Homestuck game now in development following $2.4M Kickstarter
The popular MS Paint Adventure known as Homestuck is a step closer to becoming a reality. After raising $2.4 million on Kickstarter, the game now has a developer, with The Odd Gentlemen opting to head the project.
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Last week, Harmonix completed a Kickstarter campaign to develop a remake of the classic music and rhythm game, Amplitude for modern systems. There were close-calls, and for a while it seemed like the project wouldn't make its $775,000 goal. But a last minute push brought the...
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see all 5 commentsProdigy: a strategy RPG played with real world figurines
What would Skylanders look like if it were designed specifically for adults? That seems to be the question Hanakai Studio is asking with its upcoming Prodigy, a strategy RPG that uses real-world figurines much like Activision's action game.
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A lot of excitement has been brewing for Keiji Inafune's Mega Man-like project Mighty No. 9, which raised record funds on Kickstarter last year and...
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see all 4 commentsLEVEL: a puzzle-platformer from Chatty's theDrMikey
Mike Stanton (a.k.a. theDrMikey) has opened a Kickstarter for a new game called LEVEL, a puzzle-platformer in which a maintenance bot scrolls the screen forward, while areas above and below him remain in place.
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Oculus Rift VR has shown potential for true horror and Greenwood Games is hoping to capture that with their upcoming supernatural game within a game, Alone.
READ MORE >"Man VR and a good horror....wow I dont think I have been this excited since i got my Vic20"
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see all 3 commentsMighty No. 9 from Mega Man creator coming to nearly every platform
The Kickstarter campaign for Mighty No. 9 is coming to a close. As it reaches its final hours, the development team at Comcept has prepared a...
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see all 3 commentsStarCraft Universe mod seeks Kickstarter funds
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READ MORE >"that's great and all, and the best way to avoid any lawsuits is to have your transactional ducks ..."
see all 19 commentsAmerican McGee launches OZombie Kickstarter
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READ MORE >"I don't see this one making that crazy amount. Their video is trying too hard to be funny and ..."
see all 10 commentsDouble Fine launches Kickstarter for Massive Chalice
After it's successful push to fund Broken Age, Double Fine has gone back to the crowdfunding well again, launching another Kickstarter campaign to the crowdfunding well again, launching another Kickstarter campaign to fund a new turn-based tactics title set in a feudal fanta...
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see all 45 commentsCamelot Unchained funded, adds two stretch goals
It looks like server-vs.-server warfare in Camelot will become a reality after Kickstarter project Camelot Unchained concluded its crowdfunding pitch with more than $2.25 million.
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Brian Fargo has been an outspoken proponent of crowdfunding since before his company successfully kickstarted Wasteland 2. However, the inXile CEO said that one of the biggest reasons he is thrilled with the process is no more outside interference with games the audience wan...
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"Homestuck was never drawn with MS Paint actually. Hussie only used MS Paint for a one or 2 of ..."
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