Kickstarter

First off: a massive THANK YOU for all of you for your support and extremely generous pledges! Today has been one of the most surreal days in my entire life, and I know that's true for the teams at Camouflaj and Logan, too. 

I'll admit: today started with doubts hovering above my head as I woke up and gazed up at the summit far above the clouds, clearly within reach but no question a Herculean task. Then, as the world woke up, a rally call was ignited online to bring Republique even closer to its ambitious funding goal. We're not there yet, but that doesn't take away from how fantastic today has been.

Thank you.

In addition to spamming the refresh button, there has been a lot going on today at Camouflaj. I've been on and off the phone all day and the team has been busy plotting and planning our next big deliverable, which is extremely exciting. It's going to be a busy summer, but we're keeping our priorities straight: gameplay first. I'm really proud of this team -- they've taken ownership over the Republique development while I've been in Kickstarter Land and it's been fun to watch all their ideas come together. Team, if you're reading this: Fantastic job!

OK, I'll stop with the LiveJournal. Here are all the happenings going on in the final hours.

FINAL COUNTDOWN LIVESTREAM

Billy and I will be hosting a special live stream tomorrow for the final three hours of this Kickstarter campaign. (12PM - 3PM PST) We're really excited to connect with you all and see if we reach this goal together with you. There could be tears of agony or cries of joy (or both!), so don't miss this. We're inviting a bunch of friends to join us on the air, eat our food, crack jokes, and answer questions from all of you! 

Takedown's Christian Allen will be joining us as will 5th Cell's Jeremiah Slaczka. We're even going to have a TV setup so we can play through some related and Republique-inspired games like Resident Evil, Seaman 2 and even Lifeline! We may even lift the veil off our first prototype... So please, spend your Friday with us!

Link! http://www.ustream.tv/channel/republique

TEAM INTRO SERIES PART TWO
Here's your chance to meet more of the staff at Camouflaj. Beautiful people, really.

PRESS ROUNDUP
Polygon http://vrge.co/IULy52
Develop Online http://bit.ly/KOKigS
Unity http://bit.ly/JC6eil
G4TV (video) http://g4.tv/INgnoy
1UP http://bit.ly/LuVukL
Games Radar http://bit.ly/LuVYYa
Turnstyle http://bit.ly/Jk6K14
Complex http://bit.ly/LuWtSe
Macgasm http://bit.ly/LuWyoJ
Destructoid http://bit.ly/LuWCVK
The Pensaer http://bit.ly/JhKVV9

KICKSTART THIS
As what has become a nightly feature, here are some really cool Kickstarter projects to check out:

Diamond Trust of London
Jason Rohrer's next game is already finished and ready to be shipped out to the world. Now all he needs is your help in paying for an order of DS cartridges. Really cool and unique Kickstarter, which is hardly surprising when you consider Jason's ultra creative track record.

999 Bottles
Not game-related, but still cool and eco. Seattle-based design house Artefact needs your help in pouring some hot new life into their super slick Kickstarter campaign. Cool design concept, and definitely worth a look!

THIS IS IT
I'm looking at a long list of things that need to be done before we launch our live stream tomorrow, but it all seems less daunting after this incredible day thanks to all of you who believe in Republique, Camouflaj and Logan.

We're almost to the finish line! Let's Keep Hope Alive and light up the internet for one final day!

RYAN