Every month Kickstarter is full of wild successes, and depressing failures. While some are always going to have that massive fan push behind them to see hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding others barely make it to the finish line. Due to the nature…
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Marcus is a fellow with a love for video games, horror, and Japanese food. When he’s not writing about games for a multitude of sites, he’s usually still playing one. Writing about video games is something he hopes to continue doing for many years to come.
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We’ve been waiting on it for a while now, but the RETRO VGS, a modern console for cartridge games, has just launched on Indiegogo. What exactly is this console all about? It’s an attempt to bring back aspects of gaming that have long since been…
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Those of us who are both fans of crowdfunding and visual novels know that Sekai Project is an extremely strong presence in both scenes in the West. They’ve successfully raised funds for seven visual novels so far, and have just added an eighth! That newest game…
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Hello and welcome to our August Kickstarter campaign analysis! The past few months have been absolutely wild in the world of crowdfunding thanks to no shortage of massive campaigns. For the first time in a long while it seems that this month was mostly free…
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Remember Outer Wilds? In case you forgot, it’s the very first campaign on the new crowdfunding site Fig. The campaign recently hit a milestone by attaining $100,000 in funding, though they’ve still got to reach that $125,000 goal within the next two weeks. In any…
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It’s not a good idea to hold grudges. Most often, they’re far more trouble than they’re worth! With that said, it is a bit hard for me to look at a Kickstarter that launched recently with a completely open mind. The game is Secluded by…
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I’m a bit obsessed with collecting video game consoles. While there are still many more for me to nab from the vast history of gaming, Kickstarter is making it even harder with their own modern devices. Case in point: The GameKid recently hit Kickstarter. This…
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Red Awakening is a pretty cool neon-infused, bloody, stealth horror game. It’s because of that unique concept and visual design that I immediately recalled that the game was originally brought to Kickstarter back in April. It failed back then, and has since returned for another…
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[dropcap size=small]E[/dropcap]very month Kickstarter is full of wild successes, and depressing failures. While some are always going to have that massive fan push behind them to see hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding others barely make it to the finish line. Due to the…
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In 1996, what might be classified as a submarine shooter/simulator by the name of Archimedean Dynasty arrived on MS-DOS. It developed a passionate following which saw the “Aqua” series continue with the later PC releases of Aquanox and Aquanox 2: Revelation in 2001 and 2003…
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[dropcap size=big]K[/dropcap]ickstarter, Indiegogo, Patreon, and others are all pretty excellent sites. If you’re reading Cliqist then no doubt you’re a big fan of at least one crowdfunding website — but how do you feel about another entrant into the field? Justin Bailey of Double Fine…
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[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]hose with an encyclopedic memory of Kickstarter campaigns will recall that almost exactly one year ago, Storm Isle Productions attempted to raise $50,000 for Disciples of the Storm. This RTS presented itself well enough to gain nearly half the goal amount — but of…
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You may have heard of Outer Wilds before. Not only did this game win a huge award at the Independent Games Festival, but an alpha build has also been floating around for quite some time. This completely free early release of the game has seen…
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[dropcap size=big]C[/dropcap]an you believe we’ve already made it halfway through the year? Hundreds of Kickstarter campaigns have come and gone in this short span of time, and as always, only a select few end up victorious. Today we’re looking at those fortunate successes for the…
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Recently, long-time developer Tale of Tales revealed that they were no longer pursuing commercial video game production. Although they ran a successful Kickstarter for Sunset, it failed to attract much attention from the gaming populace after launch. This huge misstep caused the development team to…
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[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]oolfe – The Red Hood Diaries hit Kickstarter with a fantastic concept back in 2014. Seriously, who wouldn’t want to play an action platformer where you play as a “vengeful Red Riding Hood?” It’s no wonder why developer GRIN Gamestudio made $72,193 in all,…