Derek Smart is an industry veteran whose work and legacy goes back two decades, with the Universal Combat and Battlecruiser line of games, and he has bad news for those eagerly awaiting Star Citizen: It’s probably going to be a total disaster. Once you get past Smart reiterating his curriculum vitae, he gets to the … Continue reading “Derek Smart Slams Star Citizen”
(Full disclosure: I backed Jagged Alliance: Flashback on Kickstarter for $25) Information has come to our attention that, back in January, Full Control made blatant threats to withhold content over negative user reviews. When Flashback launched after a successful Kickstarter and early access period, backers slammed the game with poor reviews over bugs, missing features, … Continue reading “[Less Massive] Jagged Alliance: Flashback Bad Reviews Led To Withheld Content”
Cliffhanger Productions has declared bankruptcy and is in the process of liquidation, and players are understandably concerned about the future of their MMO Shadowrun Chronicles. Luckily for customers and Kickstarter backers, we’ve been assured that the game isn’t going anywhere and will continue to receive updates. The details are a little fuzzy, but we’ve learned … Continue reading “Shadowrun Servers Will Stay Up Despite Bankruptcy, Says Dev”
Greed Monger the game is officially dead, taking with it the over $90 thousand in funding with it. In an announcement posted on the game’s official board, James Proctor revealed that a necessary investor had bailed out on the project, leaving his company without the funds to continue development. The good news is that assets … Continue reading “Greed Monger Cancelled, Taking $90 Grand In Pledges With It”
Electric Crow Games founder Jason Appleton has announced that he is departing development of MMO Greed Monger and signing the game over to James Proctor. In a message to Kickstarter backers, Appleton applauded Proctor’s work effort while blaming his own pride for the controversy surrounding the game and its team. Id rather see the backers … Continue reading “Jason Appleton Departs Greed Monger, Signs Over Game”
Yesterday we reported that Greed Monger, the sandbox MMO funded via Kickstarter, had lost its lead developer James Proctor. Proctor, in his departure notice, revealed that he had attempted to leave the studio two years prior, but was stopped due to legal threats by Electric Crow Games founder Jason Appleton. Appleton has posted a response … Continue reading “Greed Monger Fallout: Jason Appleton Responds”
With about 70 hours left to go in the Crowfall Kickstarter, more than fourteen thousand have pledged their support. The latest stretch goal is the Guinea Beast pack animal. The next stretch goal, at 14.5 thousand backers, will offer bonus tax-free land parcels to backers at varying tiers. Female Centaur characters and enhanced particle effects. … Continue reading “Crowfall’s Backer Stretch Goals Thus Far”
Artcraft Entertainment has posted a new update to its Kickstarter backers detailing the game’s skill/training mechanics. While active training will be available to gain proficiency, passive training will be the primary way of advancing your character’s skills. Similar to Eve Online, passive training means your character is advancing whether or not you are logged in. … Continue reading “Crowfall Details Training/Skills”
Underworld Ascendant is the spiritual sequel to Ultima Underworld, the 1992 first person rpg that spearheaded many of the game mechanics we now take for granted. Since Shroud of the Avatar is cut from the same cloth, it was only a matter of time before Lord British announced his support for the game. Backers of … Continue reading “Shroud of the Avatar Teams Up With Underworld Ascendant”
Following its unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign, Project Gorgon has been successfully greenlit for release on Steam. There’s a lot of work to get the game Steam-ready, and I don’t know the exact timeline yet, but the hard part was getting Greenlit. You can currently play an early build of Project Gorgon at the official website. (Source: … Continue reading “Project Gorgon Successfully Greenlit”
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