Shadowrun Returns joins the pack of Kickstarter-funded projects

Crowdfunded sequels, remakes, and reboots are the new...whatever was popular before crowdfunded sequels, remakes, and reboots. Adding to the pile today is Shadowrun Returns , a PC and tablet game in the Shadowrun role-playing universe to be headed up by Jordan Weisman, founder of FASA Corporation, the creator of tabletop classics Shadowrun and BattleTech, and FASA Interactive, which brought us the MechWarrior series.

Check out the video above, the Kickstarter page , and Harebrained Schemes' official site for tons of details on the history of Shadowrun and Weisman's ambitions for the game. And learn to love hearing about Kickstarter projects if you don't already, because I have the feeling that the bandwagon is just getting rolling.

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