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Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 09:34 AM
Get a job and pay for it yourself you cheeky beeswax.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 09:35 AM
I feel like there are and have been many, many more games worthy of my money than this on kick-starterFriday, May 11, 2012 @ 09:37 AM
So now instead of just playing them we are investing to have them made?Do I need to hire a broker?Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 09:38 AM
So Kickstarter holds on to the money and if enough is made they give it to the Devs to make a game. If not enough is made them they return it to the original people who stuck the money in? That sounds fairly decent actually. I'd heard of it before but never read about what it actually is or how it works.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 09:41 AM
@4 and the whole time kick-starter gain the interest from holding the funds in suspense.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 09:46 AM
That much isn't nothing for a kickstarter. If the game has enough fans it could be raised in no time. The Yogscast raised over half a million in a month for Yogventures. It's all about fan base.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 09:46 AM
@3 usually you get some type of incentive for donating like shadow run was the game for 50 bucks to meeting the main person for a ton of moneyFriday, May 11, 2012 @ 09:47 AM
Yeah I'll donate to you if you release it for free. No Just what I thought, F.U then.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 09:48 AM
@5 they take 10% or something from the funds.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 09:48 AM
@9 they ALSO take 10% of the funds.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 09:51 AM
Never even heard of this gameFriday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:00 AM
@11 go homeFriday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:04 AM
@2 Agreed. It was a massively one dimensional game back in the 90s, why bother bringing it back now? @5 Exactly. Even if they give the money back at the end they have still massively profited from the interest in the meantime. Very cynical. @6 Gooch. @10 That makes it even worse. Clever on their part though - they profit no matter what.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:04 AM
this is patheticFriday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:11 AM
one way to make the game cheaper for themselves .... part 2 was crap...probably gonna be like duke nukem. hyped up but end up being crapFriday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:12 AM
I read an article about this yesterday that said anyone who pledged a $1000 would be featured in the game. So even game development has now gone all corporate bollocks and pandering to the rich. If the concept was good enough they wouldn't need to beg. In it's day Carmageddon was controversial but now seems very lame compared to games that followed. It was changed numerous times to please the censors, removing human pedestrians and replacing them with Zombies. The same censors would probably have had a heart attack if Saint's Row or Left 4 Dead had fallen on their desks, but each of these games should give a nod Carmageddon's way. Can't help but feel it will only be a huge disappointment, pretty much akin to the recent Syndicate rehash. Some games should just stay a fond memory.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:15 AM
Wow, alot of poor knee-jerk reaction to this (and uneducated children)...here how it is..... You pledge money in return for something (those that have bothered to read the link would know this) eg on the lowest reward tier, you donate $15 (£9.30) and when the game is released you get a copy of the game, not too shabby eh? And there are many tiers of incentives to how much you pay and the reward in return. Including featuring in the game itself as a pedestrian to be ran over, plotting parts of the environments, etc...(note that minecraft creator has himself donated to this game as he is a fan) The game is already in early developement but needs the extra funds to publish keep the high quality going. on otherwords NO EVIL PUBLISHER SUCH AS ACTIVISION ETC TELLING THE GAME COMPANY WHAT TO DO. Also, those who have never heard of Carmageddon, have a lot to thank for it. In 1996 it was a groundbreaking game that set the standard for many games to come. Especially racing games (full 3d environments, active replays). Not games to this day can match the free roam fun and carnage it has to offer. Both Carmageddon 1 (1996) and Carmageedon 2 (1998) still have one the the best damage physics to date. Even though the last game created by stainless in 1998 (console ports and TDR2000 were created by other studios but they were awful) it still has a HUGE cult following who have been praying for this. Its going to be good.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:20 AM
