KickTraq

SEATTLE, WA - Seattle punches way above its weight when it comes to Kickstarter campaigns, and that's been a big boost to that city's startup community. (Read More)

Shadowrun: Hong Kong's deluxe edition is essentially a free upgrade this weekend. (Read More)

February was a shot month but there was no shortage of Kickstarter videogame campaigns. We take a look at all 27 successful Kickstarter videogame campaigns. (Read More)

Shadowrun: Hong Kong’s Kickstarter campaign has officially ended, and the cyberpunk fantasy game has earned over $1.2 million of its original $100,000 goal with over 30,000 backers. (Read More)

Shadowrun: Hong Kong made headlines in mid-January for reaching its $100,000 goal in only two hours. Now, at the end of the campaign, developer Harebrained Schemes have amassed over $1.2 million from over 31,000 backers on Kickstarter. (Read More)

While that's not quite as much as the $1.8m developer Harebrained Schemes raised for its cyberpunk RPG Shadowrun Returns, it's still mightily impressive. (Read More)

The Shadowrun: Hong Kong Kickstarter blew past the magic million mark a couple of days ago, but pledges continued to roll in and ultimately pushed the "co-funding" effort to just over $1.2 million—more than 12 times its original goal. Harebrained Schemes isn't walking away from the money fountain just yet though. (Read More)

Hey Everybody! Welcome to the home stretch! It's hard to believe our Kickstarter campaign is nearly over. It's been great having you keep us company as we work on the game and we look forward to continuing with updates throughout the development of... (Read More)

Though it's a day before the Shadowrun Hong Kong Kickstarter ends, people shouldn't fear. The game has raised over $1 million. (Read More)

As of tomorrow, Harebrained Schemes will have now funded three games on the crowdfunding site. (Read More)

Greetings from the Pacific Northwest! As you must imagine, we're still reeling from the news that we hit our $1,000,000 funding goal with plenty of time remaining in the Shadowrun: Hong Kong Kickstarter project. And we bet a lot of people, especially... (Read More)

Shadowrun fans have unlocked new characters, audio, gameplay elements, and most recently, another mini-campaign. (Read More)

You guys, seriously. That was amazing.  Huzzah, baby! Because of your generosity, your spreading the word, and your support, we are going to be able to create an additional 4-5 hour mini-campaign to import your high-Karma character into. You are,... (Read More)

Hi everybody!  Hope you're having a good weekend. Nice total! You guys are killing it, really getting the word out about the final days of our Kickstarter. Thank you! Remember that TALISMONGER reward level with the collectible figures of your crew?... (Read More)

Die Co-Funding-Kampagne zu Shadowrun: Hong Kong steht kurz dafür, ihre letzte Zielvorgabe von einer Million US-Dollar zu erreichen. Gestartet war die Kampagne mit einem Ziel von 100.000 US-Dollar. (Read More)

Wow.  Here we are, heading into the final weekend of our Kickstarter campaign. Can you believe it? Share me! Share like the wind, Bullseye! It feels like only yesterday that our first teaser image started making the rounds... but that was aaall the... (Read More)

Hey y'all! Holy moley, we're almost at $900,000!!! Yowza, yowza, yowza. Who wants that mini-campaign? Looks like you do, chummer. And how do we get to that big ol' funding goal? How 'bout a new reward level? This one's for folks who love fiction and... (Read More)

Hey everyone, Mitch here.  For those new to the project, I’m the Game Director on Shadowrun: Hong Kong. I did a bunch of writing and plotting on Dragonfall and before that, I produced and did the bulk of the writing on Shadowrun Returns. I’m... (Read More)

Hey there! We've got great news! As you may remember, Backers at the $25 STREET CRED reward level and above receive an original e-novel, based on the characters and situations in Shadowrun: Hong Kong.     So who's writing the book?  Mel Odom.... (Read More)

Hey Howdy!  Remember how we always say that we're listening and taking your comments to heart? Well, here's an example for all the folks who don't play tabletop RPGs but want a way to support the project in a bigger way. It's a special reward level... (Read More)

Hey there! Wow, we're narrowing in on $800,000 in funding for Shadowrun: Hong Kong!  That is incredible. We would love to create that Mini-Campaign for you if we're lucky enough to hit $1,000,000. Thanks for all your help in getting the word out.... (Read More)

Hey Everyone! We had a lot of fun on Arvan Eleron’s Twitch.tv show last night. The live interview with Lead Writer Andrew McIntosh and Game Director Mitch Gitelman lasted two hours and they took lots of questions from the audience. Here’s links... (Read More)

Our Backers are amazing! You are now over 19,000 strong (yikes!) and your legions are growing by the minute!  Hey, great news!  Andrew, our Lead Writer, and Mitch, our Fearless Leader are going to be LIVE on Twitch tomorrow - January 29 at 8pm EST... (Read More)

Huzzah! Now that we’ve hit our funding goal for the Revamped Matrix, we thought you’d like to hear a bit more about what we’re planning. As we said, our goal is to evolve the gameplay along with the look & feel of the Matrix in Shadowrun:... (Read More)

