Whilst indie development seems to be really strong on the PC right now, not all indie devs are having an easy time. The troubles endured by theProject Zomboidguys are well documentedand Goldhawk Interactive, developer of theX-COM-inspiredXenonauts, has had some problems as well,notably with PayPalwhom suspended the company’s account.
Those problems may well have passed now, as Goldhawk has now been able to getXenonautsonto the Desura online marketplace and has now resumed taking pre-orders. The pricing structure has changed, so the game now has a “premium pre-order” of $29.99/£19.99 or a standard pre-order of $19.99/£14.99.Xenonautswas originally priced at $29.99/£19.99, so Goldhawk is offering the option of a $10/£5 refund for gamers who’ve already parted with their cash.
There’s no word just yet about what these “goodies” will specifically be but hopefully they’ll be worth the extra cash. OnceXenonautsis released, you’ll also have the option of a Steam code for those of you who like your games all in one place. It’s been a bit of a bumpy road for the devs, so it would be great to seeXenonautsfinally released in the not-too-distant future.
Xenonauts dumps PayPal for Desura, starts taking cheaper pre-orders[PC Gamer]
