Exore: The Rising’s factional world reminds me of my favorite D&D setting
Exore: The Rising caught my attention not for being a role-playing game. I get pitched on several a day, so ideas needs to stand...
It’s a kind of magic…
Presented by Intel “We started off not knowing exactly what kind of game we wanted to make,” says Patric Mondou, Creative Director at Borealys...
Devolver Digital backs another indie on Kickstarter: Torla, a surreal RPG
Torla is a charming role-playing adventure for PC that’s raising funds on the crowdsourcing site Kickstarter. Its art style is reminiscent of old Flash...
Crowdfunding is in trouble — and the game industry can save it
Crowdfunding isn’t fatigued — it’s growing up. For years platforms like Kickstarter have made it possible for projects to be funded directly by friends,...
Richard Garriott’s Portalarium to raise equity crowdfunding for Shroud of the Avatar
Richard Garriott’s Portalarium has raised $9.4 million over the past four years for its fantasy role-playing game Shroud of the Avatar. But the company...
How Muse Games keeps rocking the online multiplayer boat
Presented by Intel NYC indie games studio Muse Games launched its flagship game, Guns of Icarus, under a dark cloud in 2010. Very literally....
Pathfinder: Kingmaker launches $500,000 Kickstarter for extra content, not the base game (update)
Owlcat Games made a lot of tabletop role-playing game fans happy with its announcement of Pathfinder: Kingmaker last week. The upcoming RPG for PCs...
Friday the 13th: The Game hits PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One next month
Get out your VHS cassette players, because it’s almost time for some schlocky horror … wait, I’m being told that murder thrillers now come...
This modern take on Ghosts ‘n Goblins raised nearly $160,000 on Kickstarter
One of gaming’s most difficult series has inspired a new Kickstarter success story Battle Princess Madelyn passed its crowdfunding goal today, raising $159,020 to easily eclipse...
Starfighter Inc. and its spaceship-vs.-spaceship combat reaches its Kickstarter goal
Fans of ship-to-ship space combat have helped a new game get closer to reality. Starfighter Inc. has reached its $150,000 crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter with...