Double Fine Raises $700,000 In 24 Hours With Crowdfunding 112
redletterdave writes "San Francisco-based game developer Double Fine took to Kickstarter to fund its next game project, and so far, the studio has enjoyed unprecedented success through crowdsourcing. The project, which was announced by the studio's founder Tim Schafer on Wednesday night, has already raised more than $700,000 in less than 24 hours. The funding frenzy has set new Kickstarter records for most funds raised in the first 24 hours, and highest number of backers of all-time, though both of those numbers are still growing. Schafer says he will build a 'classic point-and-click adventure game' in a six-to-eight month time frame, and will document the entire production process for fans to observe and give input on the game's development, which 'will actually affect the direction the game takes.'"
My dreams just came true! (Score:5, Informative)
Fuck yeah!
Btw, to those who don't know who Tim Schafer is, he was the Lead Designer on Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle and Grim Fandango. Ron Gilbert, who is also on the team, is the guy who designed Monkey Island. This is the stuff of legends, people. I never thought this could ever happen.. Kickstarter really works!
Re:My dreams just came true! (Score:5, Informative)
And psychonauts. You know, psychonauts? yea him.
Re:You're late (Score:5, Informative)
There's still a possibility:
Q: What happens if you go over the goal?
A: The extra money will be put back into the game and documentary. This could result in anything from increased VO and music budgets to additional release platforms for the game.
Re:You're late (Score:5, Informative)
Actually, they stated that the extra money would be put to distribute the game on more platforms, so here's your chance to speak with your money :)
Karma whoring ;-) (Score:4, Informative)
For those who cannot be bothered to actually rtfa:
The actual kickstarter page [kickstarter.com]
I have to say, this strikes me as a damn fine idea. Even if people do not participate in the kickstarter itself the game will still be on sale on Steam once completed, and with a large marketing headstart. win-win.
Re:What is my ROI? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Hold your horses - it's Double Fine. (Score:4, Informative)
I happened to look up the most funded game project on KickStarter the other day. The top funded game (and you can question whether or not it's a "game" since it mostly seems to be about artificially intelligent creatures in a game world) came in around $56,000. So, yeah, Double Fine blew all the game projects out of the water.
http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/categories/video%20games/most-funded [kickstarter.com]
Re:Hold your horses - it's Double Fine. (Score:4, Informative)
Compare this to another project also breaking records on Kickstarter at the moment - the Order of the Stick reprint.
Yes, the guy's been writing it for a while, and yes, he's built up a fan-base, but it's not been his day job, and it's not exactly "commercial" - it's a free webcomic. And yet, when he started the kickstarter to try and fund print runs of his product, he almost equalled this well-known, established, commercial player, that (I assume) has a lot more backing it than one guy drawing stick figures. The OOTS kickstarter has reached around $580,000 last time I looked, and is cruising for the 5th most successful kickstart ever.
Re:Question about the Funding (Score:3, Informative)