Brad Jones writes: "While the project had certainly piqued the interest of many during the earliest stages of its development, it was thrust into the mainstream somewhat after a spot in Microsoft's ID@Xbox showcase at E3. "We were totally flabbergasted," Wim says with a laugh. "How come they chose us? They asked, 'do you want to be on Xbox?' and we said, 'well, if you're going to put us on E3, then we're going to be on Xbox!"
Rebellion, who recently aquired the IP for Woolfe The Red Hood Diaries have rewarded backers from the game with Christmas gifts including a custom Boxed version of the game and Hardcover Artbook.
Independent UK developer Rebellion announced today it has purchased all assets and intellectual property rights related to Woolfe – The Red Hood Diaries.
Awesome. Glad to have helped this happen by my recent purchase of Sinper Elite 3 Ultimate Edition.
Marcus Estrada writes: "What does this mean for the over 2,000 backers of the project? Well, hopefully you received a digital game key if you backed at such a reward, as that appears it’s all you will have to remember the campaign by. GRIN confirmed they will not be able to ship out rewards even though most are otherwise ready to go. Postage is a huge expense which it seems was not collected as part of the Kickstarter. Tons of crowdfunding campaigns have found themselves destroyed by physical rewards."
Kickstarter is VERY clear when you fund something that there is no guarantees. In this case, the company made a clear effort to deliver, but in the end, failed. I was someone who invested, and it sucks, but I knew it was a possibility.
If the idea of possibly NOT getting anything for you money worries you, then you should stay away from crowd-funding and buy the games when they officially release. For every game like this, there are a few that make it and turn out well though.
Really optimistic about this game.