Outerlands: Season One

A project in San Francisco, CA by AREA 5
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A 6-episode documentary series on the people and culture of videogames.
Backers: 4396
Average Pledge Per Backer: $56

Funded: $247,481 of $210,000
Dates: Jan 16th -> Feb 15th (30 days)
Project By: AREA 5
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Latest News

We (YOU) did it!

February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
That's right! We're funded! Your support and your efforts in getting the word out are the ONLY reason this happened!! It could not have happened without you and it could not have been a more thrilling 24 hours. We cannot ever say it enough. THANK... (Read More)

ALMOST THERE!

February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We're almost funded! Can we make it before our livestream ends in 15 minutes?? TELL EVERYONE! If we make it, you get a season of CO-OP AND a season of Outerlands. Thank you everyone for all your support so far. We <3 You! :D  (Read More)

Join the 24-Hour Live Stream Marathon!

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
You probably saw yesterday's update, but here's a handy link. Tell everyone! We're trying to get enough backing to do new episodes of our old show CO-OP. We're showing old games, new games, and have lots of guests coming by! Join the fun:... (Read More)

Outerlands Video Short #2 & 24-Hour Livestream Marathon for CO-OP!

February 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We're very happy to put out our second Outerlands short: Rich Vreeland is Disasterpeace. Perhaps most famous in video game circles for the lovely soundtrack to FEZ, Disasterpeace (Rich Vreeland) is a prolific musician who is unafraid to explore the... (Read More)

If Funded, Outerlands Could See Distribution on Hulu and Hulu Plus

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Should our little Kickstarter get successfully funded, we have the opportunity to distribute Outerlands on Hulu and Hulu Plus! Of course it's absolutely Kickstarter backers first. If Outerlands does show up anywhere, it would be months after the... (Read More)

NEW OUTERLANDS DOUBLE-ECLIPSE POSTER!

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We're very, very happy to introduce a new poster option designed by FEZ creator Phil Fish! It'll be a high-quality print on a delicately textured surface with glossy, smooth-finished text. There's a new tier at the same cost as the existing poster... (Read More)

FIVE New Album Bundles Added from Jim Guthrie and Disasterpeace!

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We are crazy happy to announce that Jim Guthrie and Disasterpeace have both come on board with some incredible new offers for our backers! You can now back at a level that will get you a TON of great music almost immediately after our Kickstarter is... (Read More)

Projects We Love

January 31st - via: kickstarter.com
We enjoy spreading the Kickstarter love around. Here's some other projects we think fans of Outerlands would enjoy seeing successfully funded:  1) Loving Vincent -  The world's first feature-length painted animation, brought to you by the Oscar... (Read More)

Outerlands Video Short: Frank's Magazine Collection & The First Super Mario Bros. Review

January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Frank's passion is finding lost games. Prototypes, cancelled titles, failed launches. In fact, his site, Lost Levels is devoted solely to this endeavor. To that end, he's put together perhaps the largest personal collection of videogame magazines... (Read More)

Outerlands LIVE with COMPLIMENTARY PIZZA AND BEVERAGES!

January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area, come on in and say hi to AREA 5! There will also be a laptop with a page open to our Kickstarter project, so bring friends who haven't backed the project yet and peer pressure them into signing up! Here's a... (Read More)

AREA 5 turns 5 - Or: What Not to do With a Kickstarter Update

January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
That's right! January 23rd is the anniversary of AREA 5's founding FIVE FREAKIN' YEARS AGO. Now, we realize that's not a big number to a lot of businesses out there, but we feel like we've come a very long way in those five years and we can think of... (Read More)

5 Simple Things You Can do to Spread the Word About Outerlands!

January 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you, everyone, for your incredible support! We would dearly love to hit our stretch goals, and for that we need your help! Here's a list of five, simple things you can do to help let the great masses know about our little Kickstarter: 1) Print... (Read More)

Outerlands Topic Poll #1!

January 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We want to know what you want to see most in Outerlands! We're going to be polling the community a few times over the course of the Kickstarter campaign, so if your favorite topic isn't in this one, tweet at @OuterlandsDoc, or post on our Facebook... (Read More)

New $250 TIMES TWO Tier!

January 17th - via: kickstarter.com
You requested it, we've added it! A tier at $250 that gets you EVERYTHING IN TIER 7 TIMES TWO. If you've already backed at the $250-$499 level, feel free to adjust your pledge any time before the campaign ends on February 15th so that you can get an... (Read More)

Outerlands Live Stream Today at 4 PM PST Featuring Disasterpeace!

January 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Make sure to hop into our Twitch channel: http://twitch.tv/outerlands today at 4PM PST where we're start off with and audience Q&A about Outerlands. Then, at 4:30 Rich Vreeland (Disasterpeace), best known for the FEZ soundtrack will join us in... (Read More)

Help us find Arcades, Museums, and Videogame-themed buildings around the world!

January 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We're working on a Pinterest map of these places around the world! Know of any that would fit in with Outerlands? There's no way we can find all these special, hidden places without your help! Message us directly here on Kickstarter, on our tumblr,... (Read More)

New $45 Digital-Only SPECIAL EDITION Tier!

January 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We've had a number of requests--especially from backers and would-be backers outside the USA that we offer a digital-download Special Edition tier without the stickers. DONE! Of course this tier is AVAILABLE TO ANYONE even if you've already backed at... (Read More)

1UP Show and CO-OP creator Area 5 turns to Kickstarter to fund new documentary series

January 17th - via: egmnow.com
The 1UP Show and CO-OP creator Area 5 is producing a new six-episode documentary-style series titled Outerlands, the video production company announced. In order to help fund the project, Area 5 has launched a Kickstarter campaign with a $210,000 goal. Money would go to airfare and other travel expenses, the man hours necessary for video editing, and if a $110,000 stretch goal is reached, hiring freelance journalists to help produce stories. As of this post, they’ve reached $74,616 of their goal. (Read More)

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