With so many video games out there in the world it’s impossible to stay knowledgeable about everything. Case in point, until today I’d never even heard of Crown of the Gods. However, it seems that this strategy MMO has been building fans online this year….
Back in September, the crowdfunded convention formerly known as GaymerX had their third successful campaign. Raising nearly $100,000, it was obvious that the gaming community appreciated this endeavor and wanted it to continue. Today we finally have confirmation as to its location as well as the…
Straight Ahead with Dog Sled Saga by Marcus Estrada [dropcap]D[/dropcap]ogsledding is something that seems quite unique, but not the kind of thing I’ll ever get a shot at doing in real life. Thankfully, someone went out and made a video game about it! In 2013…
The Deer God is a nifty, if sometimes challenging, new adventure/puzzle/survival hybrid that’s recently been released on Steam Early Access. It also might very well be the only game where you get to be a human that has been transformed into a deer. In any…
Massive Chalice – A Visually Distinct Strategy Game by Marcus Estrada [dropcap]D[/dropcap]ouble Fine’s Kickstarter campaign for Massive Chalice was a great hit. With a surprisingly sparse funding page (by today’s standards) they managed to raise 169% of their goal. Sure, it was no $3.3 million…
Prismata. The Best Strategic Card Game You Haven’t Played? by Marcus Estrada [dropcap]F[/dropcap]ans of competitive multiplayer titles and card games, listen up. If you somehow haven’t heard of Prismata then I suggest you investigate it immediately. This strategy title by Lunarch Studios takes the basics…
The Deer God, as it currently stands in beta version 0.1, is a strangely compelling, mysterious game of survival. However, because of its secrecy (or rather, a lack of any tutorial) many players run to the Steam Community looking for answers. What are the controls…
Nearly ten years ago I got my first taste of what could be considered a “visual novel” with Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney on Nintendo DS. Ever since then, I’ve become a fan of the genre and moved onto many more titles. Still, that series has…
Kickstarter MIA: What Happened to Unwritten? by Julie Morley [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s been a long time since anything about Unwritten: That Which Happened has been talked about; so I figured it was time for a refresher on the campaign, and what the developers have been up to….
Shovel Knight’s Game Awards Win is a Victory for Crowdfunding by Marcus Estrada [dropcap]D[/dropcap]id you watch The Game Awards? This brand new video game award show could be considered the spiritual successor to VGX and previous Spike TV offerings. This time around host Geoff Keighley…
Do you know of Longbow Games? If you’ve played Hegemony Gold: Wars of Ancient Greece or Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar then you definitely know their work. These developers have proved time and time again that they know how to create incredibly engaging strategy…
Loudr is a music publishing platform where artists can sell their recordings, both in single form and bundled up. Awesomely, on Loudr they’ve put together Game Music Bundle number 8, including many notable albums from important crowdfunded and indie games of this year like the OST for…
Fira Soft Discusses Frozen Survival Horror, Kriophobia with Ahmad Khan [dropcap]G[/dropcap]iven that we’re in the December dog days of Kickstarter funding it’s unusual to find a campaign worth taking a closer look at. Case in point, the last few editions of our Kickstarter roundup Weekly Launchpad….
Hands-On With Cinemaware’s Rocket Ranger Reloaded by Julie Morley [dropcap]W[/dropcap]hat if the Nazis actually won World War II? Can you imagine how the world would have changed under the control and utter destruction of the Nazi regime? Well, Cinemaware, creators of the fantastic Wings! Remastered…
Early Access with The Deer God by Marcus Estrada [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s hard to know what to expect from a game called The Deer God. Sure, there are deer, but what’s it all about? Everything begins with some hunters out looking for deer. “You” discover a deer,…
First – Prev – Next – Last Stay tuned every Sunday for a new edition of Under Development! [author image=”http://cliqist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/julie.jpg” ]Julie Morley is a freelance writer and comic artist from Spring, Texas. She attended the Academy of Art University for two years, studying Animation and Illustration. Whilst here, she…