Kickstarter Archive

Opinion: The emerging danger of Kickstarter-funded games

By Edward Pang on 4 May 2012 5:42pm - 1 Comment

After the resounding successes of the respective Kickstarter projects for Double Fine, Wasteland 2, and The Banner Saga, it was inevitable that someone would eventually attempt to exploit the crowd-funding system for nefarious gains. That culprit was the “game” Mythic: The Story of Gods and Men, by Little Monster Productions. Read more »

Opinion: Why Kickstarter-funded games matter (and how it helps others atone for piracy)

By Edward Pang on 20 March 2012 10:04am - No Comments

Why would Razer CEO, Min-Liang Tan, post a tweet announcing to the whole world that he had pirated Brian Fargo’s original Wasteland, and then donate US$10,000 to Fargo’s Wasteland 2 Kickstarter project as an apology? Is Tan insane? Is Wasteland really that good? Who is Brian Fargo? Read more »