The Bard's Tale IV - Free Game for First Pledgers

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Tomorrow sees the Kickstarter for The Bard's Tale IV going life. If you pledge within 24 hours, you will get a free copy of Wasteland 2, The Witcher or The Witcher 2.

Back The Bard's Tale IV in the first 24 Hours
Receive FREE Copy of Wasteland 2, The Witcher or The Witcher 2


Newport Beach, CA - June 1, 2015 - With The Bard's Tale IV Kickstarter launching on June 2nd, inXile Entertainment is proud to announce an unprecedented crowdfunding offer: anyone who backs The Bard's Tale IV on Kickstarter in the first 24 hours of the campaign will receive a FREE copy of inXile's Wasteland 2, CD Projekt's The Witcher, or The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.

Released to widespread critical acclaim in September 2014, Wasteland 2 is the riveting sequel to 1988's Wasteland, the classic RPG and grandfather of post-apocalyptic gaming. Set in a devastated and harsh alternate reality, Wasteland 2's version of Arizona is rife with dangers and threats, and as a Desert Ranger, players will help bring peace to the highly reactive world through force, diplomacy and skill. Wasteland 2 was made possible by the generous contributions of over 70,000 backers. The PC version will receive a free Game of the Year Edition update significantly improving the game in late summer of this year.

Based on the acclaimed novels by Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings were released for PC platforms in 2007 and 2011 to critical and commercial success, with The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings gathering over 50 rewards ranging from Best Graphics, to Best Story, to Game of the Year. Furthermore, CD Projekt has shown the kind of dedication to fans that fits the crowdfunding model as well, as it has previously released Enhanced Editions of both games as free updates.

If you back The Bard's Tale IV in the first 24 hours at any reward tier from $20 upwards, you will receive a choice for a copy of Wasteland 2, The Witcher or The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings once your pledge is collected at the end of the Kickstarter.

The Bard's Tale IV Kickstarter will launch on June 2nd, 6 AM PST. inXile is looking to raise funds to revive the dungeon crawl, bringing you a single-player, party-based experience, rich with challenging dungeons filled with dynamic phase-based fights as well as devious puzzles and riddles.

"This is our way to show our gratitude to those who continue to support us," says Brian Fargo, inXile CEO. "We're also very happy to be working with our friends at CD Projekt, who have shown they understand the right way to treat your fans!"

Wasteland 2 copies available for Steam or GOG.com. The Witcher and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings copies available for GOG.com
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The person who thought of this was a genius as it will certifiably attract backers.
 
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I don't know - I think people who would back Bard's Tale IV already own the Witcher series and the Wasteland series.
 
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I already own all of these games, but I want to back Bard's Tale 4 anyway :)
 
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own all of these games, will instapledge.

The chests they produced look might fine - but will probably be out of my price league.
 
I don't know - I think people who would back Bard's Tale IV already own the Witcher series and the Wasteland series.

I don't own WL2. So, i am backing early.
 
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Clearly an attempt to juice the KS by front-loading pledges. Getting a big 'pop' out the gate helps a lot. Kickstarters that founder in their first few days usually either fail or just scrape across the finish line.

I already own all three of the games they're offering, and have yet to play any of them.
 
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Maybe they reckon people who already own all three of those will instaback anyway?
 
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Fargo's a genius when it comes to marketing ;) But I won't be backing; I'm just burned out on cRPG kickstarters.
 
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The 2 Witcher games looks odd for a Bard's Tale promo. Seems like GOG saw some opportunity to cross-market here.

Having three games that I own already doesn't make me more interested in backing BsTIV though.
 
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The person who thought of this was a genius as it will certifiably attract backers.

Good thing I read the fine print. 38 day wait for Wasteland! Not backing, need instant gratification!
 
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I was going to pledge anyway. Still, it's a great idea, because I don't own Wasteland 2 and now it's a perfect time to change it. :)
Fargo's a genius when it comes to marketing ;)
Yup, totally agree. He should kickstart a project of a book entitled "How to kickstart a project". Gonna be a bestseller for sure! :D
 
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I will for sure insta-pledge. I already have all 3 games but I will pledge tomorrow to have this kickstart becoming a great success >> good for them = good for us.

And will give the extra game to my young nephew: maybe I can convert him into an RPG fan as well !
 
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this game will do well, these guys just get it.
 
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Awesome! I have Witcher 1 so Witcher 2 free would be great, and Bards Tale 4 of course
 
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I don't know - I think people who would back Bard's Tale IV already own the Witcher series and the Wasteland series.

But look at it this way - is it a dis-incentive? No!

And for those (like me) who write for blogs - this is great and easy content to write about quickly. I bet they double their Day-One press.
 
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Seems nice. I still have to get Wasteland 2 and intended to get it during Steam summer sale. I guess 20$ is a fair offer for the game + Bard's Tale 1-2 years later.
 
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Don't need to do this in my opinion, but if they are going to give stuff away for free, I'll have my hand out. And, of course, my wallet for the pledge!
 
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