Double Fine Adventure (Tim Schafer, Ron Gilbert) kickstarter (Funding Successful!)

You should, I pledged 30$ the first day even though I really should keep the money, but you really can't say no to Schafer and Gilbert.

Edit: ECHO, ECHOO, ECHOOO, ECHOOOO, ECHOOOOO.

steam? :D Yes, Steam is fun, but I think you mean stream :D And yeh, the stream is also fun ^^

Unknown developers trying out an indie game would never have nearly the level of success of even their initial goal.

3,35 million is enough for a good size adventure game, but for an "AAA" game you need something between 10 and 60 million depending on the production values will take several years to develop. It's not really plausible that people would fund those types of games this way.
This kind of funding will probably only really be possible for smaller projects that already have a very dedicated audience. But it is a milestone, and it really shows that if a large community is passionate about something, it can happen.

OH! MY! GOD! YES!