Double Fine Studios, headed by the gents who masterminded Day Of The Tentacle and Grim Fandango, amongst others, was trying to raise $400k to create a new point-and-click adventure since no big studio would fund one.
They hit their goal within eight hours.
It now stands at $1.5 million, with a month still to go.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news...n-Update-Again
"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
The internet actually has made the world a smaller place. In the 80's it would have been a lot harder for someone to market independent products like this or find investors to even get something like this off the ground. For once, the internet is fulfilling the promises made about it back in the day.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
Is it 1992?
"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"The more I look at Testaverde, the more I think he should be in the hall." - Ben Kenobi
That's nice. Maybe authors should try this.
"They [pets] can't be reasoned with when their instincts kick in and they remember that they're animals. Especially dogs which are genetically 100% wolves." - Al B. Sure!
NPR was talking about something similiar for authors a few months ago and I believe I started a thread about it here. They self publish on the internet and either have readers pay a small fee to get an electronic copy of their book or they just do the shareware model where anyone can download it and then donate what they think the book was worth to them. There was a 18 year old girl from the upper midwest featured in the NPR report who made hundreds of thousands of dollars writing vampire love stories (think Twilight) which she self published on the internet.
It's funny because none of the publishers would publish her stuff but now that she did it all herself suddenly she's getting tons of offers from publishers.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
Awesome.
Day of the Tentacle is still one of the best games ever created.
Tutto nel mondo č burla
"The boastful seeks the company of parasites." (Spinoza)
I have a slight preference for Grim Fandango, but really, between those two, there is no wrong answer.Originally Posted by Boris Godunov
Awesome.
Day of the Tentacle is still one of the best games ever created.
"My nation is the world, and my religion is to do good." --Thomas Paine
"The subject of onanism is inexhaustable." --Sigmund Freud
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