If that title didn't grab you attention, I'm not sure you're reading the right site. How about I toss in "jetpacks, mechs and indie" as well? Spiral Game Studios just announced that they've found a way to put all five of those awesome things together. They had us at "dinosaur".
If you don't already know, Spiral Games is a development studio that's making Orion: Prelude, sci-fi action game filled with jetpack combat, mechs and kickass dinosaurs. I'm glad I have your attention now. Spiral is an indie developer and has been funded by "the people" (thanks to Kickstarter--a website that facilitates fans donating money to their favorite indie game projects) and has been giving away great incentives to get your .
Today is the last day that you can get in on the Kickstarter promotion and earn some sweet rewards for helping fund Orion: Prelude. They're giving all sorts of cool things--from personalized thank you notes to special forum avatars--and you can see all the things they are giving away at their donation site .
But you know what's better than a thank you note? Petting 3D dinosaurs on your PC. Spiral just announced that they're teaming up with Nvidia and Intel to create a five-minute 3D "experience" that allows you to interact with dinosaurs in a digital medium. The details are pretty light at the moment, but they confirmed that it will be out before the Orion: Prelude beta hits this summer.
