CLANG

A project in Seattle, WA by Subutai Corporation
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Neal Stephenson wants to revolutionize sword fighting video games.
Backers: 9022
Average Pledge Per Backer: $58

Funded: $526,115 of $500,000
Dates: Jun 9th -> Jul 9th (30 days)
Project By: Subutai Corporation
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February 9th - via: cliqist.com
I want a lightsaber. I want one so bad, guys. In fact, I can say that’s probably true of almost every single person born between 1977 and ever, and while lightsabers are apparently “impossible,” says those egghead scientists, what’s the single closest thing we can realistically expect in this day and age? A badass, motion-controlled swordfighting game that we could then modify to have lightsabers. Just think about it! Aside from the obvious hurdles, like all current motion control being absolute garbage, this could really revolutionize the way we play, and one man, author Neil Stephenson, set out to do just that. Unfortunately, it was a failure, and we’re pretty sure it was their own fault. (Read More)

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October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings CLANG donors, We would like to congratulate the Sixense team on their successful Kickstarter for the STEM system and share with you a video showing how a third controller improves calibration in CLANG.  regards, The Subutai Team  (Read More)

Neal Stephenson Says His Dream of Making a Video Game Isn’t Dead

September 27th - via: kotaku.com
People are mad at Neal Stephenson. So mad that there’s talk of launching a class-action lawsuit against one of the greatest living science-fiction authors. (Read More)

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September 20th - via: crowdfundinsider.com
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September 20th - via: wired.co.uk
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September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
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September 19th - via: gamasutra.com
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September 19th - via: gameinformer.com
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April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
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Aaron Leiby (our lead programmer) discusses fighting in CLANG

April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
This is not your Soul Calibur .. or Street Fighter or Mortal Combat for that matter. I came into this project with a pretty strong notion of what a fighting gameshould be. I’m used to having two characters facing off playing idle animationswith... (Read More)

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April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
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CLANG on Steam Greenlight

April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We have just pushed the "Publish" button to submit CLANG to Greenlight on Steam. Enough votes and CLANG will be approved for publishing on Steam, so please log on and vote for CLANG! We will be adding additional video and screenshots over the next... (Read More)

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March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
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March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
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