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"It’s been 14 years since we last saw Tex Murphy. The hardboiled private dick’s last case ended on one of gaming’s most infamous cliffhangers, only to have his story cut short when Microsoft purchased Access Software and turned them into their sports game studio, Indie Built, where they were responsible for the Amped and Top Spin series. Now, with the rights to the series reacquired, Chris Jones and Aaron Conners are angling to pick up where they left off, with an all-new adventure game codenamed Project Fedora. They have about $300,000 saved up for the effort, but they’re turning to Kickstarter to raise the rest.

The Tex games are primarily remembered for their final three installments, two of which were recently placed in the Top 25 adventures of all time by Adventure Gamer. Under a Killing Moon was notable for its cutting-edge use of technology. Shipped in four CDs, it was the largest game ever produced at the time of its release in 1994. It featured hi-res, full-screen, texture-mapped 3D graphics at a time when raycasters and flat polygons were still the standard, and made liberal use of live-action cut scenes to illustrate every plot-point. Players could freely explore, look under objects and inside boxes in a way that was very rare for the genre before and since.

Its sequel, The Pandora Directive, shipped in 1996, and featured a branching narrative with seven different endings, placing importance on the player’s actions for the entire game, rather than just the final scenes. Along with its innovative dialog system, it is considered by some to be an influence on many of Bioware’s games. The final adventure, Overseer was the first game ever designed for DVD-ROM, once again using new technology to advance the genre forward.

Although its creators are keeping story details quiet, they have revealed that the new title will continue the tradition of the previous three games, making liberal use of live-action FMV cut scenes, fully 3D environments, and will feature a refined interface for the modern age. This game will also mark the first return of the familiar Chandler Avenue setting and cast of characters since The Pandora Directive, and will feature narrative pathing similar to that game as well.

As of this writing, the campaign has raised nearly two-thirds of its $450,000 goal, with 19 days left. To promote the Kickstarter, Good Old Games (http://www.gog.com) is offering Tex’s old titles at 50% off."

redcat72 wrote:Okay, I've cobbled together my spreadsheet of recent links to articles/blogs about Project Fedora. I tried not to include websites that were just reporting other website's news. Nor did I include any forum posts. Here's the list in 'alphabetical' order: (If someone wants me to email this to them, just send me a PM/email.)

http://gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases ... _Start.php
http://gamer.nana10.co.il/Article/?ArticleID=897150
http://indiegames.com/2012/05/kickstart ... murph.html
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2012/05/ ... ckstarter/
http://mygaming.co.za/news/news/38226-e ... t-you.html
http://obsoletegraffiti.wordpress.com/2 ... reativity/
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/under-a-killin ... 760p1.html
http://pc.mmgn.com/News/Project-Fedora- ... rphy-Adven
http://www.adventurelantern.com/preview ... fedora.htm
http://www.adventure-treff.de/artikel/f ... 4&lang=eng
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-ne ... -in-action
http://www.armchairempire.com/News/?p=1768
http://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3209667/
http://www.avault.com/news/project-fedo ... ckstarter/
http://www.bluesnews.com/s/132310/tex-m ... ickstarter
http://www.calcalist.co.il/internet/art ... 72,00.html
http://www.cannotbetamed.com/2012/05/23/project-fedora/
http://www.denofgeek.com/games/21347/te ... ickstarter
http://www.gamebreaker.tv/indie-games/nice-hat/
http://www.gameonpodcast.net/game-on-in ... ris-jones/
http://www.gamer.no/artikler/111035/tex ... enger-deg/
http://www.gamercast.net/project-fedora-kickstarter
http://www.games.co.il/article7119.html
http://www.gamesvillage.it/news/51863/u ... urphy.html
http://www.gamezebo.com/news/2012/05/16 ... ect-fedora
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/i-know-an ... rphy/4041/
http://www.incgamers.com/News/31324/tex ... a-new-case
http://www.insidemacgames.com/news/story.php?ID=20870
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/20/tex-m ... ct-fedora/
http://www.justadventure.com/article/14 ... nish-games
http://www.michaelvacirca.com/2012/05/2 ... ct-fedora/
http://www.oldgamesitalia.net/content/t ... ickstarter
http://www.retronick.com/2012/05/the-ma ... ris-jones/
http://www.retronick.com/retro-nick-rad ... rphy-live/
http://www.ripten.com/2012/05/19/insert ... 2-edition/
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/05 ... ex-murphy/
http://www.shacknews.com/article/73807/ ... r-launches
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/5414 ... csp?page=1
http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/18 ... ickstarter
http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/93 ... ckstarter/
http://www.vg247.com/2012/05/16/tex-mur ... -now-live/
http://www.wiigamingnews.com/2012/05/21 ... ct-fedora/
http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4230638,00.html