[PC, Wii U] Shadow of the Eternals to re-launch crowdfunding effort

[PC, Wii U] Shadow of the Eternals to re-launch crowdfunding effort

You probably won't ever find a failed crowdfunding project get as much press coverage as Precursor Games' Shadow of the Eternals, but we'll chalk that up to its association as the "spiritual successor" to the critically-acclaimed Eternal Darkness. With less than $300,000 raised of the $1.5 million goal set by the developer to make the project a reality, Precursor announced today that the current crowdfunding campaign for the game will be halted on June 6th, to be re-launched in "just a few short weeks." Those who have already contributed their money on the game's official website will receive a refund via PayPal, while pledges on Kickstarter will not be charged.

"Since we announced this Kickstarter campaign we have seen more support from our community than we had ever hoped for," reads a statement on the game's website. "Along with this support has come a host of a new exciting opportunities that will make the game better than we envisioned. As a result, we have chosen to temporarily take down the Shadow of the Eternals crowdfunding campaigns on both Kickstarter and our own website on Thursday, June 6."

"This doesn’t mean we are going away — far from it. We’ll be re-launching the Kickstarter in just a few short weeks with a reveal of these exciting new developments."

Clearly the game was never going to reach its goal, so what could these "exciting new developments" be? A restructuring to a smaller campaign goal? Did the game find support from a publisher? We shall find out in a few weeks time, but it at least sounds more promising now than it has at any time during the last few weeks of the campaign.

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[PC, Wii U] Shadow of the Eternals, successor to Eternal Darkness, seeks crowdfunding

[PC, Wii U] Shadow of the Eternals, successor to Eternal Darkness, seeks crowdfunding

I loved Eternal Darkness on the Nintendo Gamecube, it was one of those rare survival horror experiences that scarcely surfaces anymore. However, with the recent fall of Silicon Knights I'd thought that all hopes for a sequel had been snuffed out.

That changed over the weekend when a bunch of information was uncovered for a project title Shadow of the Eternals. It has since been confirmed (thanks for uploading the trailer, IGN) that Shadow of the Eternals is coming and it will be a spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness available for the Wii U and PC from Precursor Games.

Reportedly the creators of the original Eternal Darkness are working on the project, including the original producer Dennis Dyack. The crowdfunding is set to kick off on the 6th of May, and the team is hoping to raise $1.5 million to create the 12 episodes.

A full reveal is planned when the campaign begins.

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