Old is New. Lords of Xulima Reviewed by Amanda French [dropcap]S[/dropcap]o many games try to bank on nostalgia these days, and so many have failed or misrepresented themselves, that it’s understandable to be wary of any new title that promises you the pixelated moon and…
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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…
As a fan of card games, I’m always excited to see something new in that genre crop up. Upon reviewing the Prismata pitch it was hard not to get excited thanks to a video which featured multiple people espousing the game’s awesome addictive qualities. Of…
Earlier this year a moody new shooter named Ashen Rift took to Kickstarter, one we covered a number of times. Despite a strong pitch, it was unable to reach its $45,000 funding goal. As with many campaigns, this did not mark the end of the developer’s dream…
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…
You’ve probably played more than a few video games in your time – but how many have a boar for a protagonist? Viktor is a point and click adventure game where players inhabit the furry body of a wild boar (named Viktor, of course!). Although…
I don’t mean to reduce a game to its perceived similar qualities to another, but in this case the comparison is made out of love. SimAnt was by far one my favorite PC games in the early 90s and still is quite a bit of fun….
Areal Producer Returns to Kickstarter with Sketch Tales by Ahmad Khan [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he lead game designer of “S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl” and “Survarium” has formed a new indie games company, 8D Studio, and has just launched a new Kickstarter project called Sketch Tales: Play & Draw RPG…
The point and click adventure genre spawned as a result of technical advancement in the mid 80s. Games such as Deja Vu created a new interface for “text adventures” but weren’t hugely accepted just yet. It was when Maniac Mansion launched that many stalwart text…
A Beginner’s Guide to Crowdfunding Public Relations by Marcus Estrada [dropcap]C[/dropcap]rowdfunding is a wonderful thing as it gives anyone the ability to fund their creations. Whether someone wants to make books, feature films, or video games they can utilize Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Patreon, and many other…
There was a time when adventure games were king that unfortunately came to an end in the 90s. At least, it seemed that way until more recently where companies both large and small have reinvigorated the genre. Now it honestly seems like virtual reality is…
Scorn: Victim of Shifting Backer Behavior, or Poor PR? by Marcus Estrada [box type=”shadow” align=”alignright” width=”0″ ][iframe frameborder=”0″ height=”280″ scrolling=”no” src=”https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/571331118/scorn-episode-one/widget/card.html?v=2″ width=”220″][/iframe][/box][dropcap]T[/dropcap]he story of Scorn is a bit of an odd one. Back in June, an editor for the horror-focused video game site Rely on…
Do you love films like The Goonies, Back to the Future, and Weird Science? The 1980s were rife with films which offered likable lead characters getting into incredible adventures and messing with science beyond their control. Crossing Souls is an upcoming game which looks to…
Old is New Again in Pier Solar and the Great Architects by Marcus Estrada [dropcap]M[/dropcap]any of us have fond memories of playing RPGs on consoles such as the SNES and Genesis. Although they existed before either came out, it was really in this 16-bit era…
The concept for Courier of the Crypts began back in 2011 during the Ludum Dare #20 competition, the theme being “You won’t be going alone, take this!” Thus a small top-down pixelated dungeon crawler was created. Later on that year, Primož Vovk revisited his project and…
Looking to find the next title to play at your co-op gaming party? Well, if funded, perhaps Attack of the Labyrinth will come to be a viable contender! So far, developer Matt Goes has been able to get his project about 2/3rds complete all on his own…
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