5 Lives Studios has finally released a gameplay video of their much anticipated Syndicate-esque cyberpunk strategy game Satellite Reign. A few disclaimers though directly from the recent developer diary in which the video was featured: “…its very much a pre alpha build being demoed, nothing here…
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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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I’m no lawyer, nor am I a police officer, or even a private investigator, but I don’t have to be to have a feeling that something might be up with the Kickstarter for “iOS Cartoon – Themed Casino Games.” Yes, the game is exactly as…
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One of the most exciting things I had the opportunity to cover in my Diygames days was Julian Gollop forming Codo Technologies with his brother. Big name developers going indie just wasn’t terribly common back in the early 2000’s. Eventually the team released the fantastic…
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Last week we posted about a new game on Kickstarter called Dark Skyes, a dating sim that takes place in the world of My Little Pony (MLP). Described as a “Brony dating sim,” Dark Skyes aims to let adult fans of the magical pony world…
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Have you ever played an adventure game and thought “You know, this is too uplifting, I need something more depressing.” Maybe you thought the twisted world of Sanitarium seemed like a nice vacation, or that the issues raised in I Have No Mouth And I…
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Last November the team over at Snowcastle Games launched a Kickstarter campaign for Festival of Magic, a JRPG inspired fantasy game with a number of unique hooks. Here’s a bit from our previous coverage of the game: “You control Amon, a young desert scavenger on…
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A pair of industry vets has started a Kickstarter campaign for the unusually titled Dragon Fin Soup; a roguelike inspired turn based tactical RPG. Shockingly enough they’re bucking the current trend of ultra pixellated graphics in favor of something a bit more modern, but don’t…
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Every now and then I’m a bit late on the draw when it comes to posting announcements. Sometimes it’s that things get overlooked, ignored for some reason, or a busy schedule. Don’t ask me which of those situations led to the tardiness in posting an…
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All alone in a harsh landscape with death waiting to take you away at a moment’s notice; you’ve only one goal, and it’s to survive. No, it’s not winter in New York, its Proven Lands. Proven Lands is a sci-fi sandbox roguelike just hit Kickstarter…
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I recently started reading The Martian by Andy Weir. It tells the story of an astronaut that gets stranded on Mars and has to do whatever he can to survive. So far it’s a pretty fascinating reading, especially the technical aspects of it. As I’ve…
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Remember Confederate Express? It’s the great looking isometric tactical RPG that raised about $40,000 last November. Since destroying their original funding goal the team behind ConEx have only posted two updates, a little frustrating but not necessarily unheard of. The first post funding update, back in…
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It’s been almost a year since Jagged Alliance: Flashback hit Kickstarter and collected nearly $370,000 of everyone’s money. So how’s it going for this reboot of the turn based strategy classic? Slow, but steady! In the past few months there’s been a pair of developer…
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The Galactic Princess team has posted an update to their still active Kickstarter that includes a solid look at the action heavy FTL style game. The update gives a rundown of several changes made to the game, most impressive are the graphical improvements. Head here…
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Before you consider backing Dark Skyes we encourage you to read our feature on whether or not the entire thing is real, a prank, or a scam. One of the main reasons Cliqist was started was to help promote tolerance and acceptance in gaming. And…
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Living in Sacramento, Ca., like I do I have certain feelings about Shaq. The rivalry between the Kings and the Lakers means I’m obligated to hold a grudge against the guy, even while he’s in retirement. Add in the fact that I’m a long time…
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The trio of ex SNK / King Of Fighters developers currently working on Yatagarasu Attack On Cataclysm, a 2D fighting game, posted a huge update on the state of the game recently. Let’s start with the bad news. Yatagarasu missed its February 2014 release date. …