Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Update: Precursor Games Launches Campaign On Kickstarter For Shadow Of The Eternals
Precursor Games has succeeded in launching a Kickstarter campaign for Shadow of the Eternals despite the company's location in Canada. Kickstarter has not before worked north of our border, making this even more newsworthy.
When the campaign for the spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem launched last week, I expressed a hefty amount of skepticism about the project. Having a Kickstarter campaign does provide much-needed oversight, but it does introduce some fundamental discrepancies. Originally, Precursor Games suggested that the funding goal is flexible, and that money would only be returned to backers if key staff didn't feel that completion was possible.
Kickstarter doesn't allow that flexibility (Indiegogo does, though), which means Precursor is locked into its $1.5 million goal. The funding amount combines the over $150,000 raised through the developer's own efforts and the $1.35 million Kickstarter effort. There are still mismatches between the goal, which supports the first episode only, and backer tiers starting at $25 that offer multiple installments.
We've reached out to Kickstarter to get clarification on whether this project heralds a change in geographic policy for the crowd-funding platform.
Update: Kickstarter responded to our inquiry pointing us toward their eligibility requirements, which have not changed to include Canada. A representative directed us toward Precursor Games (which we have contacted) stating, "Regarding who on their team meets those requirements, that's really a question to pose to them." Our understanding is that the company's legal incorporation in Canada does not preclude it from using Kickstarter if a single, qualifying individual meets the eligibility criteria. We have asked Precursor Games to explain to us how they navigated the process.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
