The Jimquisition 28: When Publishers Kick, Developers Start
Added 2015-05-18 14:12:13 +0000 UTCThe age of the re-animators is here. Game genres previously thought "dead" by so-called AAA publishers are getting their revival thanks to the crowdfunding efforts of such projects as Pillars of Eternity, Yooka-Laylee, and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The big-budget world has made the message quite clear - it neither wants nor needs creative, passionate developers anymore. It would rather clone Clash of Clans and Call of Duty all day. Fine. Creative, passionate developers don't need the big-budget world either. As sad as this year's been for games, we're still in a potential golden age.
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Alejandro Jodorowsky used Kickstarter. Alejandro Jodorowsky was interested in making a game. So then...
Nicholas Kross
2015-05-29 23:06:12 +0000 UTCI found Tokyo Dark from this!
Jonathan Tanner
2015-05-22 02:11:21 +0000 UTChey Jim usually i pretty much agree with the majority of things you state but I think in regards to These Kickstarters I feel you are off the mark. These guys still have huge backing from the old cadre of Publishers they are essentially useing Kickstarter for a different way of getting pre-sales. <a href="http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/19/8624665/big-indie-kickstarters-are-killing-actual-indies" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.polygon.com/2015/5/19/8624665/big-indie-kickstarters-are-killing-actual-indies</a>
2015-05-21 03:04:21 +0000 UTCBrenda's Quim.
2015-05-20 15:44:13 +0000 UTCWHY IS LITTLE DEVIL INSIDE NOT BEING FUNDED 10 TIMES ITS NEEDED GOAL?!?!? <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ldi/little-devil-inside?ref=nav_search" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ldi/little-devil-inside?ref=nav_search</a>
Rawk Hawk
2015-05-19 04:28:38 +0000 UTCYou did see the Konami mobile game article! :D *dances for joy* (Not that I doubted you would, but I'm still happy.) I've been pretty down on video games lately and the mere reveal of AC: Syndicate did not do me any favors as far as that is concerned. I thank God for Jim, and thank you, Jim, for lifting my spirits by predicting the dawn of this new age of publisher-free gaming (or at least as much as that is possible).
2015-05-19 02:46:59 +0000 UTCMy inner pedant would like to thank you for saying "For all intents and purposes" correctly.
2015-05-18 17:00:13 +0000 UTCHey Jim, do you think Kojima really would want to make a Metal Gear-esque Game? I kinda think that despite the whole Konmai crap Kojima is maybe happy to finally get away from MGS and able to move on doing new stuff, diffrent stuff.
2015-05-18 16:18:28 +0000 UTCOh do not tempt my grandest imaginations, of a Hideo Kojima and Del Toro horror combo of having the even slightest chance of happening anymore. I would throw money at that in a heartbeat, Del Toro needs some gaming love.
Mark Patten
2015-05-18 14:35:44 +0000 UTC
