They made $500 per article? I need to change careers
― Nhex, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 01:52 (twelve years ago) link
i don't know Computer Gaming World's advertising numbers from then, but $500 per article is not really a shocking amount for a long piece in a big media magazine (of course video game journalism is mostly horrific so even if normative it's generally undeserved...)
― Mordy, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 02:20 (twelve years ago) link
they made $1000 (split), and i was under the impression that it was like, a back-of-book column and not a long feature
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 03:30 (twelve years ago) link
still even so, raising $10,000 to write 10 wacky video game articles just seems... misguided
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Wednesday, 30 May 2012 03:31 (twelve years ago) link
lets start a videogames little magazine
― thomp, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 11:31 (twelve years ago) link
Heard about this one through a podcast I listen to. Think it sounds quite interesting for a $5 investment:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2066438441/haunts-the-manse-macabre
― CraigG, Thursday, 31 May 2012 11:06 (twelve years ago) link
ahah, it looks like ZOMBIE PLAYGROUND is going to make its money. oh god
― thomp, Thursday, 31 May 2012 23:20 (twelve years ago) link
Mmm, lovely people: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/117848-Kickstarter-Video-Project-Attracts-Misogynist-Horde
― emil.y, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 20:11 (eleven years ago) link
(Not sure this is the right place to put that, really - not a problem with Kickstarter itself... but I guess we don't have a 'Rolling Misogynist Gamers' thread.)
― emil.y, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 20:12 (eleven years ago) link
"Black people are scum""Jews are cheap bastards""Muslims are the root of all violence"Replace "black people", "jews", and "muslims" with the word "Men" and somehow you get sentences that are socially acceptable within our society.Funny how sexism goes both ways.SuperPastaAisle 23 minutes ago in playlist Uploaded videos
― thomp, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 20:43 (eleven years ago) link
i think 'rolling misogynist gamers' might be interesting tbh. or 'rolling gamers are the most disgusting savages', for broadness' sake
― thomp, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 20:44 (eleven years ago) link
i think we DO have a misogynist gamer thread?
― “Argh!” I cry. But I really don’t care. (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 12 June 2012 20:51 (eleven years ago) link
it's called ILG HEYYOOOOOO hey no not really.
― Nhex, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 23:48 (eleven years ago) link
i think we did have some kind of gamer disgrace thread? i cannot remember, didn't fat ugly or slutty came up
― Nhex, Tuesday, 12 June 2012 23:50 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.formspring.me/femfreq/q/299052505793303521
― thomp, Wednesday, 13 June 2012 01:40 (eleven years ago) link
thread started about the reality show where gamers competed and one lady got screamed at about being a fat ugly slut?
― Authorities don't know who shot the 50 Cent the goose. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:00 (eleven years ago) link
There was this thread, which mentioned the incident I think forks is referring to (or maybe not - the live-streamed fighting game competition where a female competitor took a whole lot of very ugly trash-talking):
Why is casual racism/sexism more accepted in video games than other forms of media (these days)?
― instant coffee happening between us (a passing spacecadet), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:08 (eleven years ago) link
yup, that's the one.
― Authorities don't know who shot the 50 Cent the goose. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 13 June 2012 15:24 (eleven years ago) link
If Ron Gilbert did a fundraiser for making his version of Monkey Island 3 i would totally kick in $$$. The real one was such a letdown after 2.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 15 June 2012 00:47 (eleven years ago) link
fascinated by this, $99 for a hackable Android console & controller?http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ouya/ouya-a-new-kind-of-video-game-console
― zappi, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 00:19 (eleven years ago) link
^^^ my first Kickstarter pledge ever
― With enduring faith, W. Cunt. (jamescobo), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 01:00 (eleven years ago) link
meanwhile Penny Arcade want their fans to pay for removing their site ads. i don't even ...http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/575109064/penny-arcade-sells-out
― zappi, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 01:09 (eleven years ago) link
i see no problem with this - there are several long-running webcomics that survived this way long before kickstarter. good luck to them. (it's just kinda weird that they're doing this after publishing a load of books)
― Nhex, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 04:06 (eleven years ago) link
They come across as dicks in the pitch video. And the items in the pitch are backwards - does anyone care about the advertising on their website? It isn't the intrusive screen filling pop-up blare-y video kind. As I understand it, the real core of this idea is that if they get enough money, they'll be able to turn down corporate commissions and have more time to make additional comics for their website.It's an experiment really. And they're probably the only webcomic that could do this without a lot of risk - if they don't get the funding they'll carry on as before, if they get funded for a first year but not a second, they'll go back to the model they use now.
― second dullest ILXor since 1929 (snoball), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 10:15 (eleven years ago) link
Me too.
