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Kickstarter Focus: MAK
MAK (pronounced ‘make’) arguably contains the best relative gravity of any game ever designed—and just as well, since the game is based around it. The...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

MAK (pronounced ‘make’) arguably contains the best relative gravity of any game ever designed—and just as well, since the game is based around it. The game gives you a character that can jump from rock to rock through space, along several different building blocks (literally—they are cube-shaped) to help you travel or defend your territory....

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Kickstarter Focus: AERO
Backed and helped by Bill Nye himself, AERO is a game that explains the complex parts of aerodynamics as a simple game. Rarely do educational...

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by Sara Swanson 11 years ago11 years ago

Backed and helped by Bill Nye himself, AERO is a game that explains the complex parts of aerodynamics as a simple game. Rarely do educational games with gimmicky add-ons catch my attention, but after seeing AERO in action, I can’t express how fun it looks in words. The graphics are incredibly charming, the UI looks...

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Should We Be Able to Sell Used Digital Games?
While it might seem like common sense that you can’t sell something that doesn’t physically exist, the option of selling used digital content obtained through...

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by Sara Swanson 11 years ago11 years ago

While it might seem like common sense that you can’t sell something that doesn’t physically exist, the option of selling used digital content obtained through services such as Steam or IndieCity is heavily debated in places like Germany. After a German court ruled that the trading of used software licenses is legal—and that the author...

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Top 5 Gaming Wishes of 2013
2012 is wrapping up pretty nicely, especially since none of those apocalypses ended up happening. As we exchange our calendars and turn over the page...

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by Sara Swanson 11 years ago11 years ago

2012 is wrapping up pretty nicely, especially since none of those apocalypses ended up happening. As we exchange our calendars and turn over the page for a new year, here is a small wish list of five things I would like to see next year (and hey, might actually happen!). 5) Next Gen of Pokémon...

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Kickstarter Focus: FIST OF AWESOME
From a developer of Codemasters, Hard Lines, and Carmageddon comes a brand new game on the indie scene: FIST OF AWESOME (it’s even pronounced in...

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by Sara Swanson 11 years ago11 years ago

From a developer of Codemasters, Hard Lines, and Carmageddon comes a brand new game on the indie scene: FIST OF AWESOME (it’s even pronounced in all-caps). Originally made as a testament of his love and strong bond to the developer’s girlfriend, the game is packed with a huge amount of retro action and bear-punching. After...

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Kickstarter Focus: Two Brothers
Two Brothers is an exciting Kickstarter game that emulates series like Legend of Zelda and the original Pokémon games (judging from that Missing No screenshot,...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Two Brothers is an exciting Kickstarter game that emulates series like Legend of Zelda and the original Pokémon games (judging from that Missing No screenshot, at least). The game looks like it uses the same four-shades-of-gray color scheme that the Gameboy used, although as you progress you encounter more colors that the main characters hope...

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Kickstarter and Big Business: A Dangerous Union
A little over a year ago, the Kickstarter craze began. You can trace the roots of the phenomenon to a joint project between 2-Player Productions...

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by Josh Hinke 11 years ago11 years ago

A little over a year ago, the Kickstarter craze began. You can trace the roots of the phenomenon to a joint project between 2-Player Productions and video game developer, Double Fine. The project went on to garner $3.3 million and prove to the world that Kickstarter was a legitimate home for crowd-funding Since then, the Kickstarter...

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Kickstarter Focus: Project Gorgon
Playing like an upgraded version of Runescape, Project: Gorgon is much more than its simple logo implies. It’s a complex MMO that’s already well-developed, and...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Playing like an upgraded version of Runescape, Project: Gorgon is much more than its simple logo implies. It’s a complex MMO that’s already well-developed, and the funding for the game is mainly going towards the graphics, animations, and extra features of the game. While it’s easy to dismiss this as just another low-quality MMO, it...

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Kickstarter Focus: Homesick
Homesick is reminiscent of both Dear Esther and Fatal Frame—the beauty of the environment plays a crucial role in the player’s experience, while it can...

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by Sara Swanson 11 years ago11 years ago

Homesick is reminiscent of both Dear Esther and Fatal Frame—the beauty of the environment plays a crucial role in the player’s experience, while it can just as easily betray them. It is an adventure game that is inspired by Monkey Island and Myst, and hopes to bring cutting-edge graphics to the genre along with its...

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How Sci-fi Games are Getting Old
Recently Mojang’s developer tweeted about a surplus of space games in the indie and major games market—and while it was mostly sarcasm referring to his...

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by Sara Swanson 12 years ago12 years ago

Recently Mojang’s developer tweeted about a surplus of space games in the indie and major games market—and while it was mostly sarcasm referring to his own space game, 0x10c, it still stands as a problem in the current games industry. Browsing through Kickstarter, nearly all of the upcoming games are based in space, and a...

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