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Metroidvania Sci-Fi Hack&Slash Action platformer Beyond-Human is a Kickstarter project heavily inspired by the Megaman and Devil May Cry franchises. The combat may feel similar to people that have enjoyed Devil May Cry and Guacamelee Combat is all about performing combos that are easy to spam but hard to master Players will unlock new weapons by defeating[...]

Creating this graphic memoir became a form of art therapy. Close to the Edge Leading into and throughout the successful Kickstarter for Float, I gave it my all Opening up to my audience, I revealed my discoveries and shared everything I could to broaden understanding and spark conversations about mental health It's impossible for anyone going through[...]

I'm in the midst of my first Kickstarter and about to tell you why, in a veritable galaxy full of amazing comics and projects desperate for your precious dollars, you should give Mad Doctors a read. I went to film school in Chicago from 1998-2001, and that was a great time for reckless creativity and unchecked[...]

For me, Temple of Art became a thing approximately three years ago, when the Kickstarter was launched and I ended up supporting it I also attended the last Temple of Art panel held at SDCC in 2015. The panel kicked off right away, with 45 minutes of film just on comic book creators that will not actually be[...]

Daniel Freedman, who is perhaps best known as a co-creator for Image Comics Undying Love and Burn the Orphanage, is running a Kickstarter campaign to help him make a film of another comic — but not one of his own Rather, he is looking to turn a short comic by Malachi Ward called UTU into[...]

And, in actuality, this book contains six complete comics; three by Ploog and three by Bisley. Thicker Than Blood: Collected Artwork Edition is now running on Kickstarter. At the age of 77, and after very, VERY serious consideration, Mike Ploog has decided to officially retire He wants to start spending his time relaxing with friends and family,[...]

It helped that they had more experience than I had, and the truth of the matter is that in all likelihood there was only two hours for me to get in their way. Once the art and colors for Cleave were done, I found my letterer on Kickstarter: Ken Reynolds in the UK One of the rewards[...]

That's okay, I've been called worse. If you're frequenting this site, then I'm sure you've seen hundreds of Kickstarter campaigns and thousands of superhero characters, so I'm sure you're wondering, "Why the hell do we need another one?" That's a great question, and I'll answer it in a bit. First, a funny story See, this is not[...]

Should players enjoy it, the game is also raising funding on Kickstarter. Arbiter is being developed for PC You can watch the announcement trailer below. https://youtu.be/WJWmkT6NG8EVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Arbiter – Kickstarter Trailer (2017) (https://youtu.be/WJWmkT6NG8E) Arbiter is the new game by the developer of RWBY: Grimm Eclipse[...]

My collection is sprinkled with plenty of '90s alternative rock, but punk is my love. I'm excited that the comic has received the attention that it has on Kickstarter They designated it a "Project We Love" on its second day in operation, and at about two weeks we've moved onto stretch goals. The exciting thing about the[...]

Eric Palicki writes: Shortly after we launched our Kickstarter, Matt Miner and I received this question on the campaign page: "I am very into politics Does this comic touch on real world politics? Is it metaphorical? Liberal leaning? Conservative?" Matt provided this reply: "The title is a direct nod to Woody Guthrie and the idea of using art as[...]

Ryan O'Sullivan writes: This is one of the hardest things I've ever had to write. It's been over a year since Turncoat, the graphic novel I wrote alongside illustrator Plaid Klaus, was successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter Thanks to the help of over 900 supporters, I was able to make my very first comic book, and take the[...]

But now he is trying to bring him back, with a Kickstarter and brother Jason Furie. Being one of Time Magazine's 25th most influential people on the internet might help After all, we're writing about him now! "Before Pepe the Frog was a meme designated a hate symbol by the Anti-Defamation League, he began his life as a[...]

Now that the Kickstarter campaign is finished, Igarashi has been doing the usual press circuit, and there are some pretty interesting insights to be gleaned from those interviews. In a pre-E3 interview with IGN, Igarashi spoke a bit about the partnership between his development team and publisher 505 games He was pretty positive about working with[...]

