Deepworld Launches Kickstarter Project to Fund a Mac Beta

Deepworld is a 2D Sandbox-style building platform that is similar to Minecraft. I met them at GDC in March and told them it would be much bigger than they expected. They've had a lot of experience developing servers and software, however, running a game this big requires an investment of significant size. It looks like they now are in agreement. The game has spawned an Kickstarter project to raise funds early for servers and development.
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The group is offering a variety of prizes to supporters such as your personal servers and worlds, art books, and other swag, plus the possibility of receiving your own items, your name or even images in the game itself. The goal is US$20,000 overall and the group has already collected around $4,000. They have stated that they would like to take the project on full-time and this money will allow them to achieve that goal.

I hope they have a great time. Deepworld looks great, and as I said when I first saw it I think the Mac (and iOS) would benefit from a game that's like this.