Groovy Milk is not something you want pouring out of the carton late at night. It is however what some Russian game developers decided to call their new studio. Their first game, Creepy Road, is heading to Kickstarter later this month after a successful Steam…
Josh Griffiths
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Josh Griffiths is a writer and amateur historian. He has a passion for 3D platformers, narrative-driven games, and books. Josh is also Cliqist’s video producer. He’s currently working on his first novel, and will be doing so on and off for the next decade.
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Deliver Us the Moon is up on Kickstarter right now, with a promising concept and a ton of media coverage. It looks and sounds like it could be a great game, a fun space-based narrative full of action and exploration. The Kickstarter page is nicely…
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When I first wrote about Ghost Theory about three weeks ago, I was amazed at how unique and charming the game looked. Most first person horror games these days are still cashing in on Slenderman and Amnesia, with the occasional Five Nights at Freddy’s rip-off….
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“It is clearly obvious that we have taken much more time than we wanted to develop Gate of Memories.” That’s how Anima: Gate of Memories most recent update begins. With an original release estimate of November 2014, it’s fair to say 16 months is a…
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Rarely does a single game get two successful Kickstarter campaigns. Rarer still is when the public’s reaction is not only positive, but better the second time around. Such was the case for Last Class Heroes, an RPG which started life as a small mobile game….
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It’s hard to type with all this protective gear on, but I find it necessary. This article will be about a Kickstarter involving Leigh Alexander, Zoe Quinn, Maddy Myers, and Kathrine Cross. … …. ….. Is everyone done shouting now? Good, I’ll just take this…
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Do you hate Steam? Do you hate Digital Rights Management, or DRM as it’s more commonly referred to? Did you back The Long Dark? Are you tired of all these pointless questions which you already know what they’re leading up to? Well, good news! Developer…
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What an odd little thing Ira’s demo turned out to be. It didn’t start that way, putting you in the role of a hobo on a train in 1932. Everything seemed normal, at least in the way we think of normal in relation to videogames,…
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Omori, a horror RPG funded in June 2014, recently published an update on Kickstarter. It’s a rare sight for backers. When the campaign launched on Kickstarter, it received regular updates. However, those updates dried up after it’s “freaking amazing,” as our former writer Julie Morley…
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We reported on the suspiciously named Amplitude: A Visual Novel last week, and that it had a public demo available. Today I had a chance to play it, and came away pretty impressed. You can watch the video for yourself above, or if you hate…
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This has been a crazy road,” waxes Truceful Entertainment after their failed Kickstarter campaign for Fritz. It sounds like either the start of a high school graduation speech or the beginning of a Kickstarter update. You can’t blame them though; the campaign for Fritz might…
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Don’t let the identical name fool you, Amplitude on Indiegogo is an entirely different beast to Harmonix’s Kickstarted rhythm game. That being said, developer Ceylon Entertainment’s previous game was Freak-Quency, so it’s probably not a mistake. Amplitude is a visual novel with some unique twists….
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No, it’s not the sequel to Gunstar Heroes, but rather an excellent looking new Kickstarter game. Invisigun Heroes is exactly what the name suggests. It’s a multiplayer arena shooter where everyone’s invisible. You may be wondering how anyone can possibly play the game if no…
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If there’s a shortage of any genre in the indie gaming scene, it certainly isn’t present in either rouge-likes or first person horror. If you want to make one of those games, you have to do something to stand out. And sticking the word “Simulator”…
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Darkest Dungeon, one of Kickstarter’s latest darlings and a model for the Early Access game, has finally been released. That means gamers can finally “Go to Hell.” I assume the developers are referring to the games full release, and not something more nefarious. The bad news, if…
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Recently launched Kickstarter Space Revolver touts itself as “neo-noir cyberpunk space cowboy action,” featuring 2-4 online play and local multiplayer. But what I think excites me most about this 2D action platformer is perhaps the most revolution feature of all: “etc.” I don’t want to…