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Dreamfall Chapters is the long-awaited sequel to acclaimed PC adventure games The Longest Journey and Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey

Dreamfall Chapters is the long-awaited sequel to acclaimed PC adventure games The Longest Journey and Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Dreamfall Chapters is the long-awaited sequel to acclaimed PC adventure games The Longest Journey and Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
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REDUX is live!

It's finally time.

Book Five: REDUX is now live on Steam and GOG, and "soon" via the Humble Store (no ETA yet, we're waiting on word from Humble).

There's also... Read more

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REDUX release party, limited spots available!

On Friday, June 24th, there will be a Book Five: REDUX – and full series – release party here in Oslo.

We have a number of tickets available to backers,... Read more

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And the Book Five release date is…

Please check out the release date announcement and Book Five teaser trailer on YouTube.

There will be a full REDUX trailer on launch day — for now, we wanted to... Read more

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One step closer to REDUX

Hey everyone,

We don't usually do this, because pre-announcements are silly, but it's been a long, long, looong wait — so here goes:

Next week we're announcing the release date... Read more

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"Almost there!" May production update

Hi all,

We’ve reached the middle of May and the team is still hard at work on the final (!!!) episode of Dreamfall Chapters. Things Take Time, episodic is hard,... Read more

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Book Five: Revealed

It's been a long time coming, but it's finally coming.

After months of silence, we're proud to give you this exclusive sneak peek at the concluding episode of our saga.... Read more

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Benefactors assemble!

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Happy New Year! (And an important in-game rewards update)

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Happy Christmas & New Year from Team RTG!

Aloha, folks!

Team Red Thread is taking a well-deserved Christmas break. We'll be back January 4th to finish the journey...and to begin another exciting year, filled with amazing surprises and... Read more

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Book Four is live!

Stop reading right now and launch your Steam or Galaxy clients (or log into your GOG account) to download and update Dreamfall Chapters. Episode four is out! For PC, Mac... Read more

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Book Four: Revelations arrives December 3rd!

This morning, we announced the release date of our fourth episode in a brand new trailer. You can watch it here (as always, beware some spoilers):

https://youtu.be/zn0Xbw8EInw

Book Four arrives... Read more

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Unity 5 beta for Windows now available on Steam

The Unity 5 beta of Dreamfall Chapters is now (finally!) available on Steam.

We're not able to distribute the beta anywhere else, unfortunately, but all backers should already have Steam... Read more

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A Unity 5 beta update

If you didn’t read last week’s production update from Ragnar Tørnquist, do so before reading this post. It’s pretty important.

Good news: we’re getting very close to having a beta-testable... Read more

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Unity 5, Book Four & delays — an update from Ragnar

Hi guys,

Ragnar here with an important update.

For the past couple of months, the Dreamfall team has divided their time between two tasks: working on Book Four, and porting... Read more

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An update on Book Four and Unity 5

Hi gang,

Red Thread here, with a new backer update. But first, a quick summary of things you may have missed from the last couple of months:

  • Back in August,... Read more
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Summer update

Hey gang,

As that great bard of the 20th Century known as 'The Fresh Prince' once crooned

Summer, summer, summertime
Time to sit back and unwind

Summer's the season for... Read more

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Book Three is LIVE on Steam! (And coming soon to GOG, Humble Store)

Dreamfall Chapters Book Three: Realms has arrived!

The game will update automatically via the Steam client. Visit your account page on GOG or Humble to check if the update files... Read more

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Realms open up June 25th

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An old friend returns

Hey everyone,

We have a little surprise for y'all today. An old friend is coming back for Book Three, and he wants to say hello:

http://youtu.be/BK1Ct_Req-U

(And if you can't... Read more

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April-May production update

Hi gang,

There's been no official backer update since March, and so it's about time we told you what's been happening at Red Thread Games. And what's mostly been happening is... Read more

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A post-Rebels update

We're alive!

