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- 1 Polytron
- 1.1 Contents
- 1.2 Polytron hack[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=1|edit]]]
- 1.3 Funding[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=3|edit]]]
- 1.3.1 Indie Fund investors[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=4|edit]]]
- 1.3.2 Indie Fund investors[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=5|edit]]]
- 1.3.3 Other investors[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=6|edit]]]
- 1.3.4 Return on investment[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=7|edit]]]
- 1.4 Fez development delays[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=8|edit]]]
- 1.5 Indie Game movie[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=11|edit]]]
- 1.6 Relationship to game conferences[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=12|edit]]]
- 1.7 Indiecade[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=14|edit]]]
- 1.8 References[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=15|edit]]]
- 1.9 Navigation menu
Polytron
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Polytron is the company of Phil Fish and Jason DeGroot and created the video game Fez.
Contents
- 1 Polytron hack
- 2 Funding
- 3 Fez development delays
- 4 Indie Game movie
- 5 Relationship to game conferences
- 6 Indiecade
- 7 References
Polytron hack[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=1|edit]]]
In August 2014, Polytron was hacked by someone claiming to be the head moderator of 4chan's /v/ community who left the message "ALL SJW MUST DIE" and threatened "we are coming for you." [1]
Inside job theory[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=2|edit]]]
An anonymous poster claimed that "it is practically impossible for /v/ or anyone else with outside access to Fish's server to have hacked it and released the info" due to Cloudflare's use of two-factor authentication, and suggested that the hack was an inside job.
Funding[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=3|edit]]]
Indie Fund investors[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=4|edit]]]
In 2009, Polytron had a valuation of $140,000 and received funding from several investors who would later found the Indie Fund.[1]
Indie Fund investors[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=5|edit]]]
- Ron Carmel - $20,000
- Capybara Games - $20,000
- AppAbove Games - $10,000
- Kellee Santiago - $5,000
- Kyle Gabler - $5,000
- Jonathan Blow - $5,000
- Flashbang Studios- $2,500
A Polytron financial document shows repayments on these early loans being made to the Indie Fund.[1]
Other investors[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=6|edit]]]
- John Baez, creator of "the Behemoth" - $20,000 [2]
- Mare Sheppard of Metanet Software - $10,000 [2]
- Jim Greer, CEO of Kongregate - $10,000 [2]
- Brian Ramage of Black Jacket Studios - $5,000 [2]
Return on investment[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=7|edit]]]
Investors were entitled to a share of the profits from the first year of console sales and the first half-year of PC sales. The investors were said to have earned $697,118 in revenues by September 2012.[1]
Fez development delays[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=8|edit]]]
September 2011[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=9|edit]]]
In September 2011, Polytron delayed the release of Fez until April 2012.
ShortFatOtaku claim[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=10|edit]]]
Fez would win the Independent Games Festival grand prize on March 8, 2012.[3] ShortFatOtaku's "Indie-fensible" video implies that the delay was timed to maximize profits for investors.[1]
Indie Game movie[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=11|edit]]]
see also: Wikipedia
Polytron was a subject of the movie "Indie Game" which won an award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.[3]
Relationship to game conferences[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=12|edit]]]
Independent Games Festival[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=13|edit]]]
In 2011, Polytron principals Nathan Vella, Ron Carmel, Marc Sheppart, Phil Fish, and Kyle Gabler were members of the 8-person Independent Games Festival jury.[2] The game had been scheduled for release in time for submission to the festival, but was delayed and submitted the next year.[1]
In 2012, Polytron's game Fez won the grand prize at the Independent Games Festival. Other award winners included Indie Fund games Dear Esther and Antichamber.[2]
Indiecade[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=14|edit]]]
In 2009, Polytron investor Kellee Santiago had been chair of the IndieCade awards jury.[2]
In 2012, Polytron's game Fez won the grand prize and Best Story/World awards at IndieCade.[2]
References[[[index.php?title=Polytron&action=edit§ion=15|edit]]]
- ↑ a b c d e f ShortFatOtaku, Indie-fensible - Bigger Fish to Fry!, September 2014, http://knowyourmeme.com/videos/96819-gamergate
- ↑ a b c d e f g h https://archive.today/tNBsp
- ↑ a b 14th annual IGF announces winners; Fez gets grand prize, Dear Esther, Spelunky, Antichamber win awards, March 8, 2012, http://igf.com/2012/03/fourteenth_annual_independent_.html
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