Redletterdave writes "San Francisco-based game pioneer Double Fine took to Kickstarter to fund its next game project, and so far, the studio has enjoyed exceptional success through crowdsourcing. The project, which was announced by the studio's founder Tim Schafer on Wednesday night, has already raised more than $700,000 in less than 24 hours. The funding frenzy has set new Kickstarter records for most funds raised in the first 24 hours, and highest number of backers of all-time, though both of those numbers are still growing. Schafer says he will build a 'classic point-and-click adventure game' in a six-to-eight month time frame, and will confirmation the entire preparation process for fans to observe and give input on the game's development, which 'will really affect the supervision the game takes.'"

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