Gas Powered Games has reached out on Kickstarter to help its game Wildman. Train2Game students can help them!

Gas Powered Games have worked on many great games such as Age of Empires and Orcs Must Die. They are currently working on a new IP, Wildman.

Wildman seems like an interesting and new project which is a mixture of RTS and RPG. You control your armies and send them in to battle like with any RTS but after the battle you take a small group to adventure around to earn bonuses and become stronger.

Despite its successes with previous games the studio is in trouble and they may have to axe the kickstarter. They have had to lay off about 40 people recently.

Chris Taylor, CEO of Gas Powered Games said “I think everyone agrees better to have a few bucks to find the next job that run this train to the end and have nothing left to work with. It’s one thing for me to bet the company, but I can’t bet their last severance money, that’s not cool.”

Taylor has posted a very sincere video update on the Wildman Kickstarter campaign, letting everyone know what’s going on with the company and explaining his actions. He has also reached out to the Kickstarter community and Wildman backers, asking them to help him decide what to do about the campaign: should he let it run through to the end and reassemble the team if it succeeds, or should he shut it down right away.

So far the update has been seeing an overwhelmingly encouraging response, with fans urging Taylor to continue the Kickstarter. Many point out that the numbers have been promising, and that at least this will give Taylor and everyone at Gas Powered Games a chance.

With the support of the fans Gas Powered Games has managed to hire back some of its key staff. The kickstarter is helping people get there jobs back so we can just hope it continues.

On the support that the game is receiving Chris Taylor said “The outpouring of support this past few days has been unlike anything I could have imagined. I can’t thank everyone enough, and can only hope that one day I will return the favor to each and every person who reached out to help”

You can help the kickstarter here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gaspoweredgames/wildman-an-evolutionary-action-rpg/posts/388863