E3 used to be a show dedicated to the big boys and girls of the AAA industry. In recent years, there’s been a shift in the status quo. It’s still firmly about the AAA industry, but each company is in a mini-arms race to see…
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World War II isn’t the only historical period that gets to have fun on Kickstarter. There are plenty (read: a few) games that found success by breaking away from the mold. There are games about the American Civil War, Medieval Europe, and… well, that’s it…
Yooka-Laylee is not a very good game. Its creators, Playtonic, wrapped it (and themselves) up so firmly in nostalgia that it ended up choking them. This can’t be too surprising and not just because the Kickstarter sold itself on its similarities to Banjo-Kazooie. The people who created the…
Stories don’t get much more wholesome than those about a boy and his dog. It’s the quintessential trappings of any good coming of age story. So why does the trailer for Pirate Software’s new RPG, Heartbound fill me with dread? Probably because of all the…
Sometimes, less than scrupulous individuals will cobble together crowdfunding projects in an attempt to make sweet game developer money. They may even get away with it too, for a bit. Until the meddling gamer community calls them out on it. Kewpie-Jazzy attempted this last year…
There is something magical about games that cross genres. Taking the best parts of each and mixing them together to create something new. Developer Visualnoveler takes this concept a bit further with their newest game, Ascendant Hearts. The project just launched on Kickstarter seeking a…
2D platformers are all the rage these days, and nowhere is that more apparent than on Kickstarter. WayForward’s latest genie simulator Shantae Half Genie Hero is one of many examples. Others such as Shovel Knight, Freedom Planet, and Bloodstained are still only the tip of…
Last year was a rough one for developer Yangyang Mobile. They had just raised $33,946 on their 2015 Kickstarter campaign and were in full development of their horror visual novel, The Letter. After barely meeting their goal they found themselves hounded by drama. Eventually, the team had…
After successfully releasing War For The Overworld last year on Steam, Subterranean Games is finally ready to unveil their new, backer funded, Crucible DLC. Earned as a flex goal during the Kickstarter Campaign, Crucible adds a highly anticipated survival mode to the subterranean RTS god…
[Correction: It has been pointed out to us that Eco was actually funded on Kickstarter last year. This new Indiegogo campaign doesn’t seem to be official and is likely a scam. The links have been removed, but you can still keep up with the official…
Elysian Shadows raised $185,322 with the help of 2,282 Kickstarter backers in 2014. This 2D pixel art/3D environment fusion RPG featured dynamic lighting, shadows, physics, and positional audio. Basically, it was a really ambitious project being created by a relatively small development team. As such,…
Sometimes a Kickstarter comes around where you can’t help but cringe a little every time you get news on its development. And this is certainly the case with Super Action Squad (originally named Super Retro Squad and later changed to Operation Pyxel). The latest update…
Some of the larger crowd funded gaming titles this year have been experiencing problems. Less money is going into funding for major titles, which has led to some of those titles being cancelled and those that invested losing money. It’s fairly clear how this can…
Exciting days are ahead of KING Art Games, as the studio behind The Dwarves just announced its latest project: Iron Harvest. Directly inspired by Jakub Różalski‘s breathtaking, mech-heavy rural WWI art, the game offers a real-time strategy experience similar to Company of Heroes and Men of War. In…
Goofy, but somehow awesome, pirate FPS Blackwake has reopened its backing for new prospecting swashbucklers. Despite hitting successful funding last year, the developers decided to reopen the campaign through their site after a survey revealed people were interested. Those who back the game on the…
Alright, I’ll admit it, I’m a total sucker for Halloween horror. Most of the year I can keep my urge for spooky media relatively in check, but come October, the weather changes and I need scary in my life again. Fortunately, crowdfunding platforms have a…
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