Kickstarter Campaign Launched for Shadowrun Online

<p>Cliffhanger Productions have launched a <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;kickstarter&period;com&sol;projects&sol;1964352341&sol;shadowrun-online">Kickstarter<&sol;a> campaign to help fund the upcoming&comma; free to play title&comma; <em>Shadowrun Online&period; <&sol;em>The campaign is looking to raise at least &dollar;500&comma;000 and at the time of writing this&comma; has already raised &dollar;80&comma;117 with 1&comma;176 backers &lpar;with 25 days remaining&rpar;&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s being developed using Unity and players will be able to tackle the game on a number of tablets or computers &lpar;Mac&comma; PC&comma; iOS and Android&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On the game&&num;8217&semi;s Kickstarter page&comma; <em>Shadowrun Online<&sol;em> offers a description for those interested in the project&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;In <em>Shadowrun Online<&sol;em> players take on missions alone or together in the dystopian world of the 2070s&comma; ranging from hustling a local Ork gang&comma; to stealing valuable cargo from a ghoul-infested warehouse&comma; through infiltrating a remote megacorp research lab to sabotage a top-secret project…<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Players will meet and mingle in social hubs and &lpar;in&rpar;famous establishments&comma; to form runner teams&comma; and pick up missions&period; Runs will take place on <em>beautifully detailed 3D maps<&sol;em>&comma; involving combat&comma; stealth&comma; and strategy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;A wide array of abilities allows you to become a spell slinging Mage&comma; a Shaman invoking the powers of the spirits&comma; a cybered-up Street Sam or a Hacker slipping through the enemy&&num;8217&semi;s surveillance&period; Choose from a wealth of magical and mundane gear and cyber-augmentations to improve your abilities and individualize your character&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Each archetype will perceive the world differently&comma; and be able to interact with different parts of the world&comma; from augmented reality to assensing the spirit world&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Although the game is free to play&comma; a premium option will also be made available&period; Players who pay roughly &dollar;10 &&num;8211&semi; &dollar;12 &lpar;the exact amount has not been set yet&rpar; will be privy to more karma and discounts within the game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;Via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;eurogamer&period;net&sol;articles&sol;2012-07-19-shadowrun-online-turns-to-kickstarter">Eurogamer<&sol;a>&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;