The last time Geek Native reported on a Kickstarter that featured tentacles and girls – it was to report that the crowd funding king had cancelled Tentacle Bento. Why? The hentai was too strong. So, with that in mind, let’s take a look at the icon for The Doom That Came to Atlantic City. Ah […]
Kickstarter cancels funding for anime tentacle game Tentacle Bento
Tentacle Bento raised more than $30,000 in half the time set aside for a $13,000 request total. The project was set up by Soda Pop, the copany behind Super Dungeon Explore and Relic Knights. The concern? Kickstarter hasn’t said publicly but the implication is the funding site wasn’t happy with a game based around hentai […]
Wall Street Journal reporter hacks RPG projects on Kickstarter
A Wall Street Journal reporter or a programmer working for him/her has exploited a bug in Kickstarter’s API. The result was some 70,000 unlaunched Kickstarter projects were exposed. The good news? Only 48 of these unlaunched projects were actually accessed by the Wall Street Journal. It is highly likely that many RPG and game projects […]
Goblinworks turns to Kickstarter: Pathfinder Online faces investor objections
The headline news is that you can now get a piece of Pathfinder Online fame by being a backer at Kickstarter. At the time of posting, 463 gamers had done just that, raising more than $33,000 and with one of the three $5,000 top tier pledges already gone. We’re a day into the project. However, […]
The Mega-Kickstarter: Steve Jackson raises hundreds of thousands for Ogre
Kickstarter has changed the roleplaying industry. The Shadowrun Kickstarter has raised $1.7m and may hit $1.8m before closing. That’s millions. Millions for roleplaying nostalgia. This shows the power of geeks and gamers. This shows the power of native geeks. Steve Jackson of Steve Jackson Games launched a Kickstarter few days ago. He was asking for […]
The Women of Geekdom coming to a wall near you
This is the story of a successful Kickstater. Actually, at the time of posting “The Women of Geekdom” 2013 calendar still has a few days on the clock – so that means you can pick the donation level you want knowing the money will change hands and you’ll get your perks. Shaun of Shauncastic is […]
Dragons Vs Unicorns – can there be a winner?
Last month Geek Native directed you to a Kickstarter for Zombies Vs Werewolves and asked which side you would back. Turns out that not many of you back either side; the campaign only raised $3,400 of the $7,500 goal. Step forward another challenger – and this time they need to raise an incredible $45,000 in […]
Would you back zombies or werewolves in a fright to the death?
Here’s another Kickstarter to tempt you. This time Chuck D Yager is asking you to back Zombies vs Werewolves. Which is scarier? Zombies or werewolves? The debate will rage. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2024261727/zombies-vs-werewolves/ So, the goal of Zombies vs Werewolves is to find out which is scarier. From that brief demo it looked like the Werewolves had the […]
Help build an Elder God
Here’s an interesting use for Kickstarter – help build an Elder God. Imagine the scenario. You’re out of your mind and want to summon an Elder God. What do you do? You turn to your friends for help! Of course. Here’s the catch. What if your friends then betray you and push on ahead to […]
Kick start Robot 13 and loot stuff worth collecting
I’m happy to recommend the Robot 13 comic series. I read it on my Android. Now Black List Studios are trying to take their mysterious hero to the next level. The goal is to go beyond the digital editions and do a 100 page, English language, paperback (with corrections). Needless to say the team are […]