We had a rockin' weekend, didn't we? Lots of great discussion on the board, lots of cool new people joined the project (welcome y'all!), and we're getting close to hitting our Revamped Matrix goal! Per your request, here's another peek behind the... (Read More)

Shadowrun just keeps on returning. The cyberpunk RPG has has various game adaptations over the last few decades, but it was the Kickstarted Shadowrun Returns which most nailed the concept. (Read More)

Hey Everybody!   We get this question a lot (like, a LOT!) and today is the day we're gonna answer it! We have our plans set for the story we want to tell in Shadowrun: Hong Kong, but if we’re lucky enough to reach the enormous sum of $1,000,000,... (Read More)

Our favorite (former) Red Samurai/Ghoul's personal side mission = UNLOCKED! Thanks so much for the opportunity to make it.  "Click me. I am Wallpaper." In case you were wondering about Wu and Racter's personal side missions, we assure you that... (Read More)

Happy Wednesday, Runners! As promised yesterday, we're excited to show you a work-in-progress look at Gobbet's Collectible Miniature model. This untextured/unpainted 3D model was created by our own Maury Weiss, the artist responsible for most of the... (Read More)

Hi Everyone! As we mentioned in a previous update, part of the fun of making a Kickstarted game project is sharing our process with you. Sometimes it will be a discussion of a game mechanic we're working on, sometimes a look at how art for the game... (Read More)

We’re now over $550,000 and have unlocked the Expanded Magic funding goal. What a great way to start the work week! Thanks so much to the people who have been out banging the drum for the project. It means a lot to us. And it helps everyone else... (Read More)

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YOU!!! What a tremendous few days, everybody. We can't tell you how energizing it is to see your outpouring of support for a project we're so passionate about.  And thanks to you, Is0bel's personal side mission will be included in the game. We... (Read More)

You folks are amazing! Thanks for the opportunity to add more cyber-stuff to the game. Our designers and artists have been talking all morning about the things they're planning to do with your generous funding support. Glee. And what's next? ... (Read More)

Shadowrun returns, again (Read More)

That's like 400% or something... You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 That means the (former) Red Samurai Gaichu is yours! Congrats on your new badass! Hi. I'm your new badass. And don't forget, now that Racter... (Read More)

Our first Kickstarter for Shadowrun Returns funded at $400,000 in 28 hours. Can we beat that by 2pm Pacific time? Looks like it's gonna be tight!  Think we can get a quick surge this hour? Help us beat the drum and get the word out by sharing the... (Read More)

Hey everyone! Overnight, we hit $300,000 and unlocked Gobbet's Personal Mission!! Woo hoo! Gobbet was the first character we came up with for Shadowrun: Hong Kong and we have a lot of affection for her. Can't wait to play out the run dealing with her... (Read More)

Earlier this week, Washington video game developer, Harebrained Schemes launched a crowdfunding campaign for Kickstarter for a video game called Shadowrun: Hong Kong. This is the studio’s third project on the global crowdfunding platform and was seeking $100,000 for the to the game’s franchise new addition. (Read More)

Wowzers, you guys are amazing!  With your support, we were able to hit our first funding goal in less than 2 hours and we just hit our third one. That means we'll be able to add Enhanced Player Controls, Animatic Scene Transitions and Racter, our... (Read More)

Today, Harebrained Schemes launched its third Kickstarter project. The studio, which has successfully funded two Shadowrun campaigns and the digital/tabletop hybrid Golem Arcana is returning to the crowdfunding platform, but not how you might expect. (Read More)

The Shadowrun: Hong Kong Kickstarter has begun and it will probably be fully funded by the end of the day. (Read More)

The Shadowrun Universe is back, and this time it's heading to Hong Kong. (Read More)

Shadowrun: Hong Kong, the third videogame adaptation of the popular tabletop RPG series, is looking to Kickstarter for funding. The game will -- obviously -- take place in magical cyberpunk Hong Kong, where the player uncovers a "corporate conspiracy nearly thirty years in the making." The campaign was set at $100,000, but was funded almost immediately, leaving only stretch goals. (Read More)

Shadowrun is returning. Again! I’ve already covered the basics of Shadowrun: Hong Kong, Harebrained Schemes’ next step into the world of fantastical cyberpunk, but the Kickstarter has just gone live so there are plenty of details to wrap that bundle of wires you call a brain around. The video below contains the first glimpse of the game’s isometric interpretation of the setting, unless you count the concept art above, in which case it’s your second glimpse. After the great success of Dragonfall, I’m eager to take another trip into this particular vision of our electronic future. (Read More)

Players will return to the magic cyberpunk world of Shadowrun for a new adventure later this year as the role-playing game franchise, revitalized by 2013's Shadowrun Returns, moves to a new location in Shadowrun: Hong Kong. Developer Harebrained Schemes is taking its new Shadowrun game to Kickstarter, the crowdfunding platform that helped rocket Shadowrun Returns to success in 2012. (Read More)

Definitely play Dragonfall. It’s more of the same fantastic Shadowrun gameplay, but with a thorough narrative overhaul that serves the game very well, and a more open-ended approach that makes the game feel more like an adventure and less like an exercise in tactics. (Read More)