Marcus Estrada
Marcus is a fellow with a love for video games, horror, and Japanese food. When he’s not writing about games for a multitude of sites, he’s usually still playing one. Writing about video games is something he hopes to continue doing for many years to come.
Examining Kimochi – The First Adult Video Game Crowdfunding Site
Note: Most of the links presented in this article on Kimochi will take users to adult-oriented websites. The highly NSFW nature of these links...
Apocalypse Now Video Game Kickstarter – Great in Theory; Awful in...
There’s absolutely no doubt that Apocalypse Now is an iconic part of film history. This is the movie which shook up an entire generation...
EarlyNinja as an Example of How Not to Handle Feedback
EarlyNinja is a Kickstarter campaign for a service and platform meant to help independent developers as well as gamers. The core concept basically shakes...
Nevermind and the Realities of Virtual Reality-Induced Horror
When it comes to horror, there’s few things I shy away from. In fact, a large chunk of my media intake has been squarely...
Is Mighty No. 9 Really That Bad?
Mighty No. 9 is known for many things - none of which are good. The past two years of delay announcements made it seem like...
Oculus Rift – HTC Vive – PlayStation VR – GearVR Showdown
Once upon a time the Oculus Rift CV1 was meant to ship to both Kickstarter backers and pre-orderers at the very end of March. Unfortunately, all...
Oculus Continues to Stumble as RIft Shipments Trickle Out
Recently, I came forth as a once excited virtual reality evangelist who pre-ordered the Oculus Rift CV1 in the first seven minutes of Oculus...
Boss Fight Books: Back for Round Three
When Boss Fight Books first braved the Kickstarter landscape, I was immensely intrigued. As a fan of gaming books, I was curious to see...
I Just Want My Oculus Rift!
I remember when the Oculus Rift first hit Kickstarter back in 2012. This virtual reality headset would have not been the first in the...
Gamekicker’s First Two Campaigns Stumble. What Happens Next?
Gamekicker is a new crowdfunding website on the scene with grand ambitions. According to them, they want to become the place to go for...
The Past, Present, and Possible Future of Erotic Visual Novel Crowdfunding
The society which (and certainly many of our readers) I live in is terrified of sexuality. For whatever reason, depictions of outrageous, obscene violence...
Why Did the Rock Band 4 Crowdfunding Campaign Fail?
Harmonix is one of those companies which has gained a lot of love over the years. Heck, as a rhythm gaming fan, they were...
Muv-Luv Trucking Along, Albeit with a Few Issues
Muv-Luv was an outrageous success when it hit Kickstarter in September 2015. Earning over $1 million, it showed that visual novel fans are an...
Root Double Delay Shows a Quick Turnaround Was Too Good to...
If you're a fan of visual novels, then you probably already know that Root Double- Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition has been delayed....
Why the Vision of Escaflowne Kickstarter Could Set a Dangerous Precedent...
Do you love video games? What about anime? For some reason, many fans of one form of media are often fan of the other....
Video Game Crowdfunding Site Gamekicker Has Issues Right Out of the...
We live in an age where video game crowdfunding is not only accepted, it is often expected. Many indie developers now consider hitting up...