You know, one thing that always is a bit disappointing is checking out a new campaign and seeing that the developer has only backed one or two Kickstarter projects prior to launching their own. Hey, nothing wrong with that, but it’s pretty common. I couldn’t…
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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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Did you back the gorgeous Jotun in July of 2014? If so, then you’d better be sure to check Kickstarter as beta access opened up this month. All folks who pledged to a tier with beta access can now jump in and check how the…
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For those unfamiliar with it, Last Year is a 5 vs 1 multiplayer game themed around slasher films. One player is the killer while the other four band together as a group of young adults. The campaign launched and found a surprisingly late surge in funds…
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In case you think you’re seeing things, no, Hotline Miami was not crowdfunded. However, in August 2014 a figure for Jacket received funding via Kickstarter to go into production. Now they’ve returned to the land of crowdfunding to create a Biker figure. The figure is…
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Steel Assault hit Kickstarter in January of this year and looked like a lovely homage to classic 2D action games such as Batman and Shatterhand. They succeeded in their funding effort, and even were Greenlit for Steam, but since March there were no backer updates posted….
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The Spirit Siege Kickstarter launched just under a year ago and succeeded thanks in part to a fun card game dynamic, cute artwork, and fantasy themes. Unfortunately, things are no longer progressing as backers would hope — in fact, development won’t be moving forward at…
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Just about a year after their previously successful visual novel Kickstarter, Rising Angels: Fates, IDHAS Studios have returned with another game by the name of Order of Ataxia: Initial Effects. Although their previous title isn’t out yet, the developers have been keen on keeping backers updated…
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Choice Chamber is an incredibly unique action platformer where stream chatters can affect the game. It was funded back in March 2014. Along the way, developer Studio Bean provided a fair amount of backer updates to keep folks in the loop. Now, the game is finally…
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Virtual reality – is it a fad or the future of video games? I certainly don’t know the answer to this question, but there’s no doubt that copious companies out there are viewing it as a serious upcoming contender in the gaming scene. We already…
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Nova Blitz is an upcoming trading card game by Dragon Foundry and you may have heard of it before. If so, it’s likely because of the previous Kickstarter campaign that was run for the title in February to the tune of $80,000. In the end,…
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Smash TV is absolutely one of my favorite classic games out there, and so anything that in any way gains inspiration from that gets onto my radar. Satellite Rush is one such game that takes classic twin-stick shooter gameplay and similar themes to create its own…
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The Girls Make Games initiative has just returned to Kickstarter to help fund a new video game. Developed by a team of middle schoolers who call themselves the “Team Who Must Not Be Named,” Interfectorem is a murder mystery tale. It all begins when Alis,…
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The story of Gayway begins with Frank, a young man who is resentful of his father for not accepting him for being gay. However, one day his father dies. Although word is that it was a suicide, Frank knows that something suspicious going on. As…
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[dropcap size=big]S[/dropcap]henmue 3 finished its month on Kickstarter with a massive $6,333,295 in funding. There’s no doubt that this is quite the impressive number, and far greater than their goal of just $2,000,000. In fact, it is such a high amount of funding that it…
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The Kickstarter for Toby’s Island launched in March 2014 and gained attention thanks to its monster-raising RPG stylings. Despite including a lot of aspects that fans of the genre enjoy, the campaign squeaked by with $20,993 CAD of its $20,000 goal. Since then, the development…
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Up until now, Sam Dyer and Bitmap Books have been busy creating their very own books based on the Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, and ZX Spectrum. Now they’ve launched a campaign for something slightly different. They’ve teamed up with Swedish author Jimmy Wilhemsson to crowdfund…