Cashtronauts looks like a game I would draw on my paper bag covered books in junior high. That’s not a bad thing, quite the opposite in fact; it looks like my tween fantasy come to life. One of them anyway. Zipping through the void 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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Sad news from American McGee’s Akaneiro: Demon Hunters Kickstarter campaign; things aren’t going well. First some history; the Akaneiro Kickstarter campaign ran during January of 2013 and raised $204,680 of a $200,000 goal. The game, an isometric action RPG that mixed Japanese themes into the…
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By Gabe Carey [divider] Octodad: Dadliest Catch is the sequel to the 2011 independent game, Octodad, available on all three major PC platforms. Unlike its predecessor, Dadliest Catch is not freeware and, instead, features a variety of level environments, each emphasizing different ways to make…
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Our Darker Purpose, Avidly WIld Games’ top down rogue-like action adventure RPG, has hit Steam today. Available for a discount $10.00 for the next week Our Darker Purpose is a Coraline inspired tale of a girl named Cordy who attends the creepy sounding Edgewood Home for Lost Children. …
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Bretwalda Games updated backers on the status of Steam Squad with some good news this morning, their alternate history WWI turn based strategy game has hit alpha. Backers at the appropriate levels are being given their keys to download it from Desura as we speak….
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Hairbrained Schemes announced today that they’ll be releasing the first expansion for their cyberpunk RPG Shadowrun Returns on February 27th. Shadowrun: Dragonfall will cost $14.99 to non-backers, but is free to those that backed Shadowrun at the appropriate level. Dragonfall takes place in an all…
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Brad McQuaid knows a thing or two about games; specifically, those we play online. Steeped in in the ways of the early 90’s MUD scene, Brad got a job at Sony where he made his name with the enourmously successful EverQuest. EverQuest will forever be…
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If there’s one thing that people on Kickstarter love it’s a good Metroidvania game; and rogue-likes, lots and lots of rogue-likes. Back to the Metroidvanias, those side scrolling action titles with light RPG elements that are so adored. The latest one to hit Kickstarter is…
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Warhorse Studios has posted a lengthy update for their Kickstarter juggernaut Kingdom Come : Deliverance, the no magic or mystical creatures medieval RPG. In addition to a number of frequently asked questions about character customization, world size, DRM, MOD support, and much more, there’s a…
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Sometimes when artists try and combine their artistic sensibilities with technology in order to make a statement things can go bad, very bad. Other times we get landscape changing pieces of art that challenge what we think of as entertainment and art. Troubadour from Cicatriz…
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Another day, another huge Kickstarter campaign. This time is courtesy of Czech studio Warhorse. Comprised of developers with experience on such classic titles as Mafia 1 and 2, ArmA, Operation Flashpoint, Hidden & Dangerous 1 and 2, and Crysis 3, you’d think the team at…
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Kotaku might not be the biggest fans of crowdfunding but they’ve been doing a commendable job the last couple days covering the rough time Stoic is having with their crowdfunded darling, The Banner Saga. The first article, published last night, details the Notice of Opposition…
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The folks over at Hinterland have posted a new update to the Long Dark Kickstarter page; it includes the usual stuff, including information on Steam, some gameplay details, and the latest press coverage of their snowy first person survival sim. Most interestingly though is that…
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Let’s start by taking a look at some screenshots.. Wow, right? What you see up there are some images from Mojo Games’ upcoming first person adventure game Cradle. With a Kickstarter campaign that launched last night the guys at Mojo Games are hoping to collect…
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Aleksey Yarmolik recently took some time out of his busy Kickstarter schedule to discuss his studios’ cutesy war title Pocket Troops with us. When last we saw Pocket Troops we were a little confused as to the overall point of the game, what exactly is…
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Roberts Space Industries has unveiled the latest toy to keep rabid space-sim fans satiated until the $37mil behemoth that is Star Citizen is released; the Organization System. While not as sexy as the previously released Hangar Module, which let you explore your own ship, the…