Shadowrun Returns Kickstarter surpasses $400k goal—Mac version coming, too
In case there was any doubt that they’ve reached their goal, Harebrained Schemes posted the above image. That didn’t take long. As expected, Harebrained Schemes’ Shadowrun Returns Kickstarter project...
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View ArticleShadowrun Returns raises $1.8M in Kickstarter campaign
Game developer Harebrained Schemes scored $1.8 million from more than 36,000 backers for Shadowrun Returns, the sequel to a fan-favorite cyberpunk role-playing game. This has become one of the most...
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Kickstarter may not be the place to launch your game of your dreams. Three-fourths of video games don’t meet their funding goals, a representative for the website told us. That’s not exactly the...
View ArticleStartup hopes to fund a Shadowrun MMO through Kickstarter
Developer Cliffhanger Productions launched a Kickstarter funding campaign yesterday for Shadowrun Online, a massively multiplayer counterpart to the single-player-centric Shadowrun Returns helmed by...
View ArticleHow to fail up in the game business
Failing is common in the game industry. So learning from it is pretty important, especially in an era when games are more like never-ending services than finished products. That was one of the lessons...
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Video games dominated Kickstarter last year, with over $83 million pledged to games-related projects, according to the year-end report the company released early this month. And out of the 16...
View ArticleCrowdfunded Shadowrun Returns out in June; now available for preorder
Kickstarter and classic role-playing games go together like gin and tonic. Many of the old-style RPGs that go up on the crowdfunding platform typically pull in enough to meet their goal. Finally, one...
View ArticleShadowrun Returns needs to curtail its nostalgia (review)
Harebrained SchemesAn example of the Samurai character class in Shadowrun Returns. Oct. 29-30, 2013 Redwood City, CA Tickets On Sale Now I’m incredibly sorry if the only memories you have of Shadowrun...
View ArticleGamesBeat weekly roundup: Activision buys out Vivendi for $8.17B, Zynga lays...
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View ArticleKnow your developer: An interview with Shadowrun Returns creator Harebrained...
Shadowrun is a role-playing franchise that many gamers hold near and dear to their hearts. Last year, Shadowrun Returns marked a comeback for the dormant series and released to stellar reviews thanks...
View ArticleGolem Arcana: The hybrid tabletop/video game that's going to make a lot of...
Most of you will look at the images on this page and think, “Not for me.” And that’s OK with the developers at Harebrained Schemes, makers of the recent Shadowrun games for PC. The studio’s upcoming...
View ArticleHarebrained Schemes wants to add video game elements to your paper-and-pen RPGs
Harebrained Schemes is looking to further mix the worlds of tabletop and video gaming. The developer of the Shadowrun Returns role-playing (video) game and the upcoming Golem Arcana...
View ArticleShadowrun: Hong Kong studio finds Kickstarter is a viable business model
The “power of the crowd” brought Shadowrun back from the video game graveyard in 2013. And thanks to Kickstarter (and, well, themselves), fans of the venerable cyberpunk role-playing franchise have...
View ArticleShadowrun Returns Kickstarter surpasses $400k goal—Mac version coming, too
In case there was any doubt that they’ve reached their goal, Harebrained Schemes posted the above image. That didn’t take long. As expected, Harebrained Schemes’ Shadowrun Returns Kickstarter project...
View ArticleRetro revival: PC games raise $6.7M and counting in Kickstarter campaigns
Kickstarter’s gone vogue. With a single, bold move by Double Fine’s Tim Schafer in early February, the crowdfunding web site propelled itself into the heart of the gaming community. Now, with the...
View ArticleShadowrun Returns raises $1.8M in Kickstarter campaign
Game developer Harebrained Schemes scored $1.8 million from more than 36,000 backers for Shadowrun Returns, the sequel to a fan-favorite cyberpunk role-playing game. This has become one of the most...
View ArticleGamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed. This was a crazy week for major...
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