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Kickstarter Focus: Spatial Flux
Playing like a space-age Oregon Trail, Spatial Flux aims to deliver a text-based adventure with high-quality backgrounds and pixel-based sprites for a retro feel in...

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by Sara Swanson 11 years ago11 years ago

Playing like a space-age Oregon Trail, Spatial Flux aims to deliver a text-based adventure with high-quality backgrounds and pixel-based sprites for a retro feel in a modern game. The game will be released on Mac, Linux, PC, and several mobile platforms. The project is a collaboration between several different studios, although the project is being...

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Kickstarter Focus: Super Bunny Insurrection
From the creator of the online comic Guinea Something Good comes a new retro platformer that takes a new perspective on the genre. I mean...

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by Sara Swanson 11 years ago11 years ago

From the creator of the online comic Guinea Something Good comes a new retro platformer that takes a new perspective on the genre. I mean that literally, since the game will actually spin as you play through, giving the impression of a 3D world. In that regard, it’s a bit like Fez (although the two...

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Kickstarter Focus: Planetary Annihilation
Pitching itself as a ‘next-generation RTS game,’ Planetary Annihilation is being developed by huge names in the RTS genre. Developers from Total Annihilation, The Elder...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Pitching itself as a ‘next-generation RTS game,’ Planetary Annihilation is being developed by huge names in the RTS genre. Developers from Total Annihilation, The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind, Battlespire, and many other games have joined together to create a new game similar to Total Annihilation, but on the scale of a whole Solar System. Managing resources...

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Kickstarter Focus: Crea
Crea is a game that looks very similar to Terraria, with its main difference being a focus on implementing mods easily. The Kickstarter even has...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Crea is a game that looks very similar to Terraria, with its main difference being a focus on implementing mods easily. The Kickstarter even has links to basic and expert modding tutorials, allowing for donators to see just how easy it is to modify the game. The commercial advertises how to add different races, items,...

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5 Reasons Ouya Will Succeed
Ever since the Ouya’s funds surpassed its goal (it’s over quadruple its initial goal as I write this), there has been a lot of speculation...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Ever since the Ouya’s funds surpassed its goal (it’s over quadruple its initial goal as I write this), there has been a lot of speculation about its success or failure. Obviously the idea of a new console is very enticing, but at the same time, the Ouya barely offers more than a PC or smartphone...

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