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Funded! This project successfully raised its funding goal on February 13, 2012.

Release date & paper upgrades

Update #5 · Feb 29, 2012 · 3 comments

We have a release date! Aug. 29. We also have some info on what we're doing with the extra cash the campaign raised. Check out the video for details!

Our next update will cover the poster and should be up sometime next week.

THANKS!

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      Creator Bradley E Lewter on March 11, 2012

      Sweet! I may be getting the book on my birthday! :D

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      Creator Chris Taran on March 4, 2012

      Haha, that was fantastic. Thanks for the update guys :)

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      Creator hamster428 on March 1, 2012

      Hee~ thanks for the paper test. It was definitely reassuring :D

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