In a report from Gamesindustry.biz, indie game crowdfunding company Fig has been acquired by Republic, a similar startup service. “We are committed to bringing the best investment opportunities to our investor base and the games space is one of them,” says Chuck Pettid, Republic’s CEO. “Historically, the video game industry has proven itself more resilient
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Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer’s Legacy takes the action rogue-like nature of the original and completely blows everything out from a content perspective. Developer Ludomotion’s first title took place entirely in a dungeon. However, with Unexplored 2 they’re giving players an entire continent to explore. Give the trailer a watch below. Unexplored 2 is a hardcore
I’ve always had a thing for mini golf: Both the real deal and video games. I think it’s all because my older cousin Jake showed my brother and I this online flash putt-putt game based off Live Savers candy. We were obsessed. I’ve been a sucker for mini golf style games ever since. I actually
Around this time last year, Popcannibal, known for titles like Elegy for a Dead World and Girls Like Robots, launched a successful crowdfunding campaign on Fig for Make Sail, a sailing game that boasts realistic physics and deep shipbuilding. Earlier this year I even had the chance to interview Ziba Scott, one of the game’s developers, and learn even
Today, Deadly Premonition, Dark Dreams Don’t Die (D4), and Spy Fiction creator Hidetaka Suehiro — often referred to as SWERY or SWERY65 — took to crowdfunding platform Fig, where he and his newly-founded studio White Owls are seeking $1.5 million in funds for their upcoming game, The Good Life. As you may remember, SWERY returned to games development at the start