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Alvarin
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Actually very good idea. With just one problem - they need to be given the time free of other development. Quite possible it could really generate the funds and thus show Activision true interest (and financial potential) in true SC3.
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TiLT
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Gathering money from people to show intent to Activision? They don't care about that. In fact, if Toys for Bob were to gather the majority of their development budget independently, Activision's stake (and thus earnings) would become minimal, so why would they want to let anyone use their Star Control brand in such circumstances?
Kickstarters are great for truly independent stuff. I myself am participating in two kickstarters right now, and both have been tremendous successes. However, the keyword here is "independent". There's a very, very good reason why Double Fine isn't trying to develop a new Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, Grim Fandango or Monkey Island, even if they would be likely to get a much larger amount of sales with a known brand.
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Anthony
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It all goes back to "video game politics". Is TFB allowed to work on a UQM2 side project, while respecting any contracts/agreements made with Activision? Unless, Activision lets them work on the SC2 sequel after Skylanders: Giants, I think we may be waiting a bit longer for another announcement.
When Activision Blizzard was formed, Brutal Legend was one of the games to be cancelled, leaving Double Fine to find another publisher, Electronic Arts. This later lead to a lawsuit between Activision and DF. After the publishing mess was over and done with, the game was still published and received positive ratings. After Brutal Legend, DF decided to work on smaller games that utilize digital distribution such as Costume Quest and Stacking. They took a very huge risk and it's nice to see they are still active in the industry. They don't seem to be bound to a specific publisher or contract.
The fact that they were able to raise over $2 million dollars from more than 69,000 people is very impressive. Their original goal was only $400,000. It shows that there are enough Tim Schafer fans out there that are willing to spend the cash to help them out. The news quickly spread through all of the video game blogs, making this more popular.
If TFB started up a Kickstarter project, I would definitely support it. UQM2 would be great as a 2D game with modern improvements and enhancements. 2D space melees are always awesome! If Double Fine fans can unite to fund their favorite developer directly, I don't see why we can't do the same for TFB. If TFB did use Kickstarter to collect funds, I don't know if they can achieve the overnight $1 million funding DF had.
But at the same time, we have to consider TFB's reputation in the eyes of Activision: Skylanders was successful both financially and critically. I'm pretty sure Bobby Kotick was happy he gave them extra time to work on it. TFB is growing as a company as they continue to hire for new positions. It's no secret that TFB is on Activision's good side. By that, I mean there is a small chance that Activision could someday approve a new Star Control game just like how they approved Radical Entertainment's Prototype game. However, I still fear that Skylanders could end in a downward spiral in the future just like Guitar Hero.
I think Kickstarter is an awesome idea. I've seen so many cool ideas there. If TFB can somehow self-publish a Star Control game, I think they should do it! I remember e-mailing John Graham from Wolfire Games (e.g. Overgrowth, Lugaru, Humble Indie Bundle) about his thoughts on Star Control and here's a snippet of what he said back in 2009:
"I would guess though that a company could only do so much 3rd party IP work in a row without itching to make a go at their own projects. There’s no easy answer, but our attitude at Wolfire has always been to just go for it. Star Control III sounds like it could be pretty sweet and with the rise in online distribution, maybe TFB doesn’t need a publisher."
-John Graham, Wolfire Games http://starcontroller.com/?p=1209
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Lokik
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I wish someone could ask Toys for Bob what are their thoughts about this idea. Looks like Kickstarter would be the only way to make the real Star Control/Ur-Quan Masters 3. I'd be more than happy to give them my money for this.
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Solanacean
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Meanwhile, Brian Fargo decided to follow DFA's example by starting his own kickstarter campaign to raise money for the development of a sequel to Wasteland, the game which is considered a spiritual predecessor to the Fallout series. This is getting more and more exciting. 
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/wasteland-2
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Lokik
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Yeah, and in less than a day they have already made 50% of what they pledged for.  Really excited about Wasteland 2 as well.
Xenonauts, Double Fine adventure, Wasteland 2... This idea of fans funding the games they want is so sweet. Would be great to add Star Control 3 to the list...
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dathinvaderzim
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I think the third sequal is cool, but the game itself has like, under 100,000 downloads. I've only ran into 2 other people in my life who have even heard of it, so I don't know if kickstarter will really do anything.
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