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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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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Welcome to our weekly feature, “Question Of The Week.” As you can tell from that entirely original title each week we pose a question to our panel and they chime in with their opinions. No one sees one another’s responses until the story is posted,…
Greg Micek
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Backers of The Long Dark got some good news today, which means everyone interested in he snow-bound survival sim also get good news. First off is that the sandbox alpha has been sent to more backers (hello!). While it doesn’t contain any of the games’ mysterious…
Greg Micek
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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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It looks like the Maksym Pashanin drama is coming to a close; or at least part of it is. The Desert Sun is reporting that the Confederate Express and Knuckle Club developer that holed up in an Airbnb rental with his brother by way of…
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First – Prev – Next – Last Stay tuned every Sunday for a new edition of Under Development! [divider] [author image=”http://cliqist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/julie.jpg” ]Julie Morley is a freelance writer and comic artist from Spring, Texas. She attended the Academy of Art University for two years, studying Animation and Illustration. Whilst…
Greg Micek
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Welcome to our weekly feature, “Question Of The Week.” As you can tell from that entirely original title each week we pose a question to our panel and they chime in with their opinions. No one sees one another’s responses until the story is posted,…
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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Every week (starting now at least) 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…
Greg Micek
4 Min Read
Welcome to our weekly feature, “Question Of The Week.” As you can tell from that entirely original title each week we pose a question to our panel and they chime in with their opinions. No one sees one another’s responses until the story is posted,…
Greg Micek
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Let’s close out the day with a message regarding one of our own. Julie Morley, a valued member of the Cliqist family, celebrated her birthday today. I don’t know how old she is, or if she was able to get her hands on an ice cream…
Greg Micek
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It’s been about a week since we posted about the endless platforming insanity that is Cavern Kings, and in that time the developers at Vine have crushed their initial $2,500 funding target and are well on their way to stretch goal territory. Since there’s a…
Greg Micek
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It’s pretty much the law that as a PC gamer you must look back at the extensive library of LucasArts adventure games with fond memories. Even if you never played a minute of Grim Fandango, Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion, or any of the others; it…
Greg Micek
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The comments section of any particular Kickstarter campaign is usually a pretty civilized place; most people keep it together well enough to simply post encouraging remarks, ask questions, and cross post links to news coverage. However, when a campaign goes down-hill things can get pretty…
Greg Micek
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[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t seems that every time a sketchy Kickstarter campaign launches there’s a small group of backers that are on the case to expose any potential improprieties. This hardcore group of sleuths go to great lengths to dig up dirt on rogue developers and their shady campaigns. …
Greg Micek
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Every now and then there’s a Kickstarter campaign that causes me to sigh heavily, sink into my seat, and get depressed for a couple days. Believe it or not, it’s not the half-assed, scammy, or even cynical campaigns that get me in a funk; its…