Starlight Inception - funding drive

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Starlight Inception - funding drive

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Here's a new update for a Kickstarter video game project I backed.

I'm personally psyched about this one - a modern take on the old Wing Commander and XWing vs Tie Fighter-type space combat games. Throw them a few space-bucks if you're similarly inclined...

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Starlight Inception™ by Escape Hatch Entertainment
Project Update #4: New HD Art, David Arkenstone, and the campaign
Posted by Escape Hatch Entertainment
Hi All -

Wanted to post an update to share some new information about the game. As some of you may have noticed, we've been busy replacing the older low-resolution art assets, with shiny new HD assets, as well as addressing issues with the art look. We've also posted a new teaser trailer at youtube. Make sure you play it at 1080p, if your download speed supports it - it looks really good on a big monitor.

If you play the pitch video again from Kickstarter, you'll see a new version of the teaser and entire video at HD 1080p resolution as well. We've also created a new Starlight logo, which is now popping up everywhere on Kickstarter and soon on our Escape Hatch website and United Star Force website.

We've received lots of positive feedback about the changes, and hope you guys will love the new look. Please take a second to check it out, and tell all your friends.

And another really cool announcement is that we are now collaborating with David Arkenstone (World of Warcraft Cataclysm), a triple nominated Grammy award recipient to do the music for the game. His work is both evocative and deep, and he's shared a couple samples that would lead us to a really amazing soundtrack for the game. David has told me that he's stoked to be working on a space combat game, as he shares our love of the genre. You should go to iTunes and check out some samples from his other albums - the World of Warcraft music is really wicked cool, and we feel honored to be working with David.

Finally, we are almost at the midway point of our campaign, and are approaching the 1000 backer level, but we have a long way to go. We want to see this campaign reach the finish line, and finish strong, but we really need help to spread the word about the game. Your tweets, emails, FB posts, loud yells and and other forms of communication are extremely effective in getting the message out, and bringing people who love this game in as supporters. Do you have an enemy? Make up and tell them about the game. What about an ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, or frenemy? Isn't it time to say hello, and tell them about the next great space game? :) If you have pets that can talk, send them out into the neighborhood with the message and see if you can't get them to chat up Starlight Inception...

Seriously, you all will make the difference with the campaign. Your help is greatly appreciated, and we are super excited about what we've accomplished. It's all because of you.

Kindest Regards,
Garry
"This enemy you cannot kill. You can only drive it back damaged into the depths, and teach your children to watch the waves for its return." - Quellcrist Falconer
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