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A Kickstarter game project was exposed as a scam and cancelled:
http://www.shacknews.com/article/735...-scam-canceled 'Mythic' Kickstarter project exposed as scam, canceled by Steve Watts, May 01, 2012 10:00am PDT It had to happen eventually. This year has seen an explosion of independent projects funded by crowd-sourcing site Kickstarter, and it was only a matter of time before someone tried to take advantage of such goodwill for a scam. Such is the apparent case of "Mythic: The Story of Gods and Men," a project that raised eyebrows and has subsequently been canceled. The project page seems a bit slipshod at a glance, and for good reason. Comments on the Something Awful and Rock Paper Shotgun forums noted various reasons for suspicion. The character art, backgrounds, reward pictures, and office photos had been lifted from various sites. Most strikingly, the reward tiers were lifted directly from the Kickstarter page for The Banner Saga. The page bragged that its staff was composed of former Activision Blizzard vets, and that animation would be done by "friends at Disney/Pixar." We're sure they've got a beach in Kansas to sell you too. The developer, "Little Monster Productions," briefly insisted that the project was legit in the comments before giving up the ghost. It had managed to snag almost $5,000 in pledges before it was exposed. Kickstarter only charges backers once a project is completely funded and finished, though, so those who chipped in won't be ripped off. Fortunately, this wasn't a particularly convincing scam, and the collective brain of the Internet caught it quickly. Although crowd-sourcing has seen tremendous success, a healthy dose of skepticism is always a good idea. Scammers have been using donations as a cover for a long time, and the next one might be more convincing. http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/i...jbBQTJT-X2.jpg http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/05/04 |
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Damn, that's what I get for ignoring this thread. That Pebble watch is amazing. Considering ordering...
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Even without scams, it's only a matter of time before a high-profile project takes everybody's money and ends up unable to deliver the final product. And when it happens, the backlash is gonna be huge.
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Originally Posted by Groucho
(Post 11218669)
Even without scams, it's only a matter of time before a high-profile project takes everybody's money and ends up unable to deliver the final product. And when it happens, the backlash is gonna be huge.
Brian Fargo, Jordan Weissman - Really Safe Bets (industry leaders, proven trackrecord) Jake Parker - Pretty Safe bet (Not a industry leader, but have worked on high profile items, plus is published already commerically). postcards, Trip through the Congo, - Not a safe bet, but hey intriguing idea + acceptable risk for the reward offered, means I'm most likely going to jump on this. |
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Originally Posted by Decker
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Damn, that's what I get for ignoring this thread. That Pebble watch is amazing. Considering ordering...
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Aaaannnnnd purchased. I take one look at this stupid thread and now I'm down $115.
I might be a little skittish with some of these items on Kickstarter, but when there's a huge write up in Forbes about the project, I figure I'm pretty safe. :D |
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Originally Posted by Decker
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Aaaannnnnd purchased. I take one look at this stupid thread and now I'm down $115.
I might be a little skittish with some of these items on Kickstarter, but when there's a huge write up in Forbes about the project, I figure I'm pretty safe. :D |
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A few new articles on Kotaku:
When a Kickstarter Fails: http://kotaku.com/5907482/when-a-kickstarter-fails/ Three-Fourths Of Video Game Kickstarters Fail: http://kotaku.com/5906711/three+four...kstarters-fail |
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Originally Posted by Jay G.
(Post 11219039)
A few new articles on Kotaku:
When a Kickstarter Fails: http://kotaku.com/5907482/when-a-kickstarter-fails/ Three-Fourths Of Video Game Kickstarters Fail: http://kotaku.com/5906711/three+four...kstarters-fail SR, WL2, DFA all did gang busters because they came from some of the greatest names in gaming. Unless your last name is Avelleone or Fargo or Weismann, you are not going to ask for 1,000,000 and get it. |
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Interesting project, portal reborn
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...n?ref=category Seeking 900k, that will be near impossible to do I think |
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This is by far the weirdest kickstarter project
Granny's dancing on the table A film + Adventure game. $50,000 is the goal and have already raised $5,000 |
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Leisure Suit Larry got funded, but because the extra funding added a lot more content, the title's release date has been moved from Oct 12 to early next year.
For those who are getting a Pebble : I just read one detail about the watch not on the Kickstarter website that I thought was important -- The Pebble will only show SMS message data from Android phones (iOS doesn't make this data available). This was important to me since it was the main reason I got the watch (I get hospital pages through my phone), but fortunately I just got a new Android phone, so I'm still okay. |
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...-radio-network
Kickstarter for a Gaming Internet Radio Network. Started by one of the founders of G4 and there are a bunch of podcasts are on board. (Mine is one of them, Dead Pixel Live). D |
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I'll have to take a look at that I don't listen to too many gaming podcasts
Jane Jensen and grim dawn projects have both reached funding levels |
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Starlight Inception has 12 hours left:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ht-inceptiontm It's "the rebellious stepchild of Wing Commander, X-wing and Freespace2, taking a fresh approach to the classic space combat genre." It's gotten some major amounts of funding in the past few days (over $30K), but it's going to need a big last-minute push to reach its goal: http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/732...t-inceptiontm/ |
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The Two Guys from Andromeda have launched their kickstarter campaign
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...e?ref=category Yay for more adventure games! I wish it were actually Space Quest, but I still have high hopes. |
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Originally Posted by shizawn
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The Two Guys from Andromeda have launched their kickstarter campaign
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...e?ref=category |
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Pebble Watch update for anyone still sitting on the fence :
Posted about 6 hours ago We're limiting Kickstarter rewards to 85,000 Pebbles Just wanted to let everyone know that our current plan is to limit the total number of Kickstarter rewards to around 85,000 Pebbles. As soon as the total exceeds that, all rewards will change to being 'sold out'. Right now you have claimed 75,000 watches, that leaves only 10,000 more before Pebble is sold out! We've thought a lot about this decision, and we feel it's time. You, our backers, were the first group of people to believe in Pebble, and we want to return our focus to creating the most awesome watch possible for you. Pebble will be available eventually for $150 USD from www.getpebble.com, but the expected delivery date will be well after the ship date of all Kickstarter backers. |
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Thanks, Decker. I pulled the trigger.
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Pebble Watch seems like it should be in Tech Talk, unless there's some new video games running on it that i'm not aware of :p
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Originally Posted by fumanstan
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Pebble Watch seems like it should be in Tech Talk, unless there's some new video games running on it that i'm not aware of :p
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Originally Posted by mhg83
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I'm in for the SpaceVenture game.
I'm not sold on Pebble yet. I'd almost rather wait until it is in production. If SMS doesn't work with iPhone, it loses a lot of appeal to me. |
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Oh Jesus christ more games? So poor
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