A Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter update offers this video from Double Fine productions, which gives a status report on Broken Age, Act 2. Tim Schafer announces that Act 2 is in the beta testing phase, and is expected to launch this spring, also offering a schedule of remaining backer rewards. Tim also offers words of support for Peter Molyneux over the flack he has been taking lately. He says Peter's recent "extremely rough treatment" by the gaming press is "unfortunate and unfair" and "unhealthy," saying he can "really relate" to some of the nasty accusations this has involved. He also qualifies this by saying: "I am not saying developers like Peter and I [sic] shouldn't be responsible and shouldn't be accountable to deadlines," suggesting he thinks the backlash over Godus is about delays, rather than failure to deliver promised features and backer rewards. Here's a summary of where the game stands:

• All dialog is written
• All English voice is recorded
• All German voice is recorded
• All dialog and voice is implemented
• PlayStation 4 and Vita are up and running
• Gameplay programming is locked
• External QA testing has begun
• Nordic Games retail box art by Cory Schmitz is done, looks awesome, and is at the printers.