3AM Games launches Crowdsourcing effort to fund Magrunner - Dark Pulse

By: CM Boots-Faubert
Posted 5th Jul 2012

Magrunner - Dark Pulse

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3AM Games and Gamesplanet Lab announced today their game Magrunner - Dark Pulse, an action-adventure mashup of Lovecraftian Horror and a cyberpunk future.

The game is one of the first projects to be launched on Gamesplanet Lab, a new, integrated crowdsourcing and distribution platform for independent game developers. This promising project is open to funding from 4th of July until 18th of August on the project page at http://lab.gamesplanet.com, rewarding those who pre-order the title with exclusive bonuses.

In Magrunner - Dark Pulse, the hero Yoshi and his robotic dog Newton enter the Gruckezber Magtech Challenge, a technology competition drawing contestants from around the world with a 1 million credit grand prize. They soon discover that this friendly game has a much darker purpose behind it. Now only this intrepid duo and Yoshi's mutant mentor Gamaji stand between the earth's survival and eldritch annihilation.

3AM Games is an independent studio comprised of designers and programmers who worked together at Frogwares Game Development. The team collaborated on the celebrated Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series and now continues that legacy, bringing its appetite for action-driven puzzle games to a new setting.

After years of honing games that feature a delicate balance of story and puzzle action in the realm of Sherlock Holmes, they're proud to introduce the world of Magrunner: Dark Pulse, a world where the cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos comes alive in a near-future cyberpunk world on the edge of destruction.

Magrunner has been in development for a year, and 3AM Games is very proud of what the team has accomplished in that short time. But they still have a long journey ahead of them to complete the game. They want to share that journey with gamers, and we're glad to have them along for the ride.

This project will only be funded if at least E100,000 is collected before the 08/17/2012, but gamers who buy-in will, depending upon their level of support, receive bonus stuff, at the following levels:

For 15 or more (Approximately $19 USD)
-- Gruckezber Magtech Edition
-- Digital game DRM Free & digital manual
-- Access to crowd-creating tools & polls (VIP Room)
-- Access to beta version via cloud-based gaming platform
-- Name in "Thank You" section of the Game credits

For 30 or more (Approximately $38 USD)
-- Hastur Edition
-- Digital Solution Guide
-- Digital soundtrack
-- Digital official HD poster of the game
plus all previous rewards...

For 50 or more (Approximately $64 USD)
-- Gamaji Edition
-- Invite one of your friends to the VIP Room
-- Message on the wall at one of the game locations: player can say or draw anything to other players, we will put it inside the game
plus previous rewards...

For 75 or more (Approximately $96 USD)
-- Newton Edition
-- Boxed game DVD & manual
-- HD promotional episodes & the making of
-- Magrunner exclusive T-Shirt
-- Digital Magrunner story book with game art
plus all previous rewards

For 100 or more (Approximately $128 USD)
-- Yoshi Shout-out Special Edition
-- The boxed game comes with a special artwork printed and signed by artist
-- Hall of Fame reward: Backers of the Cthugha Edition will have their own names and avatar photos in a dedicated Hall of Fame and Yoshi will say their name
plus all previous rewards

For 300 or more (Approximately $383 USD)
-- Missed Call of Cthulhu Edition
-- Artwork solid PVC 50x50 format glossy, signed by the team;
-- Exclusve iPhone 4 or 3G case with Nyarlathotep design
plus all previous rewards

For 1,000 or more (Approximately $1,278 USD)
-- 3AM Special
-- A 90x130 solid PVC artwork print signed by the development team, plus 3 original sketches/drawings signed by the fiendish artist behind Magrunner's warped monsters and machines!
plus previous rewards...

For 5,000 or more (Approximately $6.383 USD)
-- Azatoth Mindblast Edition
-- Vodka-pepper tour to 3AM Games studio in Kiev where youll spend two days with the development team and see how its done! By night, party with these twisted minds as they hit the best clubs in town to celebrate!
plus all previous rewards

So here is a chance to get in on a game and get into a game... How cool is that?