This isn't Kickstarter per se but....
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/homeworld/1227240p1.html
Because hey, why NOT ask fans to pay for you to get access to an IP that could earn you unknown amounts cash once you own it! Of course there'll be a second campaign to actually fund the development of the game. And of course they're going to offer original Homeworld for sale on Steam and everywhere else, because since fans just ponied up the money for them to have the rights to it, why NOT offer it again so they can make money on a product someone else put into their hands.
It's like the bar on crowdfunding is falling so far, people are getting the idea that there's literally NOTHING fans can't or shouldn't pay for.
These people raised over $13,000 on Indiegogo, but stated that they now have enough money to participate in the bidding process (whatever that means), so they aren't going to give out refunds
juusst yet. They, of course, didn't get the $50,000 they wanted, so now they have set up
new "Kickstarter" to try and raise more funds for the bidding process. They also claim an automatic refund if they fail to acquire the license.
Either (a) this is the most cleverly executed scam I have ever seen, (b) this is done by a bunch of ameuters who are in over their head, or (c) the market value of the Homeworld IP is so unbelievably low that this is actually realistically possible.
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