[dropcap size=big]C[/dropcap]ontradiction, sometimes known as Contradiction – Spot the Liar!, is one hell of a video game. It places you in the shoes of inspector Jenks, a man on a mission to discover the truth behind the death of a young woman. Players must dig…
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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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[dropcap size=big]O[/dropcap]nce upon a time, Team17 was a developer of Amiga games. Since 1990, they’ve provided a variety of games across a multitude of platforms, although you’re probably most aware of them as the name behind Alien Breed or the expansive Worms series. While they’re…
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Oftentimes, visual novels that hit Kickstarter (and are not published by Sekai Project) have a slow trickle of funding. Many succeed, of course, but not to outrageous excesses. Well, Seven Kingdoms: The Princess Problem proves that an indie studio can definitely make a huge splash…
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[dropcap size=big]O[/dropcap]ver one year ago, Jotun hit Kickstarter and drew tons of attention. This made sense, though, given its focus on Norse mythology, gorgeous artwork, and action adventure-focused gameplay. An alpha release arrived for a few lucky backers in April, and more recently, a beta…
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[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he perception of crowdfunding is changing. For years, despite successes, it seemed like something that was still a bit of a mystery to many. Folks regularly claimed how “no games” had actually come out of Kickstarter yet, despite that being false. There’s no doubt…
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Last month, retail websites such as Amazon and GameStop spontaneously swapped the release date of Mighty No. 9 from September 15, 2015 to a 2016 placeholder date. As neither Comcept or Deep Silver were speaking on the matter, I assumed this to be a reveal…
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[dropcap size=big]B[/dropcap]ack in 2003, Amplitude launched as a sequel to the already-popular Frequency rhythm game. Although Harmonix already had a fan following, it continued to grow in this era before they hit paydirt with Guitar Hero (and later, Rock Band). Their Kickstarter campaign for a…
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[dropcap size=big]B[/dropcap]ack in April, the release date for Mighty No. 9 was pushed back (from “Spring 2015”) to September. Even so, it was great to finally have a concrete date in mind and fans eagerly anticipated the September 15 launch. More recently, websites such as…
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The Banner Saga by Stoic Games had an absolutely phenomenal Kickstarter campaign back in 2012. Raising over $700,000, the team were able to get to work and produce a much-loved PC strategy title. We know that The Banner Saga 2 is coming, but that’s not…
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Were you disappointed by the failure of Battlestation: Humanity’s Last Hope Kickstarter? You aren’t alone. This mix of Babylon 5 and FTL looked downright awesome. It managed to raise around $13,000 which is no small feat, either. Luckily, the game will be making its way…
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As with basically every other visual novel Sekai Project launches onto Kickstarter, the campaign for The Grisaia Trilogy was a huge success (barring a few gaffes, of course). In the end they raised money not only for the three main games, but also the Idol Magical Girl…
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If you’re looking around on Steam, GOG, or YouTube then you’ve probably seen a fair bit of documentary-style work done on the topic of video games. Invisibility Blues: Exploring Race in Video Games is an upcoming video series hoping to explore and critique “race and representation…
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RED ASH – The Indelible Legend has been quite the noteworthy Kickstarter campaign to watch over the past month. It launched with a boom, as of course people were excited to see Keiji Inafune’s next Mega Man-inspired project. However, with little more than concept art…
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What happens once a game has succeed on Kickstarter, made its way through development, and is just about ready to launch? Unfortunately, there’s not a super easy way to take all those backer email accounts and send each a copy (especially if you’re using some…
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With less than a week left to go, RED ASH – The Indelible Legend is proving that having a well-established name or brand is not always enough to create a runaway success on Kickstarter. As of right now, Comcept has raised close to $500,000. That’s…
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Looking for a classic-style 2D platformer? Sure, you could always just plug in an old SNES or Genesis and pop in a cart, but you could also take a look at the library of such types of games hitting Kickstarter. The latest in the world…