Chris Taylor is looking to fund his next Project called Wildman through Kickstarter and we managed to pin him down to find out how the ARPG’s development is going and what the future holds for Gas Powered Games. So far Chris has managed to raised over $400,000 of the $1.1 million they are looking for but is this make or break for Gas Powered Games?
Chris Taylor, CEO of Gas Powered Games, launched a Kickstarter that would eventually kick him around in ways he never anticipated. We got his thoughts concerning the launch of Wildman, layoffs, and what he learned throughout.
Gas Powered Games CEO Chris Taylor has shown more honesty than we’re used to during the Wildman Kickstarter campaign, but on reflection he thinks people don’t want to see that level of openness, saying “I’ve learned that people don’t really want to see the under-belly, the ugly emotional under-belly of a professional working in the games industry or anybody.”
I disagree, I think there are many who are interested in the "underbelly" of gaming. The issue is that there are too many people who just talk to talk and those who are really interested are the ones who do not say anything but listen.
"How do you run a successful Kickstarter? Our podcast aims to find out, as we assess the contrasting fortunes of Gas Powered Games’ cancelled Wildman campaign and the so-close-we-can-pretty-much-ca ll-it success of Dreamfall Chapters. In the process, Tim embarks on some impromptu therapy sessions.
Outside of Kickstarter, the traditional publishing models rumble on in much the same fashion. Ubisoft confirms a new Assassin’s Creed (to the surprise of no-one,) Warner Bros. hints at a new Batman Arkham Something game and Blizzard claims to be “aggressively” supporting Diablo 3. Paul has his doubts about that latter one.
Between us this week we’ve been playing The Showdown Effect, Special Forces: Team X and more Path of Exile."
