To say Oceania is a bit ambitious is an understatement, even for an MMO. Graphically the environments look fantastic, shying away from the usual dark and mysterious and putting the world into the light with vibrant colors that should keep the S.A.D. away. Where things…
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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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Vandal Games has launched a Kickstarter for their currently available browser based MOBA game, Big Story Little Heroes. Described as a mix of Fat Princess, DOTA, and Ragnarok Online, Big Story is an isometric viewed action title set in a cartoonish world. A bit of…
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Digitilus has returned to Kickstarter with a new campaign for Skyjacker, their curiously titled but beautiful looking space shooter. This is the fourth campaign for Skyjacker, with the first two showing improvement but still falling short of their targets. The third campaign, for the game’s…
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270Soft is looking to bring their popular election simulator, President Forever, to Mac and they want your help. The PC version of President Forever 2016 is already available, but not for Mac. In fact, in the games’ 10+ year history it’s never been available for…
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Wasteland Interactive has done it again with regards to crowdfunding. Since their initial Worlds of Magic Kickstarter campaign earlier this year the team appears to be making steady improvements to the 4X fantasy title. They returned to Kickstarter earlier this month looking to get additional…
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Another new project from some industry heavyweights is here, and it’s called Terra Ex. This 4X game, which stands for Explore/Expand/Exploit/Exterminate (think Galactic Civilizations or Master of Orion), is being created by some of the same guys that brought us such indie smash hits as…
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Being a crowdfunding backer can be a bit stressful, it seems like every day there’s a new project worth giving some money to. But what about bills? If spending money on games is irresponsible, then spending money on crowdfunding can be doubly so since there’s…
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Another survival game has hit Kickstarter in the wake of The Long Dark’s successful campaign. That’s not an insult, because while Raindrop appears to share some elements with The Long Dark, it appears to be taking things in a much different direction. Raindrop is being…
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Described by some as X-Com, FTL, Freelancer mix, The Mandate by Perihelion Interactive has some lofty aspirations. Start with the $500,000 funding goal, no small sum. Then there’s what they hope to accomplish with the game. Not only is The Mandate a space combat sim…
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Herocraft, creators of several popular mobile strategy games are looking to get a bit more hardcore with their latest game. Lords of Discord is a fantasy themed turn based strategy game that, unlike their previous titles, will be available on PC/Mac/Linux. The team seems to…
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Bit of a rollercoaster ride for the Hinterland team and their Kickstarter campaign for The Long Dark. Just last week it was looking like the funding may or may not come through. However, as you can see below they saw an influx of donations, more-so…
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The Men Who Wear Many Hats, creators of the disturbing, yet great, Organ Trail are in the middle of another Kickstarter campaign. This time for a game that seems a little closer to their namesake; Max Gentlemen. This arcade style hat stacking game kicked off…
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A slightly different zombie game this time around, one you may already be familiar with. Rebuild is one of those phone games that everyone seems to download at least once, play it for a while, then move on. Good games for sure, but great? Not…
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Randomized open world co-operative starship simulator with permadeath. That pretty much sums up Pulsar : Lost Colony from Leafy Games. Sure, there’s lots of other details, like the fact that it’s first person, supports Oculus Rift, features five player classes, and features a single player…
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Zeboyd Games, creators of the excellent Cthulhu Save the World, and the Penny Arcade RPGs, are back with an original IP. Cosmic Star Heroine should look familiar to fans of their previous titles, with its slick pixel art and old-school gameplay feel. CSH follows the…
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Dear Diary, The most horrible thing happened last night; Jessica walked in on me while I was on the computer. There I was, relaxing, taking some much needed me time, forgetting about the world around me, trying to just focus on the monitor. The screen…