Gaming join forces! International and New York Times Best-selling fantasy author Tracy Hickman is pleased to announce that he is joining Richard Garriott’s team as Lead Story Designer for ‘Shroud of the Avatar.’

“There is a tremendous opportunity to create something meaningful, challenging and wondrous in Shroud of the Avatar,” Tracy said. “I’m thrilled to play a part in it.”

"Tracy is not only a good friend, but also a master storycrafter whose writing I've greatly admired for over twenty years," says Richard Garriott. "Tracy’s talent will add a unique richness and depth to Shroud of the Avatar."

Tracy is known world-wide for creating the incredible worlds and stories of Dragonlance, the Deathgate Cycle, the Annals of Drakis and ‘Wayne of Gotham’. He, with his wife Laura, pioneered the use and integration of story into role playing games. He currently has over fifty books in print and is also a pioneer in the New Media publishing world of e-books and online serial publishing.

“Join us,” entices Tracy. “We’re taking adventure to a whole new realm.”

Larian Studios, the makers of the Divinity series, have put up a campaign for their latest RPG, Divinity: Original Sin. The game is planned for release at the end of the year regardless of whether the campaign succeeds, but they're asking for funding to hire additional developers to add more stuff before release.

I did like Divine Divinity and played Beyond Divinity for a bit and the were both pretty decent Diablo clones. Original Sin, however, will be a turn based combat game. Some of the elemental-based attacks look pretty neat. I just may back this project.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...y-original-sin

Double Fine has announced the name of their Kickstarter adventure game:

Broken Age

Teaser Trailer:

http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/t...-debut-trailer


More info and stuff can be found on the dedicated thread:
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/video-game-...l#post11632852

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...lot-unchained/

New MMPORG from creator of Dark Age of Camelot, Camelot Unchained:

A few new Kickstarters.

Infinite Space 3: Sea of Stars
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...3-sea-of-stars

The third game in the "Infinite Space" series of rogue-like space exploration games. You can download and play the first game in the series for free here:
http://www.digital-eel.com/sais/



The Big Blue
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...adventure-game

A new underwater exploration game from the creator of Ecco the dolphin.

That Divine Divinity game looks pretty interesting.

The Jagged Alliance game series is getting a reboot with Jagged Alliance: Flashback
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ance-flashback

Defense Grid 2 is in development for first-half-2014 release due to an unknown investor seeing the relative success of the Kickstarter campaign and the delivered promises of Hidden Path. Very nice that, as a backer, I've already secured a copy of it!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/.../posts/463516?

Among the Sleep is a first person horror adventure, in which you play a two year old child.

What happens when you mix a child's perspective and imagination, with the surreal nature of dreams? Quite a lot, I guess, but we think one of those things is an interesting premise for a horror adventure.

The game is heavily based on atmosphere and exploration, and using the two year old child’s perspective. For example you’ll be able to see your own body at all times, and you will have to interact with the environment to find places to hide from dangers.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...mong-the-sleep



Annoying commentary aside this has potential to be really scary.

I just backed Stonehearth:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...45/stonehearth

Looks like an interesting game. A little 3D Dot Hero, Dwarf fortress, etc. thrown in.

Only a day and a half left on Infinite Space 3. Anyone play the series?

There's a Kickstarter going on for a "spiritual sequel" to the Road Rash series called Road Redemption. unfortunately, the project isn't going so great, and the project creator has written an article about where they think they went wrong:

http://penny-arcade.com/report/artic...ed-to-take-off


With less than 3 days to go, they're $37,000 short:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...oad-redemption