@17 sir text a lot. It was groundbreaking? dont make me laugh it was a complete rip off of Twisted metal. Huge cult following? Is that not an oxymoron? Are you working for these cats?Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:22 AM
@13 Devin Setoguchi (born January 1, 1987), also known as The Gooch, is a Canadian ice hockey right winger for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. Just sayin'Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:24 AM
@17 'Both Carmageddon 1 (1996) and Carmageedon 2 (1998) still have one the the best damage physics to date.' Just fuck off. Joke post.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:25 AM
@19 I was referring to the useless patch between balls and asshole. Just Sayin'Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:27 AM
@21 Which isn't actually a word. I'm flattered you remember me, and still have a thing for me ;)Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:27 AM
Surely this defeats the point of Kickstarter. You donate money and usually get the game but this you would need to donate to then purchase it meaning they swipe you twice for one purchase?Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:28 AM
Normally I'd be against anything Kickstarter related but however, a new Carmageddon game is something I would very much LOVE to see or play, rather. I had endless amounts of fun playing it way back when, so I'd definitely donate a certain sum of money for this to happen.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:31 AM
If there was an XBLA reward tier at $15 I would back it; don't really care to play this on the PC.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:32 AM
Carmageddon was one of those games i realy loved to play, even it hadn,t much storywise or a huge difference gameplaywise, but it had something that made me wanted it to play it again and again, and it was one of the first games that had a cut version in germany, instead of driving over peasants they where removed and replaced by...robots. The insane roads and tracks you where driving on and all filled with boosters and other odd and funny stuff, back then it was something totaly new and it stired up some discussions if the game wasn,t to brutal. Nowadays we probly would laugh and there so much other games out there. But i woudn,t mind another Carmageddon just because i can relive some old gamermemories, but i def woudn,t pay for a remake i think they just have to follow the stream and do what other devs doing just making the game and advertising enough and making big money after.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:33 AM
@22 http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=The%20GoochFriday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:34 AM
@27 Urban dictionary, therefore isn't a real word and is actually slang. Good job!Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:35 AM
@18 - yes, it was groundbreaking, if you can be bothered to read into it, with old game reviews etc, you will see for yourself. ps, twisted metal is a car-gun game, nothing like carmageedon. Also, the first builds of Carmagedden preceed any twisted metal game. - Get your facts right please. @20 - it is fact, i love car games, i love crashing cars and although games are much prettier these days, actual crashing physics and mechanics are hard to match with a 14 year old game. Not sure why you would choose to respond in a childish way? @23 - Depending on how much you pledge, you get at least 1 free copy via steamFriday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:36 AM
@21 Useless?! Speak for yourself...Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:37 AM
@28 Hence still a word. I know you barely write in English, I wouldn't expect you to understand the intricicies of non-standard language. Gooch.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:38 AM
@31 - You might want proofread in the future. LOL.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:39 AM
@17 best damage physics? Never play Grid huh:pFriday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:40 AM
@29 I replied in such a manner as I could only imagine you were taking the absolute piss with that comment. The damage physics on both Carmageddon games were absurd at the time, never mind when compared with games made 10-15 years later. I understand you hold a candle for them both, but Forza? Burnout? GT5 (after the patch)? Fuck off.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:42 AM
@33 - sorry, i didnt mean THE BEST to date, as in now, but still one of the best and impressive despite its age ;) Grid is a great game with great damage physics and stuff i have to agree. I loved that game. Also Dirt 3 was really good too for that! Loved outbreak online.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:43 AM
@31 *Intricacies I hardly think you're one to talk either. Half the time it looks like someone switched the keys around on your keyboard for a laugh.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:44 AM
