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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Elite 4 turns to Kickstarter.

    Fans of classic sandbox space sim series Elite have clamored for a sequel for yonks, but creator David Brabern's studio Frontier Developments has been occupied putting out games like Kinectimals and Kinect Disneyland Adventures. Now it's finally ready to give a new Elite a proper go and has turned to Kickstarter (where else?) for $2 million, but the pitch is astonishingly barebones, hoping that tugging at your nostalgia gland will be sufficient.
    Nov 06, 2012 6:45am PST
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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Elite 4 turns to Kickstarter.

    Fans of classic sandbox space sim series Elite have clamored for a sequel for yonks, but creator David Brabern's studio Frontier Developments has been occupied putting out games like Kinectimals and Kinect Disneyland Adventures. Now it's finally ready to give a new Elite a proper go and has turned to Kickstarter (where else?) for $2 million, but the pitch is astonishingly barebones, hoping that tugging at your nostalgia gland will be sufficient. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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    • All over this even though I never really played the original. Sounds fun, Frontier are a proven developer... : nodeThis person is cool!
    • BBC News did a report on this Kickstarter Video: http://elite.frontier.co.uk/ : MatthewPhillipsThis person is cool!
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      Does that Kickstarter not work through Amazon payments? : Mad Brahmin DiseaseThis person is cool!
      • So far, it does... for American projects. This being a British-based game, it seems that it uses a diffe... : gzubluck
    • HUGE fricking news here, if only they had some video/details : watcherxpThis person is cool!
    • "Yonks" is apparently a long time? (Love you Alice) : GwyndionThis person is cool!
    • Very interesting, I look forward to see how this procedural content generation works out. I hope they ma... : daelThis person is cool!
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      This is as empty as the "old school RPG" from Tom Hall. Huge contrast to Chris Roberts. : Kub666
      • At least it was entertaining to see John Romero in Tom Hall pitch video. This one is nothing but a wall o... : TiTaN10kThis person is cool!
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      Yeah, I'm gonna have to see it. It'd be interesting to see some of the failed branches they already tried... : AxeMan808This person is cool!
      • Alice, why don't you play Killing Floor with us? I think the first time I saw a vid of it, you were in it... : AxeMan808This person is cool!
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      LOL wtf are they thinking? Cant just grab a pile of free cash of KS (Im sure thats what someone told them... : et72
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        And yet they are already almost 1/5th of the way to their goal (and counting) after just 1 day, and they' : MatthewPhillipsThis person is cool!
        • Amazing really, Ive seen other projects with more promise, more information get left by the sidelines ... : et72
    • Should probably correct 'Brabern'... His name's David Braben :) : citizenswift
    • I saw that earlier. I'm very hesitant about this. Nostalgia does go some way with me, and I'd love anothe... : not a crook