The
BLACKROOM Kickstarter page announces the cancellation, for the moment, of
the crowdsourced fundraising for
BLACKROOM, a first-person shooter
proposed by id Software expatriates John Romero and Adrian Carmack. The
accompanying update explains that they have are "pressing 'PAUSE'" on the
campaign to produce a playable demo based on the feedback to their original
pitch. Here's word:
You asked for it, and you’re getting it: a gameplay
demo of BLACKROOM.
The team is at work on a demo which demonstrates the kind of gameplay, look and
innovative, cool features that make BLACKROOM truly unique — the things we’ve
waited years to put into an FPS and which make us incredibly excited about this
game.
There’s a hitch here, a hitch that’s making us do something that’s right for the
game, the team, and the community: we’re pressing “PAUSE” on the fundraising
campaign for BLACKROOM to complete this gameplay demo. Simply put, this will
take more time than the Kickstarter has left, so we’ve decided to suspend the
campaign and launch a new one when the gameplay demo is ready. We believe,
however, it is the right choice. We know you do, too. Thanks to your feedback,
we know we should have included it at launch.
To all of our backers: your support has been incredible and valuable. We will,
of course, honor backer achievements in the next campaign (and an extra
something for those of you who continue to support us in the next campaign).
While we're working on the first gameplay demo, we welcome you to stay in touch
with us at nightworkgames.com and @nightworkgames. Sign up for our newsletter
for regular updates. You’re also welcome to email us at
info@nightworkgames.com.