@34 I love how you always end your posts with some form of insult. Mother must be so proud of her little angel!Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:45 AM
@unicorn carmageddon lover. Both twisted metal and carmageddon have both been quoted as taking inspiration from the film death race. Carmageddon was also 3 years after twisted metal so you would expect it to build on it. Just because you clearly get an erection for something don’t start running your mouth and forcing yourself on people like john Travolta at a massage parlour. Those factualy accurate enough for you Donkey??Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:51 AM
these games are terrible bitch pleaseFriday, May 11, 2012 @ 10:55 AM
@38 - 2 years. Also, im not telling anyone to loke anything. Just merely setting my misinformed friends and keyboard warriors straight :) I do have to correct some dates carma 1 - 1997, carma 2 - 1999. Twisted metal 1995. But as stated carmageddon was first put in motion in 93/94 and was originally meant to be named after the old death race 2000 film.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 11:03 AM
Lol. Gotta love it when the comments devolve into some pointless internet bitching.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 11:05 AM
Hilarious!!Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 11:23 AM
@41 and it's always the same angry people lolFriday, May 11, 2012 @ 11:28 AM
I just backed it a few days ago actually. Been looking at Kickstarter a lot lately, some great things there.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 11:35 AM
I enjoyed N64 version so hell yeah bring it back for sake for long time for that franchise lol Maybe gameplay have smiliar to Twisted Metal series but with load of blood and gores and maybe have third person action on ground for some areas of story will be nice add it in. Lots of battle drives. :):)Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 11:45 AM
Some of you need to actually READ the link. $15 donation gets you a free copy. There's not double charging -_- Someone has already taken 1 of the 3 highest donation rewards, and will be an actual character in-game. On top of getting a copy for $15, everytime the game is updated/re-released you get another free copy. If you're a fan, you should chip in $15.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 12:01 PM
Not even a week in and already at basically 200k, yup this game will be funded. And it has one hell of a fan base. Good to hear :D @46 Yeah, some people are just outright stupid when it comes to reading before posting.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 02:20 PM
@11 Neither have I o_OFriday, May 11, 2012 @ 02:49 PM
fuck don't you love it when people who played the shitty port of carmageddon 3 and have played the twisted metal series come along to a thread like this....in fact it's always the case... then you get some company mentions a new feature, someone else says but our game had that first then i come along and say, bollocks, some PC game had it about 10 years before your game, now GTFO n1b! carmageddon was a great game, racing & missions, sure it was limited, but rightly so, it was mostly a racing game. and i love the fact that so many people think this is a major scam by another company just to make profit on the interest, fuck off and hide where you weer in the first place, it is a way for companies who don't want a cunt like EA / ACTI barking orders at what they can & cant do in their game to gather initial funding for production costs but as most of you clowns only buy the same game, even if they did you wouldn't buy it i'll definately consider this, have to wait til i get paid, but i loved the original, and #2....3 was a bit shit though i admit thatFriday, May 11, 2012 @ 03:45 PM
I used to love Carmaggedon when I was a kid.. And that's just it, it was ages ago, I doubt I would find as much joy in running over people in cars straight out of Death Race... Good luck to them though=)Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 03:59 PM
I remember this game way back when I had a PS1. I had so much fun with this, and would love a remake. So long as it was done right. Bring it on!Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 04:26 PM
Loved this game but I cannot see how it will be as good as today's racing, crashing and GTAing style games. And just to troll. Everyone from @39 and below is under 16 and has an IQ of 5. And I could not careless what you think and say. But please feel free to talk shit after my post.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 04:27 PM
@49 - Good post, just one thing Carma 3 (TDR 2000)and all the console ports was made by a different company, the publisher at the time, SCI, gave it to another studio and not stainless games who made the original 2 games and they , stainless, have bought the rights back for themselves. And here we are!Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 05:11 PM
