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 the Project Zomboid guys are well documented and Goldhawk Interactive, developer of the X-COM-inspired Xenonauts, has had some problems as well, notably with PayPal whom suspended the company’s account.
Those problems may well have passed now, as Goldhawk has now been able to get Xenonauts onto 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. Xenonauts was 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. Once Xenonauts is 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 see Xenonauts finally released in the not-too-distant future.
Xenonauts dumps PayPal for Desura, starts taking cheaper pre-orders [PC Gamer]
