Tag: kickstarter
Anima: Gate of Memories Prelude releases new update video
Anima: Gate of Memories has offered a new update to their devoted backers and fans while they anxiously await the game’s release. Following two successful Kickstarter campaigns Anima: Gate of Memories is nearing the final development phase and chose this moment to release a new bit of media to whet your appetite. The game was wildly sucessfull […]
Friday the 13th Game Manages To Reach Kickstarter Goal
With only a few days left on the clock, the Friday the 13th project by relatively new studio Gun Media has managed to inch past its 700.000 dollar goal on kickstarter. The game, which will be a multiplayer focused title pitting one player controlling Jason against seven camp counsellors, is set to be released in […]
New Shenmue III Screenshots Revealed
[youtube id=”gY6GzhjPXaE”] From a bygone era that nearly broke Sega, Shenmue III rose from the ashes to breathe life into a franchise that had one of the more dedicated followings among gaming communities online: once developer Ys Net and creator Yu Suzuki presented the unveiling of the Kickstarter project at E3, it sent ripples felt all […]
Turn-Based Wild West Shooting Game Hard West Releasing November 4th
Developed by CreativeForge Games, a new studio that has made exactly one game before this which I hadn’t heard of before googling them, Hard West is a strange beast. With a gameplay style shown in trailers that is reminiscent of the highly underrated Shadowrun Returns and a rather unique setting for a tactical game, this […]
Allison Road Leaves Kickstarter and Picked Up by Team17
In kind of a quirky turn of events, studio Team17 has decided to back the indie game Allison Road, which looks to pick up where PTs seems to have left off. This may be a good run for the studio who has been known, for quite some time, now, as the studio well known for the Worms franchise […]
Allison Road Frightens Up Some Cash With KickStarter
First person indie horror Allison Road made a rather impressive splash this summer when its developers released footage of the game’s prototype. Due to its similar first person style and the fact that it is set in a modern urban dwelling Allison Road was almost instantly compared to Hideo Kojima’s cancelled Silent Hills project and […]
I’m Not Alone In Wanting A New 2D Metroid-vania
Koji Igarashi won a victory for all gamers who have wanted more 2D Castlevania RPG styled action. In a stunning victory, his Kickstarter has almost generated a million dollars more than requested. It’s clear that gamers have been eager to play more of Iga’s creations. It’s wonderful that we’re getting a new Igavania as it’s […]
New Ultima Underworld Needs You To Be A Hero Now
One of the most fantastic RPG series ever, was Ultima Underworld. Now thanks to a Kickstarter campaign, the original team behind Underworld is hoping to bring back that legendary adventure. Back in the day there was nothing like the freedom that Underworld offered. It was one of the early games I can remember that allowed […]
Kickstarter Launches Canadian Events
Are you Canadian and have a project that needs funding? What is arguably the most recognizable crowd funding platform, KickStarter, will be launching north of the border on September 9th. To celebrate the company will be holding four events on the eastern side of the country. Things kick off with two events in Toronto, Kickstarter […]
Road Rash Redemption Kickstarter Adds XBLA Version
That is, if the goal is reached. Road Rash, how I miss you. How I miss taking down P.E. No.1. The chains, the mace, and overall hectic motorcycle racing carnage. The first time I played Road Rash was back on Sega Genesis and I instantly fell in love with it. I’ve long wished for a […]
Alpha Colony Kickstarter Yields Surprise Twist Ending
For those that were fans of the mid-80’s perennial interstellar economical multiplayer game known to many as M.U.L.E., then recently there was some good news. The developers at DreamQuest Games who have worked on a number of titles including Nexuiz and Lego Universe, had spawned a brilliant idea to replicate the classic with modern elements […]
Genesis RPG, Pier HD, May Head To Dreamcast & Current Gen!
I think a lot of people in the gaming community laughed when a Sega Genesis game, Pier, was released by an independent developer in 2010. This RPG was a love letter to an RPG long past and thanks to Kickstarter the developer hopes to port the game to current gen consoles including the Xbox 360, […]
Hero U: Rogue To Redemption – Funded
This just in, the new game by Quest For Glory creators Lori and Corey Cole, as well as some of Brawsome team and Fable Foundry Creative Studio, has been funded on Kickstarter! They’ve reached their goal and the legendary game creators will be coming back with a new title focused on reform school life for […]
The History Behind ‘Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams’
Rae has already provided a great preview for Giana Sisters in our new section, ‘What’s New On The Shelf,’ but I’d like to elabourate on the background of this game and why you should be interested. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is quite the tale of an indie project going successfully right. German developer Black Forest […]
Is ‘Haunts’ Kickstarter’s First Failed Game?
There’s been a lot of buzz about Kickstarter lately. With several big name projects popping up including names like Doublefine, Ron Gilbert and others. It was only a matter of time before one of these projects went belly up and it appears Haunt, by Mob Rules Games is the first such causality. A turn based […]