― JimD, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 11:11 (eleven years ago) link
All of the Penny Arcade "joke" gifts are seriously unfunny. It's just like "AHAHAHAHA HE'LL CHASE A DUCK! A DUCK! MY WHAT AN ABSURD NOTION". And I'm having to give them the benefit of the doubt that the "we'll follow you on twitter for a year for $500" is also a joke, because if not... Jesus, man.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 13:40 (eleven years ago) link
The joke gifts are a reference to this comic.http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/5/23/Not that that makes them any less unfunny.This article explains things a bit better: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/comic-riffs/post/penny-arcade-kickstarter-creators-aim-for-an-ad-free-site--and-dont-sweat-the-backlash-updated/2012/07/10/gJQA0nS4bW_blog.html
― second dullest ILXor since 1929 (snoball), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 13:55 (eleven years ago) link
https://twitter.com/misterbrilliant/status/222741109204463617
― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 14:09 (eleven years ago) link
As much as I dislike the Penny Arcade guys, I dislike snarky attention seeking tossers even more.
― second dullest ILXor since 1929 (snoball), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 14:22 (eleven years ago) link
i backed the OUYA as well. cool idea.
― Mad God 40/40 (Z S), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 14:34 (eleven years ago) link
I hate Penny Arcade but if nerds want to throw their money away to help make a website they enjoy less visually cluttered, it's fine by me.
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 11 July 2012 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
jesus christ almost three million in two days huh?yeah, i'll buy one too. I think OUYA needs its own thread
― Authorities don't know who shot the 50 Cent the goose. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 17:10 (eleven years ago) link
The only kickstarter that should happen is Ron Gilbert making his version of Monkey Island 3.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 11 July 2012 17:20 (eleven years ago) link
Oh well, I guess I am on this hype train. Pledged for the box + 2 controllers.
― CraigG, Thursday, 12 July 2012 08:43 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/995085580/bring-divekick-to-pc
No way this costs $30K
― abanana, Thursday, 12 July 2012 11:58 (eleven years ago) link
yep, i went for the box. let's see if i regret this.
― This clam, stranded on someone’s floor, is trying to dig itself (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 12 July 2012 14:23 (eleven years ago) link
that's what he said
― funny-skrillex-bee_132455836669.gif (s1ocki), Thursday, 12 July 2012 14:44 (eleven years ago) link
we've all said it
― Nhex, Thursday, 12 July 2012 15:03 (eleven years ago) link
that said i don't see much point in paying for this now, as they're planning to retail it at $99, no?
― Nhex, Thursday, 12 July 2012 15:04 (eleven years ago) link
looks like Divekick's gonna make its fund tho. i get it though, Keits is a likeable dude
xp yeah - i'm going to wait and see what kind of games they get on this thing. certainly not going to sign up for the chance to play minecraft on a 7th platform
― Mordy, Thursday, 12 July 2012 15:05 (eleven years ago) link
Funding hasn't started for this one yet, but I need to remember to keep my eye on it. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/07/06/mulling-mode-7-mans-management-centric-maia/
― Also unknown as Zora (Surfing At Work), Sunday, 22 July 2012 21:51 (eleven years ago) link
interesting outcome to a kickstarterhttp://www.kickstarter.com/projects/995085580/bring-divekick-to-pc
― zappi, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
Though we cannot honor game pre-orders or mail out T-shirts without taking money in, we do want each of the 800+ of you willing to back our game to be able to have some ownership in it....Pledge Level 1 - $10 – Though we cannot honor a pre-order, we would like to thank you all by letting you suggest a “Tip From Uncle Sensei” for our loading screen. Pledge Level 2 - $25 – Because we are letting people who pledged $10 submit a Tip, we are going to let anyone who pledged $25 or more suggest up to 3 “Tips From Uncle Sensei”.
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Pledge Level 1 - $10 – Though we cannot honor a pre-order, we would like to thank you all by letting you suggest a “Tip From Uncle Sensei” for our loading screen.
Pledge Level 2 - $25 – Because we are letting people who pledged $10 submit a Tip, we are going to let anyone who pledged $25 or more suggest up to 3 “Tips From Uncle Sensei”.
i have no idea what divekick is or what it's about, but i too would like to suggest a "tip from uncle sensei"
― you're all going to hello (Z S), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 21:13 (eleven years ago) link
i got a tip from uncle sensei right here
― joaquin haus-partizan (s1ocki), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 21:13 (eleven years ago) link
just the tip
― I dont even know that I think this sucks per se (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 21:15 (eleven years ago) link
1 weird old tip
― joaquin haus-partizan (s1ocki), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 21:15 (eleven years ago) link
this Kickstarter HATES
― I dont even know that I think this sucks per se (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
Sensei's hate this uncle and his one weird tip...
― Jeremy Clarkson Sex Face (snoball), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 21:18 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game
( = that gaffertaped VR helmet that Carmack's been demoing recently).
― JimD, Wednesday, 1 August 2012 16:42 (eleven years ago) link