Against all odds, we survived these last couple of back-breaking and soul-crushing Norwegian winter months to deliver what we believe is the biggest and most ambitious single episode... Read more

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Book Two is LIVE on Steam!

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Dreamfall Chapters Book Two will be delayed 48 hours

Hi, backers!

It's in the headline but worth repeating:

Dreamfall Chapters Book Two: Rebels will be delayed until Thursday, March 12th, at 1900 Oslo headquarters time (CET). That's 11 AM... Read more

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The full Rebels trailer has arrived!

Hi all,

We've made a trailer and it is live!

Go check out the brand new and super-official Book Two: Rebels trailer on YouTube.

That's it. That's all we have... Read more

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New Book Two screenshots gallery

Hi all,

Yesterday we announced the release date for Book Two (March 10th!) and today we have a gallery of screenshots from our upcoming second episode.

Click the following link... Read more

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Announcing the Dreamfall Chapters Book Two release date

Hi everyone,

Exciting news! We're finally announcing the Book Two release date this afternoon (Oslo time) and we wanted you to be (amongst) the first to know.

Here is the... Read more

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Over 1,1 million choices made!

…and many of those choices will have major consequences in Dreamfall Chapters Book Two: Rebels.

This stat and many others are beautifully visualised in our bandwagon-jumping Book One infographic.

(Click... Read more

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New Year's update and introducing the Mole

A belated Happy New Year to all of our backers! Sixteen days in, we hope 2015 has been a good year so far for everyone!

"Enough pleasantries, Red Thread," we... Read more

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Merry Christmas! from Red Thread Games

(And a lovely whatever-you-may-celebrate-wherever-you-may-be to those of you who don't celebrate Christmas.)

Our team has scattered across snowy Norway to be with family & friends, but from everyone at Red... Read more

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December development update

Hi all,

The team is about to crack open the c̶h̶a̶m̶p̶a̶g̶n̶e̶ cheap beer and ginger cookies, and celebrate the last day of work before Christmas. Everyone's been working incredibly hard this autumn,... Read more

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Book Two announcement trailer

Backers!

The brand new Dreamfall Chapters trailer is finally here, and along with a bunch of scenes from Book One, the trailer also contains teaser footage from Book Two — and... Read more

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Book Two character profiles: Hanna and Enu

Hello all,

With Book One behind us, the team is now focusing on Book Two – in parallel with the ongoing bug fixes and optimisations – and while we don't have a... Read more

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A Halloween update: launch, reception & patches

Dreamfall Chapters has now been out for over one week, and most of you have probably played the game. If you haven't, here's a reminder about how to claim your... Read more

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Update on GOG keys & Humble downloads

Hello everyone,

DEEP BREATH

Yesterday was a crazy-mad day for everyone at Red Thread, and by the end of the night we were all exhausted. We're sorry for not following... Read more

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We're live on Steam for everyone!

Good news, everyone!

The game is now LIVE on Steam for all backers!

We are uploading the DRM-free Windows, Mac and Linux versions to the Humble Store now, and those... Read more

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Launch update, updated!

Hello!

Sorry for spamming your inboxes, but we figured this is an important enough morning/day/afternoon/evening/night to justify multiple updates. Hopefully there will only be ONE more.

(If you didn't read... Read more

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An important update on launch!

Hi all,

Unfortunately, due to some last-minute snags, we will NOT be releasing at 1800 CEST today. There are some critical bugs in the latest version (one of which is... Read more

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Dreamfall Chapters Early Access is LIVE on Steam!

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T-minus one day!

Hi all,

We have a super-super-quick update (in-between panicked play-throughs) for you, and that update is

DON'T PANIC

(in large friendly letters)

and we guess this is as much for... Read more

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T-minus four days!

Dear backers,

We have been working on (and promising!) a new Kickstarter update for over a week now, but with the release date inching ever closer and the deadline pressure... Read more

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Dreamfall Chapters Book One launch party!

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Season pass pre-orders begin!

