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Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform where people can donate money in order to help make video games get made. This is the story of 5 of the most terrifying video game Kickstarters.

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Why I’ve Never Backed a Videogame Crowdfunding Campaign

Gary Alexander Stott - January 24, 2016

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Dream of Going to E3? Don’t.

Greg Micek - June 17, 2015

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Samurai Combat Game Hanako Is Doing Too Much

Arthur Frawley - April 2, 2015

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Indies Crash E3 Still Looking To Help Indies

Zack Keosaian - March 27, 2015

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Life is Strange Taught Me that Time Travel Sucks

David Lins - February 28, 2015

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Videogame Kickstarter Campaigns with No Information. Why Do They Exist?

Marcus Estrada - February 18, 2015

The Ouya is a Kickstarter funded gaming console that runs on Android.

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Ouya Gets Sent to the East. What Does It Mean For...

Paul Drankiewicz - February 6, 2015

Fortis Rex is a Kickstarter funded open world RPG with some Christian leanings, but is that all bad?

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Fortis Rex: Rise of the King and its Christian Roots

Amanda French - January 29, 2015

Disorder is a psychological 2D puzzle platformer that was recently released by Swagabyte and Screwattack Games.

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Disorder, Mental Illness, and Indie Games

Marcus Estrada - January 29, 2015

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Why We Need Experimental Crowdfunded Games

Amanda French - January 27, 2015

Shovel Knight is an ultra hard platformer that was funded on Kickstarter

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Shovel Knight, A Kickstarter Standard

John Seeger - January 11, 2015

The Last Year Kickstarter is an attempt to raise money for a multiplayer horror game. Is it a Kickstarter scam, or something worse?

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Is Last Year a Kickstarter Scam, or Worse?

Greg Micek - December 17, 2014

Stalker Apocalypse is a new game that's crowdfunding on World Wide Funder from West Games, the creators of the controversial Areal Kickstarter.

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Stalker Apocalypse. Worth The Risk?

Ahmad Khan - December 15, 2014

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Shovel Knight’s Game Awards Win. A Victory for Crowdfunding.

Marcus Estrada - December 8, 2014

Now You Can Help Preserve Theresa Duncan's Video Games

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The Beginning of Video Game Preservation Via Kickstarter?

Marcus Estrada - December 6, 2014

Numantian Games are the developers behind Lords of Xulima

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Dear Numantian Games. About Lords of Xulima on Mac.

Amanda French - December 4, 2014

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From Fan Art to Film Crew: RJ Palmer Talks Detective Pikachu
The recent quality and appeal of CG-heavy films like the upcoming Cats, and Disney’s remakes of The Lion King and Aladdin have been called into question. The film adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog has experienced tumultuous development, with a universally reviled design undergoing revision. A desire for a return to 2D animated cinema has been […]
Women in Gaming: Borderlands 3 Mission Designer Kate Pitstick
In the veritable shadow of larger-than-life statues of new Borderlands 3 characters at E3 2019, mission and level designer Kate Pitstick got to see her work showcased to thousands. During the bustling exhibition at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Pitstick took the time to talk about her career and work on the latest entry in […]
Equipping Your Emotions in Crystar
Though action RPG Crystar is already available in its native Japan, it will be heading to North America and Europe later this month. Along with promising action-packed gameplay, Crystar carries its own philosophy on emotions. Published by Spike Chunsoft and FuRyu, and developed by Gemdrops, Crystar follows Rei Hatada’s efforts to revive her dead sister, […]
A Community’s Lifespan in Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies
Embodying the spirit of encompassing all gaming, the IndieCade showcase at E3 2019 featured tabletop games too. This included Thorny Games’ Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies. But before players can reach the destruction of a language, they have to create it first. Communally Created Words “For every turn of the game, […]
#Voices4Devs: Voice Actors Give Online Support for Game Unionization
As more people working in video games try to form their own union, they’ve recently gotten another burst of online support. Apparently starting on April 2, voice actors united under the #Voices4Devs hashtag on Twitter to call attention to the developers they work with on games. A wide variety of voice actors from AAA titles […]

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