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Read More »Red Ash gets yet another crowdfunding campaign
The team behind Mega Man Legends successor Red Ash is asking punters to hand over yet more money, this time to fund an extension to the anime. Kotaku reports that Studio 4C, which is making an anime to accompany the launch of Red Ash, is using its own website to …
Read More »Ex-BioWare devs cancel Mooncrest Kickstarter
But another, more detailed crowdfunding campaign is planned
Read More »Larian announces Divinity: Original Sin II, will be Kickstarted
Larian Studios has revealed that Divinity Original Sin II is in the works and that the firm will be using Kickstarter to fund the title. This crowdfunding effort will open on August 26th, though there’s no word on how long it will last. The developer is also inviting fans to …
Read More »Former BioWare devs turn to Kickstarter for new RPG Mooncrest
New studio KnightMayor seeks $400,000 for fantasy title with Dark Souls combat
Read More »Kickstarter title Mooncrest features ‘Souls-style’ combat, made by former BioWare devs
Four former BioWare staffers have got together to try and crowdfund a story-driven RPG with combat inspired by the Dark Souls series. Mooncrest is hoping to raise $400k, of which it has currently had $18k pledged. The single-player adventure promises branching dialogue and character development and real-time combat that studio …
Read More »Amplitude slips to the end of 2015
Harmonix has confirmed that Amplitude won’t now arrive until the end of the year, and even then only for some backers. The rhythm action reboot was supposed to be with us this summer but will now not arrive until the end of 2015. Kickstarter backers who bought in to the …
Read More »Devolver is publishing Dropsy the Clown in September
It’s a pretty safe bet to say that the trailer for Dropsy: A Point & Click Hugventure is the most bizarre thing you’ll have seen today. Or maybe ever. Devolver has announced plans to publish the game, which was Kickstarted back in 2013, on PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android …
Read More »Razer completes Ouya buyout, Uhrman departs
Ouya founder Julie Uhrman has announced both the company’s acquisition at the hands of Razer and her departure. Uhrman has over the last hour tweeted a string of thanks to dozens of people and companies who she has worked with over the last few years. Among those tweets is one …
Read More »Retailers push Mighty No.9 release date back to 2016
Question marks hang over Mighty No.9’s September release date. Videogamer reports that retailers including Amazon, GameStop and Walmart have all changed their release date for the physical version of the game from September 2015 to 2016. When questioned, publisher Deep Silver chose not to comment on the news. Mighty No.9 …
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