Dev wrote on Feb 13, 2012, 19:12:

Quboid wrote on Feb 13, 2012, 18:05:
Another Kickstarter campaign wouldn't rake in nearly as much, the novelty value of Shafer's is a one off.

I doubt that. If Tim announced he was doing psychonauts 2 and asked for funding, you'd see it pour in. Similarly, if other famous and trusted names or devs tried a kickstarter I bet it could pull in a million or two. Someone mentioned a populous game, I bet that would get a lot of funding.

It may be very unusual to get that much funding in a game kickstarter but I doubt its a 1 time only in history thing.

Prez wrote on Feb 13, 2012, 17:55:

Nah, Ubisoft owns 30% of them. With a bit of luck, the creative minds will get sick of seeing their work get messed with and start anew elsewhere.

If only ANNO was a popular enough series for a Shafer-esque "kickstarter" campaign. This is such a shame - the Anno series is vastly underrated here in the States, and the futuristic slant for 2070 is very intriguing.

Marvin T. Martian wrote on Feb 13, 2012, 16:32:

eunichron wrote on Feb 13, 2012, 16:02:

Quboid wrote on Feb 13, 2012, 15:14:

eunichron wrote on Feb 13, 2012, 15:06:

ASeven wrote on Feb 13, 2012, 09:55:
Oh dear lord, an in-game shop with paid content. Another great PC dev gets corrupted.

You say that as if UbiSoft wasn't already corrupted. They're so far beyond corruption now, they're practically the root of evil.

ASeven's talking about the developer, Related Designs, not the publisher. Aside from the annoying disappearing multiplayer in Anno 1503, this was a great series and by all accounts, this one is excellent too.

Ah, misread it then, my apologies. Are they under contract or something? If the game are that good (personally I never gave them a shot specifically because of Ubi), and the ire against Ubi from the community seems great enough, it seems that if they could switch publishers it would be to their benefit.

Yep you got that right---gotta stay away from UBI, simple as that.

Beelzebud wrote on Feb 13, 2012, 14:18:
Yeah that's what I want. A "less dangerous DLL". ROFL......

eunichron wrote on Feb 13, 2012, 15:06:

ASeven wrote on Feb 13, 2012, 09:55:
Oh dear lord, an in-game shop with paid content. Another great PC dev gets corrupted.

You say that as if UbiSoft wasn't already corrupted. They're so far beyond corruption now, they're practically the root of evil.

eRe4s3r wrote on Feb 13, 2012, 12:13:
So i guess i am the only one who can't even play this due to the craptastic blurry font they use? Its like someone smudged all over the pixels and had no idea what proper typesetting is. Seems endemic to paradox games as of late.

And then there is this.. why the bloody hell can't we make the font larger?

Pigeon wrote on Feb 12, 2012, 18:02:
Out of curiosity did this effect anyone's ability to play single-player games/modes? I wonder because something like this is certainly a validity check on the fears people have concerning steam and single-player game access. I'd have checked my own steam games, but it seems service was restored before I saw this notice.

Fletch wrote on Feb 10, 2012, 23:07:
Who cares? I don't understand the desire for photorealistic games. I play to escape reality. The most immersive games for me are far from realistic-looking. Doom2 and Quake are still a blast. I think Uncanny Valley would be just too jarring a place to lose myself.

LittleMe wrote on Feb 9, 2012, 18:12:

jdreyer wrote on Feb 9, 2012, 14:59:
While SOPA/PIPA are horrendous legislation, what do you propose as an alternative? Or do you think that current laws are sufficient? Movies, TV, games, and music are some of the few industries that America is still fairly dominant in, and piracy is a drag on those industries.

The industry is going to have to adapt. Just like How STEAM and iTunes have shown that there is a lot of money to be made online. There are laws already in place to deal with illegal activity. There's no need to create a very costly Orwellian fascist nightmare on the Internet to pursue an endless "War on Piracy." Change is difficult, especially for the huge dinosaur that is Hollywood. Change is inevitable. Change is healthy. It should not be fought. It should be embraced.

Big Content's using of the federal government to tyrannically control the Internet will not only fail but it will also ruin/damage the Internet. In the mean time, it is our civic duty to oppose and speak out against the rampant cronyism that Hollywood and Congress engage.

reisub wrote on Feb 8, 2012, 19:13:
Finally a game about the perils of GPS.