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Video Games (or related):
Armikrog (June 27)
Siegebreakers (June 27)
Massive Chalice (June 27)
A Hat in Time (June 28)
Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet! (June 29)
Abducted (June 29)
A Vampyre Story: Year One (July 1)
Void Destroyer (July 1)
GhostControl Inc. (July 6)
Deus Ex Machina 2 (July 7)
Soul Saga (July 14)

Tabletop RPGs/Games (or related):
[RPG] Kingdom (June 24)
[BG] Among the Stars: The Ambassadors (June 25)
[BG] Hexica (June 25)
[BG] Berserk: War of the Realms (June 26)
[BG] New Amsterdam (June 28)
[RPG] Killshot Reloaded (June 28)
[RPG] Call of Cthulhu 7e (June 28)
[BG] Domain: Lords of Ether (June 29)
[BG] Kaosball (June 30)
[BG] WarGods of Olympus (June 30)
[BG] Elemental Clash: The Master Set (June 30)
[BG] EJiPT (June 30)
[BG] Frontline General: Spearpoint 1943 Eastern Front (June 30)
[BG] Escape: Fighting for Freedom (July 1)
[BG] Fairytale Games: The Battle Royale (July 3)
[RPG] Maelstrom Domesday (July 4)
[BG] Dragon Caster (July 6)
[BG] Cornish Smuggler (July 6)
[GBK] Trial of the Clone 2: Wrath of the Pacifist (July 7)
[BG] Cthulhu Wars (July 7)
[BG] Alliances: world domination trick taking game (July 8)
[BG] Rockwell (July 8)
[RPG] Mind's Eye Theatre: Vampire the Masquerade (July 9)
[BG] Kremlin (July 10)
[GBK] Maelorum Reprint (July 12)
[O] Darkraven Fantasy Soundscapes (July 12)
[BG] Convert (July 12)
[GBK] Shinte Warrior (July 12)
[BG] Dark Darker Darkest (July 12)
[O] Battle Boards (July 13)
[BG] Antimatter Matters (July 13)
[O] Happy Seppuku Base Texture Stamps Retooling &amp; Expansion (July 14)
[RPG] The Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine RPG (July 14)
[BG] Paperback (July 15)
[BG] Wok Star (July 16)
[BG] Crossbones: The Swashbuckling Pirate Adventure Game (July 28)

* [BG] = Board Game (includes card games, tabletop skirmish games etc, but not RPGs), [RPG] = Role-Playing Game, [GBK] = Gamebook and [O] = Other (includes miniature-only projects, playing aids, terrain etc)

Publishing (comics/fiction/nonfic/books/illustrations):
The Lions of Valleta (June 28)
Wounded Tiger (June 30)
Dead Reckon - Zombie-based Learning Comics (July 2)
Defenders of Eden: Machine or Magic? (July 3)

Technology/Hardware/Software:
Omni (July 22)

Product designs:

Music:

That Double Fine Adventure isn't Psychonauts 2. :<

I don't know what this kickstarter thingh is.can anyone give me an explanation?

GOG threads on KS projects (only most updated/active one):

A
Ars Magica
Antharion
Alpha Colony

B
Barkley 2
Battle World: Kronos

C
Code Hero

D
Dead State
Divinity: Original Sin
Dizzy Returns
Drake
Dysis

F
Forgotten Fortress

G
Grimoire

H
Hero-U

I
IceBlink Engine

M
Mage's Initiation
M.O.R.E.

P
Planet Explorers
Predestination
Project Eternity
Project GODUS

Q
Quest for Infamy

S
Serpent's Tongue
Shadowgate
Spud's Quest

T
Tex Murphy: Project Fedora
Thorvalla
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Tunnels &amp; Trolls Deluxe Edition

W
Wasteland 2
War for the Overworld
Worlds of Magic

X
Xenonauts

I can't help but wonder if in a few months/years Kickstarter will end up being as ridiculous as the indie bundles that pop up every week.

Let's wait and see.

That's the Double Fine point-and click-adventure, not Psychonauts 2. Notch offered to fund Psychonauts 2, but then he got cold feet. Maybe there will be a kickstarter for that game too, considering the success of the other one.

Kickstarter is a way to for indie projects to give out rewards or incentives for donating chunks of money to get a monetary goal reached by a certain time frame. It's been proven to work both large and small scale. You have to have a great reputation, video, or some kind of proof-of-concept to have a fighting chance of making your goal.

from the website:

"Kickstarter is the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. Every week, tens of thousands of amazing people pledge millions of dollars to projects from the worlds of music, film, art, technology, design, food, publishing and other creative fields.
A new form of commerce and patronage. This is not about investment or lending. Project creators keep 100% ownership and control over their work. Instead, they offer products and experiences that are unique to each project.
All or nothing funding. On Kickstarter, a project must reach its funding goal before time runs out or no money changes hands. Why? It protects everyone involved. Creators aren’t expected to develop their project without necessary funds, and it allows anyone to test concepts without risk.
Each and every project is the independent creation of someone like you. Projects are big and small, serious and whimsical, traditional and experimental. They’re inspiring, entertaining and unbelievably diverse. We hope you agree... Welcome to Kickstarter!"


It has been going for over two years now (at least since I knew about it), but not getting much PR until this Double Fine project. Basically, it is a website for crowd-sourcing. A very good idea. ????????????????????????????
Have you had a look at Kickstarter? I do not understand this comment at all.

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Video Games (or related):
Harvest (July 1)
Dungeon Dwellers (July 4)
Death to Spies 3 (July 5)
Frontiers (July 17)
The Maker's Eden (July 18)
LFG: The Fork of Truth (July 19)
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead - Dedicated Developer (July 21)
Leadwerks (July 31)

Tabletop RPGs/Games (or related):
[BG] City Hall (June 28)
[BG] Escape: Fighting for Freedom (July 1)
[BG] Keyflower + Key Celeste Mini Expansion (July 3)
[RPG] Becoming (July 6)
[BG] Nanobot Battle Arena (July 13)
[BG] 18OE: On the Rails of the Orient Express (July 17)
[BG] Ancient Terrible Things (July 18)
[RPG] Shaintar: Legends Unleashed (July 20)
[BG] Skullduggery (July 21)
[BG] VivaJava: The Coffee Game: The Dice Game (July 21)
[BG] Fallen (July 22)
[BG] Dawn: Rise of the Occulites (July 24)
[RPG] Castles &amp; Crusades: Return to the Haunted Highlands (July 24)
[RPG] I Am Zombie: Field Manual &amp; RPG (July 30)

Publishing (comics/fiction/nonfic/books/illustrations):
Vattu: The Name and the Mark (July 8)
UPGRADED (July 12)
Time Traveled Tales (July 14)
The Guns of Shadow Valley (July 15)
Horizon's End (July 18)
Gigantic Worlds (July 20)
World War Kaiju (August 12)

Order of the Stick kickstarter: OOTS is awesome
Then there's Erfworld as well, but imho it has nothing on OOTS ;)

I'm considering backing this project, but I doubt it's noteworthy to most of you.

Damn, now I want one. Although it would be ironic in my case because my beaten games percentage is laughable :(

Well, at least you can beat your backlog of t-shirts!

I really like the idea of this game:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/564944684/pixel-sand

I already pledged it...

+1 for both... I have already sunken to much money in those now :D

And:
Diesel Sweeties http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dieselsweeties/diesel-sweeties-ebook-stravaganza-3000