Contrary to popular belief, the totally awesome retro-inspired High Strangeness is not the first video game to ever seek funding on Kickstarter; it was the first successful video game Kickstarter campaign, launching May 20th, 2009 and raising $1,559 of their $1,500 goal. So what was…
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At first glance Savage: The Shard of Gosen just seems to be another attempt to cash in on the retro platformer nostalgia stirred up by Shovel Knight. Plenty of other Kickstarters went for the same route and it’s not hard to see why – making…
The Retro VGS has been making its way around the gaming scene for over a year now in the idea stage. Since its earliest unveiling by mastermind Mike Kennedy, a variety of indie developers have pledged they will bring their titles to the fledgling modern-retro…
This week marks the 2 year anniversary of Cliqist officially launching. In that time we’ve published over 2,400 articles worth of videogame crowdfunding coverage. That number pales in comparison to other sites, but it’s something I’m very proud of; especially when you consider that in…
[dropcap size=big]K[/dropcap]ickstarter has been one of the best ways for developers to bring back dead franchises or even continue them because of how niche the genre maybe. Where publishers may not take the risk to resurrect the franchise, developers can go and get the funds…
Kickstarter’s Top 50: How Good Are They? by Marcus Estrada [dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite being around for many years, it wasn’t until a few massive projects landed on the site that most video game players earnestly began to back projects. It’s fitting that the project that started this…
Mike Lee on RPG Boardgame Mashup, DICETINY with Greg Micek DICETINY, an RPG, boardgame, and CCG hybrid from the team at Fakedice is one of those Kickstarters that stands out from the pack. The graphics, the rewards, and the variety of content makes it one…
Dopterra has been doing some things since the launch of Creepy Castle’s campaign and now, with the permission of Scott Cawthon, Chica from Five Nights at Freddy’s is now a playable character in Creepy Castle. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! Let’s add…
It hasn’t been a busy news week, but that doesn’t mean that there weren’t some great happenings this week! We have release news, progress made, and best of all, Shovel Knight on Mac. So let’s dig into your weekly does of all the crowdfunding news…
There’s Beauty In Simplicity By Martin Toney [divider] Today in gaming we are living in the 8th generation of video game consoles, and as each of these generations comes and goes the main stream gaming audience is introduced to increasingly more powerful video game platforms….