Hi all,

We have a very quick update about a few things that are happening today.

First off, we're finally opening up for pre-purchasing via GOG.com (today!), Steam (soon!) and the... Read more

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September video development diary

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An update on backer rewards

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An update on the musical competition

Hello, everyone!

We regret to announce that the Dreamfall Chapters musical competition has been cancelled. We won’t get into all the reasons behind this decision, but it is final and... Read more

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Announcing the Dreamfall Chapters musical competition

Hi there!

Today, we're an announcing a unique opportunity to make an immutable melodious mark on The Longest Journey saga. In other words:

It’s time for the Dreamfall Chapters musical competition!... Read more

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August production update

Hi all,

We hope everyone’s had (and are still having) a fantastic summer!

It's late August, autumn is approaching, and that can only mean one thing:

Dreamfall Chapters Book One... Read more

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Dreamfall Chapters Reborn trailer

Hi everyone!

We just released a brand new trailer for (deep breath) Dreamfall Chapters Book One: Reborn. You can find it on our official YouTube channel:

http://youtu.be/4ktxliB-b-4

The trailer... Read more

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A message from Ragnar

Dear backers, supporters & also everyone else,

When we first conceived of a sequel to Dreamfall, eight years ago, it was as an episodic game: divided into chapters, we named... Read more

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The Key Art of Dreamfall Chapters

This update was promised for June 24th; however, the key art was scheduled for June 25th. We apologise for the confusion.

Key art is the art of marketing campaigns and digital... Read more

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A look at the Europolitics of Europolis

Please be aware that this update contains light spoilers for the first two chapters. Do not read on if you want to remain completely unsullied!

(On the other hand, there's... Read more

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June development update

Hello, backers!

Welcome to the first of several early summer updates. Today we have beta news, a very cool Zoë clothing update, and a teaser for what's coming later this month,... Read more

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First hands-on previews!

Hello, backers!

Here's a super-quick mid-May update for you, with some brand new screenshots and fresh links to the very first hands-on previews of Dreamfall Chapters. EXCITE!

Our alpha has... Read more

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April development update

Hello everyone!

With little warning, May has rudely arrived, which means it’s time for our April development update. Except, you know, in May.

(Yeah, it’s confusing, we know: just think of... Read more

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Another T-shirt update!

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March development update (including news about Kickstarter rewards)

Hi, everyone!

It’s been a couple of months since our last update — for various reasons we skipped a February Kickstarter update — but it’s certainly not for a lack... Read more

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January development update

Hullo everyone, and welcome to 2014, the official Year of Dreamfall Chapters! (And also horse, according to the Chinese zodiac.)

In today's mail, we have a production update, a brief... Read more

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First Dreamfall Chapters gameplay video!

Greetings, backers!

We have an awesome Christmas surprise for you all:

GameSpot has just posted a twenty-five minute gameplay video from Dreamfall Chapters!

Taken from the second chapter of the... Read more

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December development update

Greetings, fellow travellers!

December is upon us like a wet and cold blanket. The constant drone of Christmas music and the scent of gingerbread biscuits and clementines — it's a Norwegian... Read more

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November development update

Hello, backers!

Our long-awaited October update has spilled into late November, and consequently we have a lot of stuff to talk about, including: several brand new pieces of concept art;... Read more

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September development update

Hi folks!

September has come (and almost gone) and we hope everyone had a brilliant summer and are primed & ready for gaming's high season!

We have a lot of cool... Read more

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JOURNEYCON

Greetings, backers!


We have one word to share with you today, and that word is JOURNEYCON. 

Of course, one word probably isn't enough to communicate what JOURNEYCON is (or will... Read more

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Dreamfall Chapters Q&A part two

Greetings, backers!

After a quiet Summer, we're finally back with the long-awaited second part of our Dreamfall Chapters video Q&A! Your insightful questions and frighteningly comprehensive knowledge of the Dreamfall universe... Read more

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Survey FAQ and our first video Q&A!

