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SPECIAL MENTION OF THE WEEK: Holdfast: A Gamebook of Dwarven Vengeance

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Video Games (or related):
Theme Park Studio (May 19)
The Realm (May 22)
Magnetic By Nature (May 23)
Jagged Alliance: Flashback (May 23)
AR-K (May 26)
Stonehearth (May 29)
Son of Nor (May 30)
Darkwood (June 5)
CDF Ghostship (June 7)

Tabletop RPGs/Games (or related):
Gear and Piston (May 20)
By Fire and Sword (May 20)
Robotech RPG Tactics (May 20)
Galaxy Defenders (May 21)
Alien Frontiers 4e (May 23)
A Study in Emerald (May 24)
Dungeon Dice (May 25)
Sovereign Stone Pathfinder Edition (May 26)
Holdfast: A Gamebook of Dwarven Vengeance (May 30)
Torchbearer (May 31)
Canterbury (June 1)
Ars Victor (June 1)
Deadzone (June 2)
All Quiet on the Martian Front (June 3)
Adventure Maximus (June 4)
Railways Express (June 5)
Modular LED Lighting Kits (June 5)
Archon: Glory and Machination (June 6)
Snowdonia 2nd Edition (June 7)
Deluxe Exalted 3e (June 8)
Amerigo (June 9)
Euphoria (June 12)
Eight-Minute Empire: Legends (June 14)
Admiral (June 15)
The Ministry Initiative (June 15)
Civility (June 17)
The Red Dragon Inn 4 (June 18)
Hexica (June 25)

Publishing (comics/fiction/nonfic/books/illustrations):
Shogun Rising (June 1)
Man of God (June 5)
Lady Sabre & The Pirates of the Ineffable Aether Vol. 1 (June 5)
The Awakened (June 9)
Norilsk Incident (June 9)
Scarlet Huntress Anthology (June 10)
Carbon Grey: The Final Chapter (June 13)
FlashCity Stories (June 13)
Maelorum Reprint (July 12)

Technology/Hardware/Software:

Product designs:

Music:

That Double Fine Adventure isn't Psychonauts 2. :<

I don't know what this kickstarter thingh is.can anyone give me an explanation?

GOG threads on KS projects (only most updated/active one):

A
Ars Magica
Antharion
Alpha Colony

B
Barkley 2
Battle World: Kronos

C
Code Hero

D
Dead State
Divinity: Original Sin
Dizzy Returns
Drake
Dysis

F
Forgotten Fortress

G
Grimoire

H
Hero-U

I
IceBlink Engine

M
Mage's Initiation
M.O.R.E.

P
Planet Explorers
Predestination
Project Eternity
Project GODUS

Q
Quest for Infamy

S
Serpent's Tongue
Shadowgate
Spud's Quest

T
Tex Murphy: Project Fedora
Thorvalla
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Tunnels & Trolls Deluxe Edition

W
Wasteland 2
War for the Overworld
Worlds of Magic

X
Xenonauts

I can't help but wonder if in a few months/years Kickstarter will end up being as ridiculous as the indie bundles that pop up every week.

Let's wait and see.

Kickstarter is a way to for indie projects to give out rewards or incentives for donating chunks of money to get a monetary goal reached by a certain time frame. It's been proven to work both large and small scale. You have to have a great reputation, video, or some kind of proof-of-concept to have a fighting chance of making your goal.

from the website:

"Kickstarter is the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. Every week, tens of thousands of amazing people pledge millions of dollars to projects from the worlds of music, film, art, technology, design, food, publishing and other creative fields.
A new form of commerce and patronage. This is not about investment or lending. Project creators keep 100% ownership and control over their work. Instead, they offer products and experiences that are unique to each project.
All or nothing funding. On Kickstarter, a project must reach its funding goal before time runs out or no money changes hands. Why? It protects everyone involved. Creators aren’t expected to develop their project without necessary funds, and it allows anyone to test concepts without risk.
Each and every project is the independent creation of someone like you. Projects are big and small, serious and whimsical, traditional and experimental. They’re inspiring, entertaining and unbelievably diverse. We hope you agree... Welcome to Kickstarter!"


It has been going for over two years now (at least since I knew about it), but not getting much PR until this Double Fine project. Basically, it is a website for crowd-sourcing. A very good idea. ????????????????????????????
Have you had a look at Kickstarter? I do not understand this comment at all.

Latest additions (this post updated on Sundays)

Video Games (or related):
Theme Park Studio (May 19)

Tabletop RPGs/Games (or related):
Gear and Piston (May 20)
By Fire and Sword (May 20)
Dungeon Dice (May 25)
Canterbury (June 1)
Adventure Maximus (June 4)
Railways Express (June 5)
Snowdonia 2nd Edition (June 7)
Euphoria (June 12)
Eight-Minute Empire: Legends (June 14)
Admiral (June 15)
The Ministry Initiative (June 15)
Civility (June 17)
The Red Dragon Inn 4 (June 18)

Publishing (comics/fiction/nonfic/books/illustrations):
Carbon Grey: The Final Chapter (June 13)
Maelorum Reprint (July 12)

Order of the Stick kickstarter: OOTS is awesome
Then there's Erfworld as well, but imho it has nothing on OOTS ;)

I'm considering backing this project, but I doubt it's noteworthy to most of you.

Damn, now I want one. Although it would be ironic in my case because my beaten games percentage is laughable :(

Well, at least you can beat your backlog of t-shirts!

I really like the idea of this game:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/564944684/pixel-sand

I already pledged it...

+1 for both... I have already sunken to much money in those now :D

And:
Diesel Sweeties http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dieselsweeties/diesel-sweeties-ebook-stravaganza-3000