2014 is over! Now that we’re in 2015 the folks at Kickstarter took it upon themselves to provide another simple summary of how projects performed on the website in the previous year. The results are a mix of obvious and surprising, but what should be…
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Every week we take a brief look at all of the Kickstarter video game campaigns that launched in the previous week. This isn’t to say that all of these projects are worth your hard earned cash, but with any luck having all of them in…
Absent is a game with a bit of a history. The ideas for it first came to creator James Fenton when he created a student film of the same name in 2010. Shortly after, work began on creating an adventure game with the same style. Last…
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…
10 Upcoming IndieGogo Games to Keep an Eye On by Marcus Estrada [divider] [dropcap]D[/dropcap]espite being a year older, IndieGogo is like Kickstarter’s kid brother. Although the two having very similar aims IndieGogo is stuck playing catch up in many instances. Kickstarter projects often receive publicity by…
Every week we take a brief look at all of the Kickstarter campaigns that launched in the previous week. This isn’t to say that all of these projects are worth your hard earned cash, but with any luck having all of them in one place…
Back in the Fight with Wings! Remastered Edition by Marcus Estrada [divider] [dropcap]C[/dropcap]inemaware was a big name in PC game development back in the day. Amiga owners were particularly smitten with the team that released games such as Defender of the Crown, It Came from…
If you’ve never heard of Video Games Live before and consider yourself a gaming fan then you owe it to yourself to experience it at least once. Since the concert series launched years ago gamers of all ages have attended across the country. After taking…
Kickstarter Videogames Dying? Not So Fast, a Chat With Thomas Bidaux with Greg Micek [divider] A couple weeks ago a blog post on the ICO Partners website started making the crowdfunding rounds, and then proceeded to pop up on nearly every gaming site around. The innocently…
The Long Dark is one of those games that keep’s showing up on everyone’s “Most Anticipated Games” list, even though we’ve seen relatively little of it since it was funded on Kickstarter last year. However, all of that changed in September when the game was…
Let’s Chat about Ascent, The 270 Billion Star System Space MMO with Julie Morley [divider] Ascent is a PvE space-oriented MMO with over 270 billion star systems to explore and it is on Kickstarter, aiming to raise $35K. It is developed by Australian studio, Fluffy…
Argentinean indie game studio, Senscape, has developed quite the reputation for their point and click adventure games. Scratches and Serena received a cult following and praise from the indie horror game community; it was clear Senscape found their niche. The studio is no newbie to Kickstarter…
Last year an intriguing new tactical RPG hit Kickstarter by the name of Graywalkers: Purgatory. Despite a very information-filled pitch, the campaign was simply unable to reach its $100,000 goal. After regrouping, getting through Greenlight on Steam, and preparing to secure additional funding from investors, Dreamlords…
The members of Pittsburgh-based studio Castle Pixel are no newbies to the process of crowdfunding a game. Last year, they launched a campaign for their sci-fi adventure game Rex Rocket and successfully released it in August. Now the team is back with another game idea…
A Walk In The Long Dark by Marcus Estrada [divider] The Long Dark had a mightily impressive Kickstarter campaign last year. Hinterland Studios raised over $250,000 for their survival sim and have been rolling out the alpha to backers. Although there’s no story mode currently…
Welcome to our weekly feature, “Question Of The Week.” As you can tell from that entirely original title each week we pose a question to our panel and they chime in with their opinions. No one sees one another’s responses until the story is posted,…
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