[dropcap size=big]C[/dropcap]ode Hero was an educational game idea by Primer Labs meant to teach players how to code javascript. Its Kickstarter campaign ran from December 2011 to February 2012 for a total of 60 days. It raised over $170k. Alex Peake, the founder of Primer…
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March was an absolutely wonderful month for Kickstarter projects. Over the span of 30 days there were 35 video gaming campaigns that succeeded! Some were lucky enough to raise funds hand over fist, while others barely made it. No matter what, each met their funding…
K[dropcap size=big]K[/dropcap]ickstarter, and crowdfunding in general, is a unique experience that allows ideas to come to fruition and it lets a developer keep in touch with their fan base. And the good ones keep this conversation open long after the campaign ends, going so far…
Those who have been following adventure games on Kickstarter as long as I have should be familiar with Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption by Lori and Corey Cole. It was a spiritual successor to their Quest for Glory series back during the days of Sierra On-Line….
[dropcap size=big]E[/dropcap]very 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…
[dropcap size=big]E[/dropcap]very month Kickstarter is full of wild successes, and depressing failures. While some are always going to have that massive fan push behind them to see hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding others barely make it to the finish line. Due to the…
[dropcap size=big]U[/dropcap]nforgotten Quest was the game project and personal baby of YouTuber, BruceWillakers, also known as Robert Moran. The campaign ran from November 18th, 2012 to December 18th, 2012. It closed out with over $118k raised, a feat I think it achieved purely on salesmanship…
Warning: This analysis is going to go in-depth with the game’s story. Major spoilers can be found throughout. If you’ve not played Bloodborne and you want to see what some of the fuss is about, you’ll find it here—but I do recommend playing it first…
I’ll be honest; I’m no spring chicken anymore. Given that I’m less than a year away from 40 I’ve accepted that a majority of my gaming life is now a memory. While there are plenty of games I’m looking forward to, the creeping hand of…
[dropcap size=small]O[/dropcap]ne of the most exciting thing about Kickstarter and crowdfunding in general is seeing how many awesome new projects spring up. Of course, more exciting than that is when said campaigns succeed (sometimes to sums of money far greater than they ever expected! In…
[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap] once covered a variety of reasons why developers should avoid launching crowdfunding campaigns during the holiday season. But it’s spring now, right? All the biggest, most expensive holidays are passed, right? So why did the Seven Dragon Saga, a game that had a developed…
[dropcap size=big]E[/dropcap]merging onto the scene back in 2012, Starship Corporation has been “Building Better Worlds” for players to become immersed in. After a successful Indiegogo campaign the developer, Coronado Games, has put in a lot of time and work into this expansive universe. This sci-fi RTS…
[dropcap size=small]D[/dropcap]o you remember the Kickstarter video games heyday? I certainly do. Although the website has existed in some capacity since 2009, it was only when Double Fine took to the site in 2012 that a majority of gamers finally discovered its existence. Now, we’re…
[dropcap size=big]E[/dropcap]very 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…
If you’re a fan of YouTube channels all about video games then you may have seen John “Gamester81” Lester before. Although I’ve lessened my video consumption over the last few years, I definitely used to watch his content alongside many other great folks. Under the…
[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]e all love Team Fortress, Battlefield’s conquest mode, and Chivalry: Medieval Warfare. If I told you there was a game that took the class based combat from Team Fortress, the push and pull combat from Battlefield, and the combat from Chivalry, but it also…
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