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    John Keefer posted a new article, Obsidian announces Project Eternity as new Kickstarter.

    After four days of teases and speculation, Obsidian Entertainment has unveiled Project Eternity as its newest RPG in development. It is looking for $1.1 million for a game that pays homage to the old Infinity Engine games we loved from the Black Isle days.
    Sep 14, 2012 10:30am PDT
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    John Keefer posted a new article, Obsidian announces Project Eternity as new Kickstarter.

    After four days of teases and speculation, Obsidian Entertainment has unveiled Project Eternity as its newest RPG in development. It is looking for $1.1 million for a game that pays homage to the old Infinity Engine games we loved from the Black Isle days. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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    • I was going to eat this month, but, TAKE MY MONEY. : ryuusekiThis person is cool!
    • Already pledged. : Memphis-Ahn
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      $85,000 already. Gotta love the retro kick. : Keefinator
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        The kicktraq trend is pretty lol worthy at the current rate. ALL THE MONIES: http://www.kicktraq.com/proj... : Rehevkor
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          They could easily hit their goal in less than a week. : Keefinator
          • 8 million dollars projected now. : ryuusekiThis person is cool!
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            I wouldn't be surprised if they hit it in less than 24 hours. : aethyr
            • The way it's going right now, it's possible. I think they are still in the stage where the word is sprea... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
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      As much as I love the idea, I dunno how I feel anymore about giving my money to a game that will be in pr... : Navy Spitfire
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        You must pirate a lot of games then? : ryuusekiThis person is cool!
        • Uh, what? I pirate 0 games. What I am saying is that I'm not a fan of the idea of giving my money to a ga... : Navy Spitfire
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          What. What is this? What are you doing with *waves hands around vaguely* this? : EbuThis person is cool!
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            Just seems like we see this post in every thread about kickstarter. : ryuusekiThis person is cool!
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              Which has nothing to do with your comment accusing him of being a pirate because he doesn't want to throw... : EbuThis person is cool!
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                HIs statement was vague and open to interpretation, I was taking an extreme position. You're free to whit... : ryuusekiThis person is cool!
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                  Calm down dude, I'm just saying personally I don't think it's worth it to contribute to an idea of a game... : Navy Spitfire
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                    I feel the same way, but I think I'm going to break the mold here. $20 can get you the game and losing $... : mobab
                    • I hear ya. I know they will succeed and I'll definitely be watching this with high anticipation, but I ca... : Navy Spitfire
                • But your "extreme position" had nothing whatsoever to do with his post. Nothing! He says he doesn't wan... : EbuThis person is cool!
        • lol what : rodneystubbs
      • 100% agreed. I'm glad that Kickstarter is allowing games to make it which would otherwise flounder with : EbuThis person is cool!
    • Just backed it! : rtricoche
    • Pledged. Thank god for kickstarter allowing devs to go back to making the games I want to actually play.... : xsikal
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      Obsidian will be 100% redeemed in my eyes if they pull this off. : rottdcorpse
      • Project Eternity will take the central hero, memorable companions and the epic exploration of Baldur’s : mobab
    • This isn't Alpha Protocol 2 :( : ghost in my shellThis person is cool!
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      For just 200k less you can back David Crane and get a new crappy looking pitfal game! http://www.kicksta... : deathofratsThis person is cool!
      • haha ouch :( That kickstarter flopped hard. : aethyr
      • Oh dear, that was terrible. Just goes to show you need back up your project with some sort of credentials... : TheGeneMachine
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      Yup, I'm in. This sounds awesome. Thanks to Kickstarter I no longer just have backlog in the present I ... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
      • lol @ "pre-logged backlog". So true :( : aethyr
      • Holy crap, they are already above 200K! That's insane! : GwyndionThis person is cool!
    • Backed. : lepkeThis person is cool!
    • lol, backed it at the $140 level : Volatus32x
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      Holy shit! This is crazy. : JabbyThis person is cool!
      • But there's a link so back them maybe. : Kub666
    • They're basically showing nothing but a teaser image, a logo and a snippet of soundtrack. I like what the... : master_disaster_17
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      In the span of an hour, it sold 1000 early bird copies. Yeah, it's getting made. Start working now. : Xulu
      • Already up to $400k : Volatus32x
    • Wow I just saw it shoot up 200K in an hour : nwillard
    • wow already at $472,558 : mobab
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      I'm new to Kickstart. Are these projects asking for free money, or investments which will be paid back, i... : code-e255This person is cool!
      • It's a donation system. There are rewards offered as incentives to donate, but there are no safeguards in... : LilCrypto
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        Basically the company asks for donations and gives you rewards based on what you donate. Usually the fin... : CyCo_PLThis person is cool!
        • Okay, cool. I donated $20. Hope they make a good game. : code-e255This person is cool!
    • Easiest 35$ I've ever spent : MondoThis person is cool!
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      Holy sh*t, it's already at $786,300 ! : gzubluck
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        840k now. This is going to make BANK, great news. : nodeThis person is cool!
        • Think they could get 10 mil? : SpaecKowThis person is cool!