Greetings, backers!

Yesterday we finally sent out our Kickstarter backer survey, and a lot of you have already replied. Thank you! The sooner we get everyone's responses, the sooner we... Read more

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Update #36: Video production update!

Hello, backers!

We've just recorded a new video production update -- you can find the HD version on YouTube and the SD version below.

In this update, Martin, Dag and Ragnar... Read more

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Update #35: GDC, reward fulfilment & upcoming events!

Hello, backers!

It has, unfortunately, been a while since our last update -- mostly because the whole team's been busy preparing for (and attending, and recovering from) the Game Developers... Read more

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Forum!

The official Dreamfall Chapters forum is finally live!

Click & bookmark the following link

www.theundreaming.com

to register and get started.

Your Kickstarter forum badges aren't quite ready yet, and we're... Read more

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Brief update on PayPal, fan art competition!

Hi all,

After the end of the Kickstarter campaign, we still have a few limited edition boxes (and USB keys) left, and we're now offering those through PayPal -- but... Read more

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Dreamfall Chapters is funded! Thank you!

$1,538,425

That's what all 21,858 of you have generously contributed to the production of Dreamfall Chapters. One-point-five MILLION dollars. Just...wow. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts. We... Read more

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Successfully raised $1,538,425 with 21,858 backers

One last look at our reward tiers

As we enter the single-digit hours left on the clock, we wanted to remind everyone one final time about what each tier nets you in terms of rewards and goodies.... Read more

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A reminder about our stretch goals!

Stretch goal update!

With your generous help and support, we have so far achieved SEVEN stretch goals since passing our original goal.

We are fast approaching $1,4 millionpledged, and... Read more

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Update #29: Zoë's evolution & new wallpapers!

The Visual Evolution of Zoë Castillo

Our esteemed art director Christer Sveen has put together a cool video describing the process behind the development and evolution of Zoë Castillo, the... Read more

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Rewards update!

Rewards update!

For pledgers old and new, we have a brief update about versions and languages, and a full overview of the additions we've made to the rewards during this... Read more

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Video update! New gameplay & a second character!

We have a big, huge video update for you guys today!

In part one of this video update, Martin and Ragnar talk about our 'game spaces'. These are non-linear... Read more

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Mini-update: The Spoken Word Achieved! Wallpapers! New tiers!

THE SPOKEN WORD ACHIEVED!

Lovers of dialogue, and French and German fans rejoice! It's been a fantastic day and we've just passed $1,250,000 and our latest stretch goal! WIN!

To... Read more

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Update #25: T-shirts! Reward overview!

T-shirts! Finally!

Yes, FINALLY, our first two T-shirt designs are ready to roll and can now be added to your existing pledges. Both designs come in either black or white,... Read more

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Update #24: New stretch goal, customisation options, Polish version & T-shirts!

Last week, we asked for your input on our $1,75 million stretch goal, and we received a TON of feedback. After sorting through and tallying up all of your suggestions, we... Read more

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Update #23: The Director's Cut

Yesterday we spoke about our $1,250,000 stretch goal, The Spoken Word. Today we're going to look further ahead and talk about our biggest and most feature-packed stretch goal yet:

The Director's... Read more

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Stretch goals, a bit of catching up

In the past couple of days, we've sped past TWO stretch goals: first Storytime -- an exciting interactive graphic novel recapping the stories of The Longest Journey and Dreamfall--... Read more

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Mini-update: T-shirt, new tier, TLJH information

The chosen T-shirt!

A couple of days ago, we asked our pledgers to vote for one of three T-shirt designs. Well, the community has spoken, and The Loremaster tee is... Read more

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Update #20: The Longest Journey Home

Here, then, the perfect way to reveal our two million dollar stretch goal, by way of GameSpot and Kevin VanOrd:

Taking The Longest Journey Home

To be able to greenlight... Read more

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Update #19: New trailer!

