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Broken Sword Kickstarter didn't hit 'Beneath a Steel Sky 2' goal, sequel is a go anyway

Jessica Conditt — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:30:00 EST

Revolution Software asked for $400,000 to Kickstart the fifth installment of its point-and-click-adventure franchise, Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse. The Kickstarter closed with $771,561, leaving the team more than $800,000 including PayPal donations.

The Serpent's Curse included stretch goals after cresting the initial amount, and it hit three of them, but fell short of the $1 million goal that would have greenlit a sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky. Revolution plans to develop Beneath a Steel Sky 2 regardless of the stretch goal misfire, studio co-founder Tony Warriner tells Develop.

"We're delighted by the recent level of interest in a sequel to Beneath a Steel Sky and are currently discussing design ideas for this project, which we plan to go into development following the release of Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse," Warriner says. "We're deeply touched that our Steel Sky fans are as enthusiastic today as they were when the original game released in 1994."

The Serpent's Curse hit goals to restore the "Director's Cuttings" and include more game content, add exotic locations in North Africa and the Middle East, and add one backer's likeness and name to the game.

The Serpent's Curse should be available for PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android devices in early 2013.

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Beneath a Steel Sky gets sequel if Broken Sword Kickstarter hits $1 million

Sinan Kubba — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:30:00 EST

After hitting its $400,000 target yesterday, the Broken Sword: the Serpent's Curse Kickstarter just went up a notch. Should the fundraiser now reach $1 million then 'Beneath a Steel Sky 2' also gets greenlighted. We're used to bonuses after Kickstarter targets are reached early, but Revolution Software's is a real double whammy.

Revolution remastered the 1994 classic three years ago for iOS, but the British developer is desperate to continue the cyberpunk point-and-click adventure. With the Serpent's Curse Kickstarter approaching $0.5 million with half its allowed time to go, a Beneath a Steel Sky sequel is certainly looking plausible.

Revolution announced other targeted bonuses after getting funded yesterday. $500,000 worth of donations sees Serpent's Curse come with director's cut goodies, $650,000 brings two extra locations for George and Nico to explore, and $800,000 lets Revolution realise its "wildest ambitions" with the game. That last one is a bit vague, but our eyes were drawn to "the return of the infamous goat."

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Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse Kickstarter funded, curse still going strong

Sinan Kubba — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:53:00 EST

With 16 days to go, Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse just crept past its Kickstarter target of $400,000. UK studio Revolution Software launched the campaign for the adventure series' fifth entry in August, and in less than half its allowed time The Serpent's Curse is now officially funded. One step closer to breaking that curse, we hope.

Revolution also announced recently that the game is coming to Android too ... should you buy in for $25 or more, that is. You could also just buy the game when it arrives on Android, of course, knowing that it's totally headed there.

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Broken Sword returns (via Kickstarter) in 'The Serpent's Curse,' coming in 'early 2013'

Ben Gilbert — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:00:00 EST

It's been five years since the last Broken Sword franchise entry, but that doesn't mean Revolution Software forgot about its long-running adventure game series. The fifth entry - Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse - got announced this morning for PC/Mac alongside the launch of the project's Kickstarter page.

Rather than following previous tradition, The Serpent's Curse is a hardcore first-person shooter set in the world of Broken Sword, but a thousand years into the future after the apocalypse ravaged society. KIDDING! It's another adventure game like previous entries - a teaser with the beginning of the next game is just above.

If you invest $15 in the project, you'll receive a digital copy of the game "along with a host of bonus material." You can always invest more and get more stuff from Revolution, if that's your kinda thing. The folks at Revolution are allotting $400K just to develop their game, which needs to reach its goal by 30 days from now.

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