Imagination Is The Only Escape is an adventure game that takes place during the Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup. The game’s protagonist, Samuel, manages to flee the oncoming Jewish internment by the Nazis, only to see his mother murdered at their hands. From there the game turns into…
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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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Ilya Shevchenko posted a lengthy update to the DCS WWII : Europe 1944 Kickstarter board recently. Although the team have surpassed their $100,000 target by about $5,000 with 11 days to go, Ilya lamented the mistakes they’ve make along the way. It seems that part…
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Loreful sent out a sad update regarding their upcoming Sime-Gen universe RPG, Ambrov X; stating that they were cancelling their Kickstarter campaign. Originally scheduled to run until October 5th, the team only managed to earn $68,737 from backers against a goal of $500,000. Here’s a…
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When was the last time you got money back for backing a successful project? That could happen if you were to back 0 AD on Indiegogo. How’s that? The project is an associated project of the Software in the Public Interest (SPI), SPI is a…
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Lords of Xulima is a throwback 2D isometric RPG from Madrid based developers Numantlan Games. If you’re having trouble with any pronunciation, don’t worry about it, just check out what they’re working on. Xulima looks to continue the tradition of classic RPG series’ such as…
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Ouya’s Julie Uhrman posted a Blog update regarding her company’s much troubled Free The Games Fund. The fund, which provided money to successful Kickstarter projects meeting certain criteria, has been the subject of much derision due to some suspicious activity on the part of some…
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After much controversy, Ouya has made some major revision to their Free The Games Fund guidelines. Originally the project rules were open for potential abuse, now it seems many of those gaps have been filled. Here’s a breakdown of the major changes as outlined here…
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Harbour Games updated their Terminus Kickstarter page with a new gameplay video : As you can tell it’s still pretty rough, but it gives you an idea of the overall vibe of the game. From the beginning the appeal of Terminus was less about the…
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Matt Lees of VideoGamer.com is not a fan of Godus. Godus, in case you forgot, Peter Molyneux’s Kickstarted god game that took in £526,563 last December. As you would expect, Matt’s views are…. controversial. But don’t worry, the YouTube commentors are as respectful as always. You can…
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Chris Roberts sent out a transmission earlier today : Star Citizen crowdfunding has hit $19 million. Let that sink in. What’s $20,000,000 get contributors? A PDF format Jane’s Fighting Ships style manual to all backers, the inclusion of user operator space stations, and monthly editions of…
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The Kickstarter campaign for Mutant Football League started a few days ago, and they’re already fighting for yardage. First a bit about the game itself. As the spiritual successor to the classic Mutant League Football, it’s on a lot of people’s top ten list of…
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If you’ve ever read Cormac McCarthy’s The Road then you know how depressing, painful, and hopeless it is. Now imagine The Road took place in a snow choked forest deep inside Canada. Makes you shudder to even think about it, doesn’t it? That brings us…
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Another day, another underwater city simulator with laser sharks, and mustachioed dolphins in top hats. Check out Eleventh Level Interactive’s Kickstarter page for Underwater Metropolis, it’s got the aforementioned sharks and dolphins and more! In Underwater Metropolis you’re in charge of your very own underwater…..
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Ever play an Otome game before? Neither have I. Do you know what an Otome game is? Neither did I until coming across the Destiny Fails Us Kickstarter. This lack of knowledge and experience isn’t due to a “if it don’t shoot, it’s gotta scoot” kind…
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More zombies, brains, and guns, courtesy of Monochrome Games and their slightly unusual Kickstarter campaign for Contagion. See, Contagion is essentially done, and by done they don’t mean “We totally have a 20 page design doc ready!” The game is currently in closed beta and…
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The last ride in a taxi I had wasn’t anything like this. It wasn’t a pedal car driven by an enormous man named Gino. He didn’t have an umbrella that had the ability to catch reflections and help us ward of evil creatures. In fact,…