Kickstarter for New College Football Game

[brza37]

I just came across this Kickstarter project today and was surprised that I hadn't seen a thread on here about it yet since the funding started 10 days ago.

The game is being developed by some former 5-star developers working for a new company Longshot Games.

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Longshot Games is a game development studio consisting of veterans from nearly every major football franchise, including EA’s Madden, NCAA, NFL Street, NFL Head Coach, and 2K's NFL series. The studio is lead by Josh Brown, a former developer on NFL Head Coach, NFL Street and contributor on Madden and NCAA. With nearly 50 years of combined game development experience we're poised to take the next leap in the sports gaming genre.

They are planning to release on PS3 and 360 in August 2014. So its still a long way to go but it seems they have some interesting ideas as far as the game engine and logic goes. There's also a video so make sure to check it out.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...mpionship-game

And here is more info on their website:
http://www.longshotgames.com/

[TripleCrown9]

Something tells me that they aren't going to raise $990,000 dollars in two weeks. It could just be a hunch.

[brza37]

Haha, yeah the goal was a bit lofty for only a 3 week funding period. Still the plan and the initial tech they show looks solid. Maybe they're just trying to gage interest before getting deep into development.

[TripleCrown9]

I just wonder if they'll still release it if they don't reach the goal.

[dcal]

I will likely support this but do you know why most sports game Kickstarters fail? They dont include the PC as a platform. Yes the PC market is not as prevalent but there has not been a PC football title of any quality for years(thanks EA) and PC gamers are starving for one. I may back at $30....if PC was a platform I would be in for $100 minimum.

[NikeBlitz]

Nice to see this kind of initiative even though ... yeah ... the goal cannot be reached. Not for an xbox live arcade game.

[jyoung]

Quote: Originally Posted by dcal

Do you know why most sports game Kickstarters fail? They dont include the PC as a platform.

I think the bigger issue is that sports kickstarters never show any gameplay footage. Some work-in-progress gameplay would go a long way towards convincing people that the project is worth backing.

All these guys showed was a QB dropback animation and a receiver getting his hands ready to catch a pass in an isolated environment.

[ghettogeeksta]

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...mpionship-game