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NOW WE NEED YOU MORE THAN EVER Hey! Looks like we're not going to hit our target by the deadline, and some of you may be thinking you're never going to play Deus Ex Machina 2. Well, think again! As we come to the end of this Kickstarter campaign,... (Read More)

Last week I was at Rezzed instead of looking at Kickstarter pages but I’ve made up for it by spending most of today browsing through projects. Thoughts of Kickstarter’s purpose have been hanging in the air (on twitter and in chatrooms that I frequent) and I have been pondering how I see the site. I have backed projects knowing that I’m essentially pre-ordering something that I assume will be released and will be as expected, based on the team’s previous work and a comfortable place in a familiar genre. But I mostly back smaller projects that I want to support and to play because they are different, risky and challenging. There’s a great deal of innovation among the nostalgia. (Read More)

Massive progress to report over the past few days, after we reached our goal of Facebook likes needed to trigger the release of a playable demo for you all to enjoy. It's browser-based, running on Unity webplayer, and we need you to spread the... (Read More)

It is undoubtedly an exciting time to be a gamer. The next generation of consoles were recently revealed, while the increasing power of mobile devices coupled with flexible engines like Unreal and Unity is finally starting to bring us the cross-platform utopia we’ve been dreaming of, and through it all the heartbeat of innovation drives us forever onward. (Read More)

Twenty One days to go, twenty-one thousand pounds pledged by all you wonderful people, and twenty-one interviews, reviews and snippets lined up for the coming week.  In case you missed them, here's a selection of recent interviews, reviews and... (Read More)

Four weeks to go, and countdown has commenced with the final installation of the in-game player options. Which are ... LANGUAGE select from your choice of English, Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, French, Italian, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese,... (Read More)

On schedule ...Five weeks to go, and Deus Ex Machina 2 is exactly on schedule for delivery. The final graphics textures and lighting for every key level of the PC, Linux and Mac versions were completed this morning, and we reckon you'll be as... (Read More)

We are very happy to announce that there will be no DRM restrictions on Deus Ex Machina 2. We do not shackle our titles with Digital Rights Management (DRM) for the following reasons: We trust you, our backers and our players, not to pirate Deus Ex... (Read More)

The end of a great week, and thanks to everyone who has backed the project and helped spread the word. The media has picked up on the campaign and we've had some amazing coverage in the press and online. Loads more interviews lined up this week too.... (Read More)

I'm only asking because I'm not certain how it was for me. We're 8% funded after 2 days of this 48 day campaign. Is that normal? And we were awarded Kickstarter Staff Pick status today. Is that good? Are we doing OK? Can I grab some sleep now? Do I... (Read More)

WAY back in 1977, Mel Croucher's Automata entertained early computer enthusiasts with surreal games that gained a cult following. After a string of best sellers, Croucher released his magnum opus in 1984, the first true interactive movie, Deus Ex Machina. Then, inexplicably, he turned his back on the industry he helped create, and quit. Now, after what must be the longest gap in the history of video game sequels, he's reformed Automata and is back with Deus Ex Machina 2. (Read More)