Defense Grid 2 announced!

Nolars · 27-04-2013 2:52pm #1

Defense grid is a great little game with a great community. Cannot wait for the 2nd one. DG2 is expected to release in the first half of 2014. Includes Multiplayer!

"Defense Grid 2 secures funding
by Alice O'Connor, Apr 26, 2013 7:30am PDT
Related Topics – Defense Grid: The Awakening, Defense Grid 2, PC, Mac, Linux, Hidden Path Entertainment
Development on a sequel to splendid tower defense Defense Grid: The Awakening will indeed go ahead, Hidden Path Entertainment has announced. The developer tried to crowdfund Defense Grid 2 last summer and fell short, but has now landed an investor to shake out their pockets in its eager hands.

Along with new enemies and levels and all that sequel jazz, DG2 will introduce cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes along with support for user-created content.

Though last summer's Kickstarter was billed as funding Defense Grid 2, in reality the $250,000 goal was only to make the latest DLC pack, Containment. The sequel was a stretch goal for $1,000,000 but the campaign only raised $271,726 in cash money. Crucially though, it also raised the game's profile.

"Through the DG2 Kickstarter campaign we were able to not only raise money and make more Defense Grid content, but we created a shared engagement around the project with thousands of backers for several months," Hidden Path CEO Jeff Pobst explained in yesterday's announcement.

"The excitement, involvement, and passion that the community displayed around Defense Grid directly helped us engage an investment partner and make DG2 a reality."

Defense Grid 2 is slated to launch on PC, Mac, and Linux in the first half of 2014.

To celebrate, Defense Grid and some of its DLC are 75% off on Steam this weekend."

Read: http://www.shacknews.com/article/78923/defense-grid-2-secures-funding

Defense Grid 2′s future secured by unnamed investor

"Hidden Path’s Kickstarter was a strange campaign. Despite the “Defense Grid 2″ title, what backers were actually funding was Containment – a DLC expansion pack for the first game of the tower-defence series. The sequel wasn’t secured unless the total reached $1 million – $750,000 over the supposed target fund. In total, the campaign raised over $270,000, which technically made it a success, but was far short of the needed DG2 stretch goal.

But! Despite the shortfall, Defense Grid 2 is now in production thanks to the money injection of a secret investor.
“Through the DG2 Kickstarter campaign we were able to not only raise money and make more Defense Grid content, but we created a shared engagement around the project with thousands of backers for several months,” says Hidden Path CEO Jeff Pobst. “The excitement, involvement, and passion that the community displayed around Defense Grid directly helped us engage an investment partner and make DG2 a reality.” "

Source: http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/04/26/defense-grid-2s-future-secured-by-unnamed-investor/?ns_campaign=article-feed&ns_mchannel=ref&ns_source=steam&ns_linkname=0&ns_fee=0

nesf · 28-04-2013 1:30am

Oh yes, myself, a certain Boards owner and my kid are going to be very happy about this!

Dave_The_Sheep · 28-04-2013 2:13am

I liked DG, but it was also a little unsatisfying. You kinda wanted to butcher the bad guys, but by the time you got into that position, the level was over.

It was still challenging and great fun to boot. I'll likely get the second one.

Nolars · 28-04-2013 9:27am

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

I liked DG, but it was also a little unsatisfying. You kinda wanted to butcher the bad guys, but by the time you got into that position, the level was over.

It was still challenging and great fun to boot. I'll likely get the second one.

I can only imagine how much more fun multiplier will be.