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Read More »Third GaymerX expo rebrands as GX3: Everyone Games
The future of the GaymerX expo appears to have been secured, with news of new funding, a third event and a rebrand. The LGBT-focused event is to next year go under the name GX3: Everyone Games as it wants to represent everybody, although it will continue to serve those who …
Read More »Wasteland 2 official release dated
More than 25 years after the original, post-apocalyptic RPG Wasteland 2 is closing in on launch. Franchise creator Brian Fargo confirmed via Twitter that inXile’s Kickstarter-funded sequel will exit Steam Early Access and officially release on September 19th for PC, Mac and Linux. The game was originally expected out this …
Read More »Cult FMV title Night Trap seeking HD Kickstarter backing
The creators of ‘90s cult hit Night Trap have launched a Kickstarter to try and fund an HD remake of the game. Night Trap is remembered for its use of full motion video (FMV) and was one of a handful of titles that was supposed to usher in a new …
Read More »UPDATED: Sierra Games Twitter account teases Kickstarter campaign
A Sierra Games Twitter account has teased an upcoming Kickstarter campaign. The former publisher of major console franchises such as Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, as well as Valve games including PC juggernaut Half-Life 2, Sierra Entertainment was absorbed in 2008 by its parent firm Activision Blizzard. The company …
Read More »PC claims 40% of Shovel Knight sales
Successfully Kickstarted indie platformer Shovel Knight has seen PC purchases account for 40 per cent of its month one sales. After a prolonged period of trying to furiously balance the books – which included five months where the development team were left unpaid – the game sold 75,000 copies in …
Read More »Wasteland 2 to miss August launch window
Upcoming post-apocalyptic RPG Wasteland 2 has suffered a slight delay, developer InXile Entertainment has announced. Series creator Brian Fargo posted a new Kickstarter update to backers explaining that the game will now "likely" arrive in September, instead of it’s originally planned August launch. "It’s pretty likely that we will slip …
Read More »Uncertainties build for Kickstarted Early Access title The Stomping Land
Could The Stomping Land be about to join the list of infamous Kickstarter projects that leave their backers in the lurch? Kotaku reports that the game, sold as a dinosaur-themed take on DayZ, has been left largely abandoned since it was launched on Steam Early Access on May 30th. The …
Read More »Early Access game Maia makes over $1m
Crowdfunded Steam Early Access god game Maia has made more than $1m for indie developer Simon Roth. Speaking toDevelop, Roth said the money includes the 140,000raised through Kickstarterin November 2012, the $11,000 funding from Indiegogo, direct sales from his website and purchases of the Steam Early Access release. The developer …
Read More »Indie god game Maia makes more than $1m
Developer plans to open new company Machine Studios; Considering work on new project
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