Double Fine Adventure!

Back in February, Double Fine being sick of publishers, decided to launch their own project which was to be funded by people through Kickstarter. Double Fine's project consisted of making a new adventure game and as they are no longer popular or 'mainstream' anymore, Kickstarter was the likely answer to funding. Double Fine's angst with publishers has gone on for a while, they are known for making risky games that turn out to be great but bring only a modest profit.

The goal was to reach $400,000, however in 24 hours they managed to raise over a million and by the deadline, March 13th, they reached $3.3 million. To date, this has been the largest crowd-funding project on kickstarter.

Some people pointed out that Double Fine's success was due to their unique fanbase and their willingness to trust Double Fine's risky and creative ideas. However, it has inspired other developers to begin crowd-sourcing. Inxile Entertainment has successfully funded Wasteland 2 and who knows what may happen next. This may have been a one of a kind instance or could lead to more crowd-funding.