Nostalgia is turning out to be a powerful business model on Kickstarter, although nostalgia might not be the right word for original IP built largely in a modern game development engine.

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Unreal Engine is a world-class game development platform that's powered classic franchises including Gears of War, BioShock, Mass Effect, Borderlands, and Infinity Blade.

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"Trinigy remains committed to supporting the game development industry with top-notch game engine technology that combines efficiency, creative freedom and performance, " said Dag Frommhold, managing director at Trinigy.

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