I'm pretty sick of EVERY defunct failed series turning to Kickstarted, Carmageddon hasn't been good since Carmageddon 2 mod community made it good.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 05:53 PM
lol, now developers are basically asking us to pre-pay for arcade games? Yeah, that'll get you far...Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 06:45 PM
This is the new fad now? Have the public fund it then charge them for it. In few years Activition will have the public fund CoD series and EA would do the same.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 06:46 PM
@55 over 200 grand only ;)Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 06:49 PM
im really getting into the spirit of this thread so here goes..... you're all shit, this game is shit, all games are shit, developers are shit, damage physics are shit, the internet is shit, people who post on the internet are shit, everything is shit, all of you fuck off. good night.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 07:25 PM
Wow so much hate. If you don't want to fund it, then don't but please try to make an informed decision about stuff before yelling. #58, you hit the nail on the head. I don't see how Kickstarter is anything but a positive thing. Publishers don't want to take a chance on a game, so the makers of the game ask people if they want this game. People pay, get the game (yes, $15 will get you the game). If not enough people give a shit, the game doesn't get made. How is this a bad thing?Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 07:59 PM
Carmageddon = Awesome Graphically Violent Car Combat Game Twisted Metal = Awesome Car Combat Game Death Race 2000 = Cheesy 70's Action Cult Film Deal with it, move on, continue bitching somewhere else.Friday, May 11, 2012 @ 08:02 PM
@11 the name kinds of gives away what the game is about. And only people who are big fans or kickstarter browsers will have heard of "this" game. I heard of the original and sequel but had not heard of "this" game until I read the headline. Good job the whole internet isn't full of people telling everyone what they haven't heard of. There'd be more pages of complex formulae than people slagging off call of duty.Saturday, May 12, 2012 @ 02:44 AM
There is no interest being made on your pledges. Your card isn't charged until the project meets its goal. If a project fails to meet its goal in the stayed time no money switches hands at any level.Saturday, May 12, 2012 @ 04:51 AM
Kickstarter is absolutely terrific for larger-scale "indie" game developers. I mean, didn't SEGA say they'd make Shenmue 3 if other people funded it? THAT's something to put on Kickstarter. And check out Double Fine. They didn't even have a name or idea, just "give us cash, we'll make a game" and we raised a million US dollars for them! The idea that we, the consumer, can play such a vital role in making sure we get the content we want and the developers can finish making a product they can be proud of is truly remarkable and a sign that e-commerce is great and indeed part of video gaming's future. That said, sadly, it's also a place for lazy companies to ask for way too much money to make games of a low caliber and possibly get away with it if we choose to be charitable. $400k for an XBLA Carmageddon? Hahaha, no way. I'm sure know a few people in Cali that'd make an XBLIG version of that and sell it for $2 a pop.Saturday, May 12, 2012 @ 07:55 AM
Good luck to them. It's not coming to xbla. The original story gives false hope. I'd love to see this come to xbla. I might pledge $15 to at least get the game. Ill have to download steam first.Saturday, May 12, 2012 @ 10:24 AM
All these post saying it was in production before twisted metal, They still had 2-3 years to add stuff that twisted metal thought about and they didn't. So really both are really stealing from each other as everything in world is. Everything is an idea and everyone uses ideas from others to make stuff better. Who really cares?Saturday, May 12, 2012 @ 11:00 AM
@65 the point is, it is nothing like twisted metal. Both car combat yes, but different styles. It would be like comparing football to basketball.Saturday, May 12, 2012 @ 12:27 PM
Point is, the series died for a reason: The games began to really suck. No amount of pre-consumer dollars will fix an outdated formula.Saturday, May 12, 2012 @ 12:30 PM
Sigh, another one...... ......if you can actually read, like some others are struggling with....the original games with high ratings and high sales (multi millions sales) were made by stainless, who are making the new one. The ones that were rubbish, were made by other developers after the publisher took it away from stainless.Saturday, May 12, 2012 @ 03:50 PM
Arron114 must be a very bitter person. On topic- I still haven't formed an opinion on the whole Kickstarter craze. I see the advantages of it allowing smaller games that get made that otherwise wouldn't. The problem I see is what happens when a game get a lot of money from this and then is canceled? Do the people at that point get their money back or are they sol?Saturday, May 12, 2012 @ 04:37 PM
