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I always sort of wonder about stories like this, where fairly established game-devs have to rely on Kickstarter, or on their own funds to develop games. Seems
by simplicio 12y ago
I always sort of wonder about stories like this, where fairly established game-devs have to rely on Kickstarter, or on their own funds to develop games.
Seems like someone like Blow should be able to attract some investors.
- ssully 12y agoI do not know him personally, but as a distant admirer I would say he doesn't seem like he would have any interest in dealing with investors.
- hatu 12y agoMost game investors these days are mostly looking for free to play games that have a business plan beyond selling copies in (digital stores). He's very against that type of games and games as businesses instead of artform in general.
- mutagen 12y agoHe likely could. I'd speculate a couple of reasons for not taking investment: 1) Control over IP and final product. While some investors would likely give free reign to continue as he has been, identifying and coming to an agreement with them might seem time consuming, which leads to: 2) Doing business takes time, he may feel that time is better spent finishing the game. There's a good chance there are more nuanced details to his decision to borrow instead of seek investment like project progress and terms of his loan.
- hullo 12y agoWell, I think the thing you're missing is that not everybody wants investors... Blow has actively worked to help other indie developers stay independent. http://indie-fund.com/about/ http://indie-fund.com/about/
- huhtenberg 12y agoKickstarter is a pre-sales and marketing channel, especially for established game-devs.