We here at Cliqist love crowdfunded games, but we are gamers just like you guys, and that means we play, well, everything. The “Not Crowdfunded, But…” series will be a regular dose of non-crowdfunded magic from us to you, covering everything from the latest Gears of…
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Greg Micek has been writing on and off about games since the late nineties, always with a focus on indie games. He started DIYGames.com in 2000, which was one of the earliest gaming sites to focus exclusively on indie games.
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First – Prev – Next – Last Under Development: Lessons from Human Resources Read more of “Under Development” by Julie Morley in right here. [dropcap]W[/dropcap]e’ve talked about Uber Entertainment’s Human Resources several times here on Cliqist; pieces ranging from excitement about what’s in store, to sad tales of what’s…
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Every week we take a brief look at all of the Kickstarter campaigns that launched in the previous week. This isn’t to say that all of these projects are worth your hard earned cash, but with any luck having all of them in one place…
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Epic Manager is squeezing into the fantasy game genre and looks to redefine it, taking aspects of Dungeons and Dragons (random encounters), Final Fantasy Tactics (level-based job system), Crusader Kings II (management simulation) and melding them together to create something unheard of before. Developed by…
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16BitGenocide on Tech Noire Adventure Afterimage with Greg Micek Afterimage is one of those games that’s striking from the moment you see it. The imagery brings back memories of various cyberpunk themed games from the 90’s, such as Syndicate and Blade Runner. I recently had the opportunity to…
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Aksel Junkkila Discusses Babylon 5 & FTL inspired Battlestation with Greg Micek [dropcap]A[/dropcap]nytime you describe a game using Babylon 5 and FTL it’s going to get some attention, and Battlestation: Humanity’s last hope is no exception. This roguelikeish strategy game allows you to do what…
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Every week we take a brief look at all of the Kickstarter campaigns that launched in the previous week. This isn’t to say that all of these projects are worth your hard earned cash, but with any luck having all of them in one place…
Greg Micek
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Thomas Finch on Death, Platforming, and Ethereal with Greg Micek Most independent videogames are labors of love, and plenty come from a very personal place within the heart of the developer. Ethereal, from Thomas Finch, is a whole other story though. What at first appears to…
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Gavan Woolery on Voxel Based RPG-Roguelike-Sim Hybrid Voxel Quest with Greg Micek [dropcap]V[/dropcap]oxel this, voxel that. It seems the damned things are everything there days, to the point that just hearing that a game uses voxels makes me groan a bit. That’s why I was pleasantly…
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First – Prev – Next – Last Under Development: Finding Answers in Human Resources Read more of “Under Development” by Julie Morley in right here. [divider] [box type=”shadow” align=”alignright” width=”0″ ][iframe frameborder=”0″ height=”280″ scrolling=”no” src=”https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/human-resources-an-apocalyptic-rts-game/widget/card.html?v=2″ width=”220″][/iframe][/box]Although we don’t write about it every day, I check in with the Human…
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That Which Sleeps is a turn-based strategy game that’s been on Kickstarter for a few weeks now. While strategy games are a dime a dozen, the plans for That Which Sleeps makes it stand out from the pack. Sure, it’s got the “not spectacular” you’d expect…
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People love them some Half Life. Head crabs, crowbars, hipster glasses. Other things too I’m sure; it’s been a while since I’ve played either of them, so I’ll have to trust everyone when they won’t shut up about how they’re the best games ever. And Half…
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Kickstarter Videogames Dying? Not So Fast, a Chat With Thomas Bidaux with Greg Micek [divider] A couple weeks ago a blog post on the ICO Partners website started making the crowdfunding rounds, and then proceeded to pop up on nearly every gaming site around. The innocently…
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John Comes Discusses Human Resources with Greg Micek Human Resources from Uber Entertainment is something we’ve been talking about quite a bit lately, it’s an intriguing game from from an experienced studio staffed by that have brought us some fantastic games. Hot off the final…
Greg Micek
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Every week we take a brief look at all of the Kickstarter campaigns that launched in the previous week. This isn’t to say that all of these projects are worth your hard earned cash, but with any luck having all of them in one place…
Greg Micek
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First – Prev – Next – Last Under Development: Human Resources Read more of “Under Development” by Julie Morley in right here. [divider] With the Under Development crew dealing with their own Human Resources drama, I thought it would be a good time to revisit the Human Resources…