We sit down with Joachim Holmér about ‘Flowstorm’ a very impressive skill-based 2.5D racing and aerial combat game.
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Top 5 Reasons your Kickstarter isn’t going anywhere
Kickstarter and other crowd funding sites such as indiegogo are rapidly changing the landscape of gaming. As Triple A development slips, small development teams with low budget, niche projects are starting to gain more attention and often find success with crowd funding. Many players view crowd funding as easy, risk-free money, but for developers it can be an emotional rollercoaster where they’ve bet their very livelihood on the public’s generosity.
We, the gaming public have the power. We shall decide who will survive to code another day and who will have to take that internship with Oracle after all.
So why does your Kickstarter suck?
Top 5 – Games that would be better as TV/Movies
I think we can all agree gameplay is the one thing not needed in videogames. They would be better as passive experiences that play themselves! If only there was a media format that provided that experience…
Next Week: Top 5 racing games
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Episode 48 – This Dog Eating a Sausage
Metal Gear Solid 5, EA swears they will become “not the worst” and Paul falls in love with a chicken while Ben goes for the mouse alternative.
R.I.P Lucasarts!
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Elevator Pitch – Bik
We are joined by Mike Pinto and Neil Numberman and talk about their new adventure game Bik. Sandwiches are involved
Top 5 – Spin-Off Games
From Assassin’s Creed Kart Racing to Bioshock Kart Racing we will run the gamut of spin-off possibilities.
Next Week: Top 5 Games that would be better as TV/Movies
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Episode 47 – The most static episode
Gliding dogs! A little game called Bioshock: Infinite comes out. Air whales and Gliding Dogs! Battlefield 4 is revealed! Airships fighting gliding dogs! Metal Gear Solid 5 is announced but after we recorded the episode so we don’t mention it. Paul does discus gliding dogs however.
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Top 5 – Controversial Games that Never Caused a Controversy
The controversial controversy that never was.
Next Week: Top 5 Spin Offs
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