Game News: Broken Sword: The Serpent’s Curse Hits Kickstarter
Crowd-funding sites such as Kickstarter and IndieGoGo are becoming increasingly popular for book, game, film and music bods wanting to get a little financial support from the public prior to the product’s release. Revolution Software have jumped on board the crowd-funding train with their upcoming title Broken Sword: The Serpent’s Curse, offering funding options ranging from $15 up to a cool $10,000. Unlike an investment where you put in money to receive a share of the profits (hopefully!), funding via Kickstarter works a little differently, offering ‘rewards’ to funders. In this case a pledge of $15 will get you:
- Download of Broken Sword – the Serpent’s Curse - PC & Mac
- Regular Developer Diaries, ideas Exchange Forum and Video Updates
- Access to exclusive digital content: Game Artwork (inc. poster and wallpaper); Director’s Commentary on previous Broken Sword games & Archive Videos
So, how does it differ from just buying the game? Well, for one thing you’ll have to wait until the game has been completed before your pledge pays off. On the plus side, however, it’s no-risk. Kickstarter offers an ‘all-or-nothing’ funding policy. If the project doesn’t raise the target funds, all pledges are cancelled. So, if you’re a fan of Broken Sword, Revolution Software or even just want to get involved with something before it actually hits the stores, check it out.
Announcement: Broken Sword: The Serpent’s Curse
Kickstarter: Broken Sword: The Serpent’s Curse:
When a mysterious painting is stolen during an armed raid on a Paris gallery, George and Nico are thrown by chance into the investigation together. From Paris to London and beyond, the trail becomes a race against time as dark forces from Europe’s turbulent past are woken from their slumber. Broken Sword characters old and new are encountered – but who can George and Nico trust? The journey they are on reveals a conspiracy as old as the written word, whose ancient heresies will cause innocent blood to spill once more… FacebookTwitter
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Kickstart and programs like it are going to usher in an even better period of gaming, in my opinion. Dev studios have, for the longest time, just relied on the fact that gamers will purchase their AAA titles due to the fact that they're all that's available on the market. Recently I bought an app called Zombies, Run that was originally funded by Kickstart. It cost me $8 and is MILES better than the last 4 games I've payed $70+ each for!
Here's to indie games being the new black!