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[http://kickstarter.com Kickstarter] is probably the most well known [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_funding:Crowd funding|crowd funding]] website in existence. Basically, here you can obtain money for any creative project<ref>stuff like businesses, charities, etc, are not allowed</ref> you have by submitting a description of your project (usually alongside a shot video) and promising rewards to people who "pledge" different amounts.
 
While the site has enjoyed a reasonable success beforehand, in February 2012 everything changed: not only did an iPhone dock become the first project to raise a million dollars, but legendary game developer [[Tim Schafer]] announced he was going to raise money for a new adventure game. Said project ended up raising over ''3 million'', with 1 million raised ''in a single day''. ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' Reprint Drive also joined the +1 million club the same month.
 
Schaefer's success then caused a [[Follow the Leader|large number of game developers to turn to Kickstarter]]. Said developers included Brian Fargo, [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/wasteland-2?ref=live who raised over 2.7 million for] ''[[Wasteland (Videovideo Gamegame)|Wasteland]] 2''; Al Lowe who is [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/leisuresuitlarry/make-leisure-suit-larry-come-again?ref=live seeking] to remake [[Leisure Suit Larry]] in HD; [[Jane Jensen]], [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1005365109/jane-jensens-pinkerton-road-2012-2013-csg?ref=live seeking funding] for her adventure game studio and others.
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=== Notable Kickstarter projects include: ===
* ''[[Carmageddon (Video Game)|Carmageddon]]: Reincarnation''
* ''[[Double Fine]] Adventures''
* ''[[Leisure Suit Larry (Video Game)|Leisure Suit Larry]] [[Updated Rerelease|Reloaded]]''
* ''[[Manos: theThe Hands of Fate]] HD Restoration''
* ''[[The Order of the Stick]] Reprint Drive''
* ''[[Shadowrun (Tabletop Game)|Shadowrun]] Returns''
* ''[[Feminist Frequency|Tropes vs. Women in Videogames]]''
* ''[[Thankskilling (Film)|Thankskilling]] 2''
* ''[[Wasteland (Videovideo Gamegame)|Wasteland]] 2''
* ''[[Xenonauts (Video Game)|Xenonauts]]''
* ''[[Video Game/Yogventures|Yogventures]]''
* ''[[Zombies Run (Video Game)|Zombies Run]]''
* ''[[Dick Figures (Web Animation)|Dick Figures]]: [[The Movie]]''
 
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