Remember SimAnt from 1991? You played the role of an ant in a colony of black ants in a backyard. Victory is yours if you manage to spread throughout the garden, into and house, and drive out both the opposing red ants and the humans. If you enjoyed SimAnt, ...
On 21st June 2014, The Odd Gentlemen announced that they are in the process of developing the Homestuck game. We’ve been keeping a lot of cards close to our chest, but one we can now finally reveal is that we are making the Homestuck game with Andrew Hussie! We ...
Mobile games with a fitness twist aren’t exactly a new thing but they’re fun to indulge in nonetheless. Here’s a new one by a couple of British developers: Run An Empire. Like its name suggests, it involves territorial control and leg-powered locomotion. Rather than calling it a fitness app, ...
In just 8 days, the upcoming game by Juggernaut Games, StarCrawlers, has managed to accumulate $40,640 in pledges and 1,382 backers on Kickstarter. In the game, you will be leading a crew of Crawlers. Each Crawler has their own unique skills and you can customize their class and modify ...
As one Kickstarter journey ends (hint: The Banner Saga), another begins. Playdek, a studio known for their iOS hobby games and tabletop conversions, launched their Kickstarter campaign for Unsung Story: Tale of the Guardians today. A turn-based, tactical role-playing game set in a fantasy world, the project’s main draw ...
Videogame publishers today wouldn’t normally be enamoured of a pitch for a first-person exploration adventure. That’s understandable given the seemingly niche appeal, but take a look at Myst. Nobody really expected the critical and financial success it enjoyed during much of the ‘90s, spawning remakes and ports for years ...
Certain crowdfunding woes are beneficial for everyone, it seems. In a report by Gamesindustry International, Kickstarter’s Cindy Au said during a GameHorizon Investment Summit panel that projects which are delayed or cancelled after reaching their funding targets are helping the platform mature. “I actually think it’s been really healthy ...
It’s hard not to get excited over the future of virtual reality, mostly thanks to the Oculus Rift. The high level of immersion has given birth to a demand in new forms of control systems. We’ve seen a few interesting examples so far, from dedicated set-ups like the Virtruix ...
Keiji Inafune may have left Capcom to start his own indie studio, but that doesn't mean he's not making any more games.
