DigitalBattle: "Kickstarter was supposed to foster new developers, artists and filmmakers. And now it’s becoming just another funding scheme for the established guys"
Hotly anticipated Celestoidvania, Lucid announces Kickstarter Demo release date. Exciting news for anyone backing the game.
OVERRIDER is a new sci-fi roguelite about hoverboarding and smashing robots, and there's a Kickstarter campaign to help get it funded.
Cinnabunny and Time is Honey are currently up to be crowdfunded on Kickstarter right now. They're both adorable.
Kickstarter is all great now but I have a feeling it won't be long before there will be abuse and milked out.
Hate to say it but I agree. Basically KickStarter is for the arrogant who can't get a publisher to fund them but have blind fans who will support them.
Shame. I wanted to see new stuff.
"Imagine how many games could have been funded with that money, games made by new and up and coming developers. "
Being new, up and coming developers is synonymous with having a lack of funding. Most people are not willing to put money into people who haven't proven they can pull it off. These "new developers" may well be asking funding for a project that they never intend to complete, or think they can just come in and make a triple A game.
Personally, I would much rather put my money into Tim Schafer, whom I know will actually finish the project, and see it through to release.
Kickstarter is there for anyone who has a viable creative project, regardless of status in the industry.
"Of those $3 million Schafer raised, dozens of smaller indie teams could have been funded to create games of all sorts."
That $3million wouldn't have gone to the other projects anyway you idiot... People do not just go on Kickstarter close their eyes, click on a random page and donate to that project...
Carmageddon is getting funded through Kickstarer :)