Let’s wait how everything turns out news - Science Fiction Fans

Hey folks,

we’re still negotiating with publishers which takes time, the bigger the publisher the slower the process. Naturally publishers insist on waiting with Humble pre orders or further game details for instance and since we’d like to be fair with you but them as well, let’s do something about it: Until we have made a decision we’ll just proceed in stealth mode. So no further screenshots for some time from now on. It’s sad because darn, some crazy stuff is going on, but let’s wait how everything turns out. So stay tuned for more details within the year.

Why does it take so long? We’ve met some cool people. However, publishers tend to be greedy. So, we refused a couple of offers in the range from $500k to $1m. Why? Because we’d like to stay independent.

You might ask what kind of offers publishers make. Well, it depends on how much money you take and whether your game is commercial or not. Let’s say you have a shiny game that might become a commercial success. You might end up losing your IP and game production control for let’s say $500k (game production budget, not for your personal use) and 5-10% royalties before taxes for a limited time. Besides from that the publisher decides what, when and where to produce. This is one of the reasons why none game developer or designer is as rich as Zuckerberg, Dorsey or even Karp. So, a publisher might be good for the game (?), but ultimately you end up as an employee that has to beg for stuff, which of course makes us sick. ;)

Cheers