Brain Shoodles is a new Kickstarter project looking to create a zine about one persons method of managing and understanding feelings of depression and anxiety through the use of art and comics formats Emily B Owen tell us about the project here, Shoodles (a portmanteau of s**t doodles) was never meant to be a comic[...]

The video shows the branching rap mechanics and gives an early look at the musical direction of Project Rap Rabbit. The gameplay video was revealed to fans in an exclusive livestream on the Project Rap Rabbit Kickstarter page During the livestream, Masaya Matsuura and Keiichi Yano showed the gameplay demo and spoke at length about the[...]

The company released a new Kickstarter project for the game, and also released some financials to show how much it was costing them to create the game To say fans were worried is a bit of an understatement. The article cites that the original effort raised $11,614,524, but that the company was now left with only $528,000, as[...]

That being said, I'm launching a Kickstarter campaign for the first volume in my new, creator-owned graphic novel series, Seasons, early this June. That's right I'm not joking. Now, why would I take on such a challenging task? Why the monumental risk with all the obvious odds stacked against me? For me, the answer is easy, really[...]

Abstract Arena is a Kickstarter project by Alberto Muratore that is basically a colorful 2D action shooter, which looks pretty damn similar to the arcade classic Asteroids but with a little more detail, and a proper multiplayer It's also damn cheap to make Muratore's Kickstarter goal is €300, of which it has already raised €35.88. The project is[...]

Harebrained Schemes' latest BattleTech may be being published by Paradox Intertainment, but that hasn't stopped the team from working on the game. This

One of the latest comics looking for some Kickstarter love is Queen, a new political thriller that tells the story of corruption, hacktivism, and an unelected leader who takes the reins of the UK government Not a lot unlike the current political situation in the UK. The comic comes from Jamie Me, Bernard Gita, and Sean Callahan[...]

Harebrained Schemes raised more than $2.7 million on Kickstarter to back the project, which is going to be the first turn-based strategy entry in the series in over two decades, and this deal should have fans plenty excited. The team backing the new Battletech is filled with industry veterans including Jordan Weisman, creator of BattleTech and Mech Warrior, Mitch Gitelman, series producer[...]

Rising Star Games has officially kicked off the Kickstarter campaign for Deadly Premonition: The Board Game yesterday Future players can back the project with pledges starting from $3, for a total combined goal of $50,000 Within less than 24 hours of the campaign launching, that goal was met and fans now have 29 days to[...]

A Non-profit organisation called CheckPoint has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a webseries that aims to help people with mental health issues using video games Which is kind of cool when you think about it, and makes sense in some ways Certain mental health disorders are treated with exposure therapy, which is basically like conditioning[...]

In terms of notable Kickstarter projects to watch out for this week, Exo One is definitely the project to keep an eye on, and not only because it comes with an endorsement from Alex Hutchinson, current Creative Director and Co-Founder of Typhoon Studios, though that is in fact how I found the game[...]

Cinematographer Pablo Durana (DogTown, Hoarding: Buried Alive) is also on board. Overall the Kickstarter has an all-or-nothing goal of $150,000, and a week remaining Now the push is on to get it across the finish line Given that Andre has made it through the Brazilian Jungles, it doesn't seem like an unattainable feat to complete this one[...]

Kickstarter backers can also fill out their Pledge Manager order and Add-On or Upgrade their pledges to add newly announced Banner Saga swag, including items such as t-shirts, mugs, posters, pins and more It's a pretty nice way to keep involvement with backers, and get new ones, after the end of a Kickstarter campaign. That Banner Saga[...]

Kickstarter backers have less than 3 days to fully fund the Kova campaign so that they can join Kova in her quest to unravel the Fermi Paradox and find out why there hasn't been a sign of intelligent life – while navigating different faction politics All backers at $5 or more will receive an alpha demo[...]

Bleeding Cool had eyes and ears at C2E2, and reporter Greg Baldino roamed the floors today, and has landed us this interview. Check it out! It's day three

Tacticians have to examine their procedurally generated level and plan their offensive accordingly. Following a successful Steam Greenlight run and a Square Enix Collective showcase period, the project is now live on Kickstarter with a brand new public demo available for PC, Linux and Mac, so you can try the game out before going ahead and backing it. That strategy[...]