The money only gets taken if the cash target is met :)Sunday, May 13, 2012 @ 02:45 AM
You know donkey , you're almost selling it to me !Sunday, May 13, 2012 @ 02:46 AM
@69 not bitter at all , I just don't like it like others have expressed . I know it's a crazy concept not to like something!Sunday, May 13, 2012 @ 03:08 AM
@69 not bitter at all , I just don't like it like others have expressed . I know it's a crazy concept not to like something!Sunday, May 13, 2012 @ 09:47 AM
You know you want to pledge Arron, £9.30 and it is yours in Feb ;) Also i missed this off on th FAQ....XBLA is a target for Carmageddon.... What are your plans for other platforms if you exceed your goal? We plan to produce a Mac OSX version shortly after the PC release, with Xbox 360 and PS3 following as soon as possible afterwards. (And on to even more platforms, as funds and time allow...)Tuesday, May 15, 2012 @ 01:38 AM
Aaron said "It was groundbreaking? dont make me laugh it was a complete rip off of Twisted metal. Huge cult following? Is that not an oxymoron? Are you working for these cats? + Both twisted metal and carmageddon have both been quoted as taking inspiration from the film death race. Carmageddon was also 3 years after twisted metal so you would expect it to build on it. " Ok let's ridicule this ignorant and arrogant being. First of, Carmageddon was released 2 years after the first Twisted Metal. Twisted Metal was released in 1995, Carmageddon was released in 1997. Yes it "builded on it". As far as the destructive enviroment goes especially. You could even play Twisted Metal 3 and 4 and you still wouldn't see the cars getting realistic damage. Cars were just moving rocks that if given a certain amount of damage they would get destroyed, and the only indication was a few black spots on the car. Those games were released in 1998 and 1999 respectively. Where as Carmageddon 2, had awesome physics, and you could practically dismember the whole enemy car, given that it's consitency provided that priviledge (you could cut a car in two, you could smash it, you could smash glasses or tires, you could SHAPE IT THE WAY YOU WANTED IT. Hell, you can even cut a bus on 3 dimensions.) Yes, both games took inspiration from Movies, and real life derbies and other games. By the way you forgot to mention Destruction Derby. And it WAS groundbreaking because you could run over people and dismember human parts. This was FUN! No other game had that, and that's what it made it groundbreaking. Paved the way for every future game that had humans in it (including GTA). And i only speak for myself by saying that : I don't work for these "cats". I just saw your posts (full of half-truths and dirt) and i chose to set things straight. Now, i'm certain those that haven't played the game will be skeptic and say that it's too immature. Maybe it is, but i haven't had more fun playing a racing game ever. Hell, it's in my top 3 list of best games. Back in the day, when media were raging towards the game (being too violent etc), a cousin came to visit me and i asked if she ever played the game. She said that she knew about the game from the news and didn't like the idea. I asked her to try it for one turn, and she was BLOWN AWAY by the gameplay. "You can't judge a game by some news report.You have to play it" were her exact words. Which is true, eh?Tuesday, May 15, 2012 @ 02:06 AM
Few more things. "So now instead of just playing them we are investing to have them made?Do I need to hire a broker? " With 15$, you fund the game, help it come alive, get a digital copy when it is released and get EVERY update/patch/dlc. Kickstarter backers of $15 and above will receive Release #1 plus all subsequent releases. It writes it on the site. "lol, now developers are basically asking us to pre-pay for arcade games? Yeah, that'll get you far..." Arcade games?Thursday, May 17, 2012 @ 05:44 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIRcz8X_HZo
Friday, May 11, 2012
UK developer Stainless Games is back doing what it does best: making a Carmageddon game. Carmageddon: Reincarnation is set to bring back Max Damage, after the original Carmageddon and Carmageddon: Carpocalypse Now titles, but the studio behind the games, wants your help to give the project an extra boost.
Consequently, Stainless has launched what a lot of indie devs have been using to help champion their games: a Kickstarter fund that enables you to get behind the game as a financial backer. There's over 5000 backers for Carmageddon: Reincarnation on Kickstarter already, but extra support could potentially add more bells and whistles to the game.
Could that potentially include a release for Carmageddon: Reincarnation on the Xbox Live Arcade? We'd suggest pestering the living crap out of Stainless Games over on their Kickstarter page to bring the game to XBLA. There's really no excuse if they manage to raise extra funds, right? Right?! Carmageddon: Reincarnation is aiming for a February 2013 release.
[Thanks, Dennis]