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Tag Archives: Kickstarter
Why I'm Basically Done With Crowdfunding
Anyone who is reading this likely doesn’t need me to explain the epic rise of crowd funding that has happened in the last 5 years or so. An idea most people would have once laughed at, it’s now become not only … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Culture, Internet, Technology, Video Games Tagged crowdfunding, Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Patreon, Steam Early Access, video games Leave a comment
GODUS Dammit Peter Molyneux (with Video)
Populous, Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper, Black & White, Fable. For many long-time gamers, these names are synonymous with incredible experiences which many would consider the best of all-time. I certainly wouldn’t disagree with anyone who thinks that. These are also all … Continue reading
My Bold Predictions for 2015
Here we are again for another year of predictions. I reviewed and scored last year’s in my previous post and scored I think the lowest I have since I started doing this, which was kind of a surprise as I … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Computers, Coverage, Culture, Internet, Mobile Phones, Predictions, Tablets, Technology, Video Games Tagged 4K TV, AAA games, Apple, Assassin's Creed, Capcom, computer security, Double Fine Productions, free-to-play, game journalism, GamerGate, games press, indie games, Kickstarter, Konami, Microsoft, mobile games, Nintendo, No Man's Sky, Oculus Rift, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Now, predictions, Project Morpheus, PS4, smart watches, social games, social media, Sony, Star Citizen, Steam, Steam Early Access, Steam Greenlight, Steam Machines, SteamOS, tablets, technology, The Division, Twitter, Ubisoft, Valve, video game consoles, video games, Wii U, Windows 10, Xbox One, Yahoo!, YouTube, Zynga 1 Comment
Review: Video Games: The Movie Is A Gushing Love Letter with Little Substance
Full disclosure: I backed the Kickstarter for this. Read on though and you’ll see how that’s clearly not affected my view of it. When it comes to video game documentaries, I’ll watch pretty much whatever I can get my hands … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coverage, Culture, Movies, Predictions, Video Games Tagged documentary, Jeremy Snead, Kickstarter, movie, video games, Video Games: The Movie 1 Comment
Revisiting My Bold Predictions for 2013
Happy New Year everyone! I had planned a longer blog post and Geek Bravado Ramble to talk about 2013 and some thoughts I had on the year ahead but every time I sat down to do them, it just didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Computers, Coverage, Culture, Mobile Phones, Predictions, Tablets, Technology, Video Games Tagged AAA games, Apple, BlackBerry, free-to-play, Gaikai, game consoles, iPhone, Kickstarter, Kinect, Linux, mobile games, motion gaming, Nintendo, Oculus Rift, OUYA, Panasonic, PC gaming, PCs, PlayStation 4, predictions, PS4, Sharp, Sony, Steam, Steam box, Steam OS, technology, THQ, Valve, video games, Vita, Wii U, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Xbox One 1 Comment
My Double Fine Conundrum (With Video!)
This is another entry that has a Geek Bravado Ramble companion video which has a more long-form version of my thought process and arguments. If you’d like to check that out, you can do so below: One of the biggest … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coverage, Predictions, Video Games Tagged Broken Age, Double Fine Adventure, Double Fine Productions, Kickstarter, Massive Chalice, Tim Schafer 3 Comments
In the interests of disclosure: I've downgraded my OUYA pledge for unrelated reasons
Not being a journalist, this is not actually required of me but since I’ve been sticking up for the OUYA project against what I feel is some undeserved and hypocritical cynicism, I feel it’s important to be honest about this. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Tablets, Technology, Video Games Tagged Android, indie games, Kickstarter, OUYA, video games 1 Comment
Some doubt OUYA but I'm staying in for now
The OUYA Kickstarter I blogged about yesterday has been a runaway success and has now crossed over $4,000,000. I expressed some concerns in that post about how they’ve confused their message but since then, a larger group of critics have come out … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Predictions, Technology, Video Games Tagged Android, crowdfunding, game consoles, Kickstarter, OUYA, video games 10 Comments
Why OUYA Could Be A Big Deal
Yesterday morning at work, I started getting blips on Twitter about the Kickstarter for OUYA, an Android powered home gaming console that aims to have the hardware of a high-end phone or tablet but designed to connect to a TV … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Predictions, Technology, Video Games Tagged Android, crowdfunding, game consoles, Kickstarter, OUYA, video games 2 Comments