[dropcap size=big]P[/dropcap]illars of Eternity, Shantae and Might No. 9 are some of the biggest and most successful games to come out of Kickstarter but it makes me wonder why they were brought to it in the first place. Pillars of Eternity is definitely hitting a…
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When we look back at the history of crowdfunding, the success of Double Fine’s Broken Age will undoubtedly be a pivotal chapter. Studio founder Tim Schafer will go down as the man who stood at the helm of such a groundbreaking campaign. Any list of…
The Big List of Discounted Crowdfunded Games in the 2014 Steam Holiday Sale by Marcus Estrada [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he annual Steam Holiday Sale is now upon us! No matter what you may or may not celebrate personally, it’s incredibly hard for PC gamers to ignore this event….
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…
Being Famous Pre-Kickstarter: A Blessing and a Curse by Marcus Estrada Note: Curious to see the data we’ve gathered on top funded crowdfunding projects thus far? Check out this article which includes the 50 most-funded projects complete with charts! [divider] [dropcap]V[/dropcap]ideo game development is a challenging…
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…
Oscar Gomez on Classically Styled Adventure, Dog Mendonca & Pizza Boy with Greg Micek Adventure games have a special place in many gamers’ hearts, but especially in those that follow crowdfunding. Although it launched in 2009, Kickstarter didn’t explode into the minds of gamers until Tim Schafer…
It’s another birthday here at the Cliqist world headquarters. Today Suzanne Verras celebrated the anniversary of her birth. Years of destroying her vision in front of a TV playing videogames has brought her to us, and we’re happy to have her! Suzanne has brought us…
By Brad Jones [divider] Note: The opinions expressed in this editorial are not necessarily the views or opinions of Cliqist.com. Greg, we need to talk. I hate to put you on blast like this, but it’s time we had a serious chat about crowdfunding. It…
Kickstarter projects tend to fall into one of three categories. Developer has a mostly complete game and heads to Kickstarter to help build a community while raising some cash for marketing and such. Developer has a game in production but is hitting a wall for…
Evan Narcisse over at Kotaku wants to let everyone know that 2014 might be the year to have renewed faith in Kickstarter, or crowdfunding as a whole, again. Big relief! With a number of major Kickstarted projects being released in recent weeks, including Broken Age,…
Kotaku’s Kirk Hamilton has a lengthy interview with crowd funding Godfather Tim Schafer. Interestingly enough the interview focuses very little on the nitty gritty of Schafer & company’s crowdfunded adventure game Broken Age, and instead goes into the good and bad of crowd funding. From where…
Besides showcasing new games, this year’s IndieCade proved to be a time for looking back on the festival and indie games in general. On a panel called “Indie Histories: Handmade Pixels and the IndieCade Book,” game theorist Jesper Juul and IndieCade co-founder Celia Pearce discussed…
Last weekend the Pasadena Convention Center in California was packed as the inaugural LightBox Expo celebrated artists in a variety of visual arts, ranging from illustration to gaming. With programming consisting of panels, demos, and portfolio reviews, LightBox also gave artists a venue to exhibit…
Playable for the first time at GDC 2019, Creature in the Well is Flight School Studio’s newest project. It was part of the Indie MEGABOOTH at GDC, providing a chance for players to try it out. When I first laid eyes on it, the title…
Sunless Skies is the latest entry into a series of narrative-driven Gothic role playing games. The game has gone some strange places, both literally and figuratively. The original title was a primarily text-based browser game, the sequel Sunless Sea was a rogue-like action experience set…