The field of VR technology is not new but in fact it can trace it origin back to the late 60’s however over the last few years it has seen a massive boost in popularity, mainly thanks to one device the Oculus Rift. Oculus VR the company behind the device have been steadily gathering steam over the last year creating a huge amount of hype about the capabilities of their device. Continue reading
Kickstarter has become ubiquitous within the video game industry, by some it has been hailed as the saviour of indie games that would never see the light of day otherwise. However is it having the opposite affect where it’s the veteran game developers who get your money to rehash content they created years past? Continue reading
It all started in February of 2012 when renowned video game developer Tim Schaffer announced on the crowd funding website Kickstarter that he wanted to make a new game. He made a pitch to those wishing to see another Schaffferesque adventure game like Grim Fandango or Day of the Tentacle. Originally setting a goal of $400,000, that was soon surpassed with over $3 million raised within a month. Continue reading
The old phrase curiosity killed the cat comes to mind at the recent reveal behind 22Cans latest project aptly named Curiosity, or more accurately will Curiosity be the death of their upcoming game Godus. The social engineering project has been forcing participants to endlessly tap the screens of their smartphones in order to destroy small cubelets that formed the basis of a larger cube. Layer by layer people bore away at the cube hoping to be the first to reach the centre. Peter Molyneux the games creator had alluded to a life changing prize waiting inside the cube and it would be revealed when the last cubelet was destroyed. Continue reading
Minecraft is probably one of the most talked about games in the industry at the moment and its creator Markus Persson more affectionately known as “Notch” is hailed as a pioneer breaking new ground in the video game development scene. In a recent documentary that explored the success behind Mojang which is Notch’s company, many industry veterans such as Peter Molyneux and Tim Schaffer quoted Minecraft’s development process as being an inspiration for them to break away from the industry standards and attempt to emulate Notch. However both have opted to use Kickstarter to fund their projects and have not followed the same development path as Mojang did with Minecraft. It seems that many were praising Notch and his successful development process but few were looking to imitate that process until last week with the release of Don’t Starve an open world survival game that does bear a lot of similarities to Minecraft, most important of which was the development process.
Since its launch in 2009 Kickstarter has raised over $500 million dollars through the donations of over 90,000 different projects, from films & gadgets to music and most importantly video games. It has seen the release of multiple films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and has seen a number of projects break the $1 million mark and beyond. Continue reading