Although we don’t cover it nearly as often, we sometimes find excellent-looking game projects on Indiegogo. Icy was one such title with a post-apocalyptic flair that we spotted earlier this year. By the campaign’s conclusion, they had easily raised their goal and made nearly $8,000 in…
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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]T[/dropcap]he Ouya Kickstarter is one which long-time crowdfunding fans may never be able to forget. Back in 2012, Julie Uhrman and company made a pitch which many gamers just couldn’t ignore. They were an indie studio creating their own video game console which cost…
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When No Pineapple Left Behind hit Kickstarter I was pretty darn excited. It looked like a very neat, satirical look at the U.S. school system via a strategy game where you teach classes full of pineapples. Unfortunately, by the end of the campaign they only managed…
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The 7th Guest was one heck of a point and click adventure game from the early 90s. With its then gorgeous pre-rendered 3D backdrops and FMV actors, it proved a popular title which spawned the sequel, The 11th Hour. Unfortunately, over the past few years,…
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I’ll admit that Witch Boy Magical Piece had definitely not been on my radar before today. The reason it came to my attention is because Sekai Project announced it during their Otakon panel! This boy’s love (BL) title focuses on a group of five young men…
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[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]he story of One Final Breath by Dark Day Interactive is a surprisingly long one. You may have just heard of it thanks to a Kickstarter campaign running right now, or if you’re like me, you may have remembered seeing this game seek funding…
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[dropcap size=big]S[/dropcap]urvival horror is a genre near and dear to my heart. Even though it has morphed in so many ways over the years, and sometimes in ways I didn’t appreciate, it still proves to be an amazing genre bursting with creativity. Even though it…
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Cross Reverie looked to be an impressive new 3D JRPG-inspired title when it launched on Kickstarter this month. However, just this week, Sinxsoft canceled their campaign even though they had raised more than half the $60,000 CAD funding goal. What happened?! As was revealed in…
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Panzermadels: Tank Dating Simulator definitely got us raising our eyebrows when it launched on Kickstarter, but hey, that didn’t mean it was too weird to succeed! By the end of the Kickstarter they had raised some $4,379 which was enough money to get their World…
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Have you ever gone to PAX before? If so, then you might just be familiar with the Assassins Ball. This event/game has appeared at both PAX East and PAX Prime for the last few years. Most notably, it has continued to receive funding each time…
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It would have been nice if The Guardian’s Spell launched after having a successful Kickstarter campaign. I, along with at least 179 other people, were excited to check out a cute new otome visual novel. Unfortunately, from April 2014 to May 2015, when the project…
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If you’ve never played the Wing Commander series and are a fan of space flight/dogfight sims then you have seriously missed out on some great games. The series may not be around anymore, but you can totally still grab them on GOG, at least. Last year,…
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Shadowrun: Hong Kong absolutely rocked its Kickstarter campaign back in January. With a goal of just $100,000, Harebrained Schemes easily managed to raise $1.2 million from fans of the Shadowrun series. Backer rewards suggested the game would launch in August 2015, but we all know…
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How would you like to play a game about gentrification? It’s a pretty interesting concept to see committed to game format. The Wizards of Trinity Bellwoods sets itself in a digital representation of the real Trinity Bellwoods park in Toronto, Canada. Apparently, there’s a whole subculture…
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[dropcap size=big]F[/dropcap]ull Motion Video (FMV) games are one of my favorite things on this planet. Yes, almost all of them originally produced for PCs and Sega CDs were outrageously goofy, but that was part of their overwhelming charm. When FMV basically died out I definitely…
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The MOBA scene is absolutely massive, and only growing larger by the day thanks to behemoth properties such as Dota 2 and League of Legends. As such, it only makes sense that we’ve seen a variety of takes on the genre hit Kickstarter. The latest…