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Square Enix has partnered with crowdfunding site Indiegogo to launch its "Collective" initiative that will allow developers to submit game ideas to the publisher, users to vote on them, then the most popular pitches will gain support from Square Enix as they launch their Indiegogo campaigns.Since the actual games won't be funded by Square Enix, you may wonder what the benefit is. Well, for one, the publisher is going to allow devs to access some of its Eidos back-catalogue. Beyond that, it will lend its expertise to help the winning teams layout a business plan, decide how much funding is needed, and aid in promoting the project.
"If the community backs your ideas we'll work with you on a due diligence process to give the community reassurance that you have the expertise and tools you need to create the game you're planning to," Square said in its announcement. "Plus we'll use our experience of bringing games to market to help you work out how much you'll need to raise to make it a reality."
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