IGN has just posted their exclusive new Dreamfall Chapterstrailer! Click the link, watch, share, upvote, comment and help us spread the good word! The more traffic we create, the... Read more

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Update #18: Steam Greenlight, TLJ add-on, T-shirts!

We're on Steam Greenlight!

As of today, Dreamfall Chapters is a Steam Greenlight project, which means that you can vote to get our game on Steam!

There are tons of advantages... Read more

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Update #17: Fan art competition & stretch goals!

Three things!

One.

We've just announced our Dreamfall Chapters fan art competition!  Head on over to the Red Thread Games website for more information.

Two.

We're rapidly approaching our next... Read more

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Mini-update: The House of All Worlds

Thanks to everyone who tuned into our marathon broadcast (posthumously titled 'The Unstreaming') yesterday! We had a ton of fun playing Dreamfalland interacting with our fans and supporters. We will... Read more

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One. MILLION. Dollars.

Appropriate:

Thanks, everyone! We are SO happy and grateful for your continued support. Onwards & upwards!

We'll be back with more during our LIVE TwitchTV Dreamfall playthrough, which begins at... Read more

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Update #14: Europolis revealed

During the past couple of weeks, we've talked a lot about one of our two worlds. We've shown locations from Arcadia, our magical fantasy world, including street scenes from... Read more

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Mini-update: New tier announced, live broadcast this Friday!

Brand new tier!

By popular demand, we're introducing a new limited edition hybrid digital/physical tier today, delivered on a unique USB key:

This hybrid tier contains all the digital downloadable... Read more

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Update #12: The Loremaster achieved! Additional stretch goals revealed!

We just met our second stretch goal, The Loremaster (library, lore, yay!) which means it's time to reveal a tiny bit more of the long road ahead.

First up, our next... Read more

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Update #11: Mac & Linux versions are GO! New video update!

Last night, we reached our FIRST stretch goal, Apples & Penguins, which means that there will be Mac and Linux versions of Dreamfall Chapters! Hurray!

Pledgers will be able to... Read more

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Update #10: Week two begins!

(Okay, so it's really week two-and-a-bit, since we're now nine (NINE!) days into the campaign, but it works better as a headline.)

We passed $850K yesterday (!!!) and we're already... Read more

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Project of the Day

We made it! $850K! Dreamfall Chapters is funded!

In just over ONE week, we've already reached our target, and Dreamfall Chapters is GO! This is all thanks to you, our fans and friends and supporters. Because of your... Read more

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Mini-update: Some cool name changes & USB key design!

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Update #7: Stretch goals revealed!

We're fast approaching our original $850,000 goal and our first week on Kickstarter! To celebrate this fact we're revealing our first three stretch goals.

These goals include the much-anticipated Mac... Read more

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Update #6: 90% funded & first prototype video footage!

So two great things just happened:

We are 90% funded, with over $765,000 pledged! And our first video update just arrived!

This update contains the very first footage from our in-development... Read more

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Update #5: The voice of April Ryan returns!

We're very, very happy to announce that the lovely Sarah Hamilton, voice of April Ryan in both The Longest Journey and Dreamfall, is returning for the latest game in... Read more

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Update #4: New screenshot, shipping update & a suggestion

New screenshot of Riverwood

We have a brand new realtime, in-game screenshot for you today. This is from the western edges of Riverwood, a forest in the Northlands of Arcadia, not far... Read more

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Update #3: Boxes & surprises

Today we hit two new milestones: 10,000 backers and 75% funded, in just over three days! Right now we're at $637,500 and steadily climbing. And this is all because of... Read more

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Update #2: Day two, some brief words

After only two days, we're two-thirds funded, we've passed half a million dollars, and we're all sold outof the $20 and $350 tiers. Cool beans! And thank... Read more

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Update #1: First day status and add-ons

Hi all!

$400,000 in just over 24 hours. Wow. Our most optimistic projections were HALF of that. We're so happy and grateful to be closing in on 50% funded on... Read more

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