Over 61,000 supporters have chipped in to help Interplay founder Brian Fargo bring about the end of the world in a sequel to the 1988 RPG classic, Wasteland. Last night, Fargo's Wasteland 2 concluded with $2,933,197 in pledges and $108,173 in , bringing the total of the fundraising campaign to $3,041,370 – or roughly 3ź§40% of its original $900,000 goal.
Staffers at Fargo's current studio, inXile entertainment, celebrated the insanely successful campaign with a live wrap party featuring special guest appearances by Atari fošunder Nolan Bushnell and Interplay alumnus Chris Avellone. Last night's shenanigans have been recorded and preserved for humanity .
The Wasteland 2 Kickstarter launched in mid-march and ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼į¦å„å·šē åå²ę„čÆ¢:eclipsed the $1M mark in its opening days. In an April 4 , the studio said it would bring in more designers š§to help flesh out the upcoming sequel if it were to break the $2.5 million donation mark. Fargo and company also hinted at developing a mod kit if the campaign reached $3 million, but no promises were ź§ made.
Fargo's final tally falls just shy of Double Fine's $3,336,371 Kickstarter total. Let's hope the community isn't too tapped out to support the recently launched Shadowrun Returns campaign (Shadowrun Returns Kicškstarter hits target in two days) or the high-def Leisure Suit Larry project (ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Leisure Suit Larry HD remake takes tš o Kickź¦«starter).
