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Second Shadow Of The Eternals Kickstarter Well Off Pace At Halfway Point

Precursor Games’ second Kickstarter attempt to fund the development of Shadow of the Eternals, the so-called “spiritual successor” to Eternal Darkness, has now reached the halfway point in its campaign. With just 15 days left on the clock and a mere 30% of its $750,000 goal obtained, the crowdfunding effort is tracking well off pace and is in serious danger of failing for a third time.

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Neonridr3907d ago

Shame, this game has so much potential. I am guessing because it is PC and Wii U first and only optional for PS4 assuming they reach a stretch goal.

Here's hoping Nintendo is watching, and is willing to go out on a limb to help fund this project.

PopRocks3593907d ago

Definitely is a shame. I still hope they find a way to fund it if the Kickstarter fails.

Wedge10823907d ago

I'm kind of hoping that Nintendo will just get Rare to develop a proper Eternal Darkness 2.

Scatpants3907d ago

Rare sucks now, and doesn't Microsoft own them?

BigDuo3907d ago

I guess this project is next-gen vaporware now that the second kickstarter has failed. It's a shame, but it is what it is.

Why would Rare make this game for Nintendo? Microsoft owns Rare.

DarkBlood3907d ago

rare is not even filled with the original people as far as i know so thats not a great idea at all.

XtraTrstrL3907d ago

I was just looking at their Kickstarter earlier today and thinking the same thing. They got most that $200,000 in the first few days. If they could have kept the pace they had for those initial hours, they'd have been funded already. Maybe they aren't spreading the news effectively enough. They also need to start listing the exact stretch goal amounts.

zeroskie3907d ago

Nobody trusts this studio, and there's reason for that.

zeal0us3907d ago

Its more of Denis Dyack than the actual studio is what people don't trust.

Scatpants3907d ago

Looks like all 12 people that own a WiiU didn't contribute.

MartinB1053907d ago (Edited 3907d ago )

Is there any explanation as to why it's Wii U only? Surely it would make sense to target more successful platforms? Surely they would get more support? I'm not seeing any rational behind the console choice.

Forbidden_Darkness3907d ago

It's also for PC and it was chosen for the Wii U platform because it's a spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness, which was a Gamecube exclusive. It would also come to PS4 if an unknown stretch goal was met.

BigDuo3907d ago

Assuming Precursor is going to follow the same inventory system concept as in Eternal Darkness, it makes sense to put Shadow of the Eternals on Wii U because the GamePad can be used to display the inventory menu on. It means it won't interrupt the flow of gameplay by having to constantly pause the game in order to access the inventory system so the player can form and cast spells and select weapons.

It would be more intuitive and convenient to do it this way than to just go with even a real-time inventory solution.

CouldHaveYelledUiiW3907d ago

Working the Ruins for magic would have been so slick with the WiiU Gamepad.

An HD release of ED must happen!

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10 Kickstarter Horror Adventures That Deserved to Be Funded

Serena Nelson writes: " I want to specifically take a look at ten Kickstarter horror adventure games that didn't hit the mark that should have been easily funded. Horror is a popular genre, especially during this time of year as All Hallow's Eve approaches. What better way than to scare you with some unfortunate tales of loss? Read on, if you dare."

garyanderson2732d ago

Agree with about half the list. Big outlier is shadow of the eternals. Glad that one failed both times.

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David Hayter’s Kickstarter Saga

Josh Griffiths writes: "Yes, the gravely voice known to a generation as Big Boss and Solid Snake is famous for Metal Gear, but he’s had other roles in recent years. You may be surprised how many of them came from Kickstarter. He’s been involved in eight different Kickstarter projects, one of which was a movie, to varying degrees."

garyanderson2926d ago

Definitely seems like he's always popping up in kickstarter campaigns. Him and Jennifer hale.

DarkKaine2925d ago

Very good analysis. Love the content so far, keep it up :)

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5 Dead Games To Save With Powerball Winnings

Powerball mania has swept the nation, and people have been day dreaming about what they would do with so much money. Everyone jumped on the hype train and day dreamed about what games they would bring back from vaporware Hell.

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DarkOcelet3008d ago

Shadow Of The Eternals is still coming. They just wanted to expand the universe.

http://n4g.com/news/1835518...

Most likely they will make a Movie or a TV series along side the game.

DarkOcelet3008d ago

I think we might get a big reveal at E3 this year for the game and an actual release date this time.

It feels like ages since we got any news about this game.

blackblades3008d ago

Hell winning the last PowerBall you can buy a company or create your on company just for it. Also back up kickstarter and get some profit out of it.