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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Far West - Releasing 2018 - Is Gareth a Day Late with his April Fools Joke?

Timeliness has never been one of Gareth's strengths. For a game, Far West, that was due in backers hands in December of 2011, a date set by a supposedly professional writer and publisher (an "Icon in the industry"), promising 2018 via Twitter on the day after April Fools is not all that promising.

Note, he hasn't posted an update on the Kickstarter in 11 months.

I call shenanigans!

Thanks to +Eric Franklin for the heads up.

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BadmikeApril 3, 2018 at 11:36 AM
"Yes, really" C'mon who needs more of a guarantee than that? EVERYONE GET READY FOR SOME FAR WEST!!!
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Christopher StogdillApril 3, 2018 at 1:26 PM
He's just trying to pull a Ken Whitman. If he says he's working on the project then it keeps the Kickstarter terms of use at bay...
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TheShadowKnowsApril 3, 2018 at 3:15 PM
He'd be better off going silent, but he can't stop rubbing people's faces in it.
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AnonymousApril 3, 2018 at 7:27 PM
I don't know when Thrilling Tales came out but Hong Kong Action Theater and Underworld were released like.. 1996 and 2000. I had to look it up because I happen to have a copy of Underworld. That's not even in this decade. Those were his last real successes?
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Far West - Releasing 2018 - Is Gareth a Day Late with his April Fools Joke?

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