Areal flies past Kickstarter goal despite uncertainties
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Areal, West Games’ spiritual successor to S.T.A.L.K.E.R., has reached its goal on Kickstarter. The campaign flied passed the $50,000 target over the weekend – raising an extra $12,000 in the process – despite the addition of only two new backers.
The oddities don’t end there, strangely enough. On Saturday, West Games shared a typed and signed letter it had received from someone claiming to be Russian president Vladimir Putin.
“We thought at first that there’s no way that this is legit, because we are a Ukrainian studio for the most part, and it’s probably the usual trolls trying to deceive us, but then when we looked at it closely, we started thinking that it might be real.”
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Forbidden Magna videos
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“Dark Edition” announced for Skylanders Trap Team
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Activision has announced a “Dark Edition” for Skylanders Trap Team, which Activision calls “a true collector’s starter pack”.
Here’s what’s inside:
The Skylanders Trap Team Dark Edition is a true collector’s starter pack that includes the special Ultimate Kaos Trap, which allows Portal Masters to trap and play as Kaos when the game launches in North America on October 5. The Skylanders Trap Team Dark Edition Starter Pack features the Ultimate Kaos Trap, a special, larger-sized Trap to capture Skylands’ #1 villain. The Skylanders Trap Team Dark Edition will also feature two Traps; exclusive black and silver variant designs of new characters Snap Shot, Wildfire and Food Fight; a two-sided ultimate collector poster; sticker sheets and trading cards.
Pricing for the Skylanders Trap Team Dark Edition Starter Pack is set at $99. Images can be found above.
Source: Activision PR
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More 3D Fantasy Zone II footage
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Timespinner funded on Kickstarter, coming to 3DS
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Last month, Lunar Ray Games opened a Kickstarter for “Timespinner”. The indie developer hoped to raise enough funds to bring its Metroidvania game to life.
With just a few days remaining in the campaign, Timespinner ended up reaching its goal. Just over $122,000 has been raised thus far, and the Kickstarter has surpassed a $115,000 3DS stretch goal in the process.
You can find a whole lot more about Timespinner on the official Kickstarter page here.
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XType Plus out on July 31
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XType Plus is releasing on July 31, developer PhobosLab has confirmed. That launch date applies to both North America and Europe.
XType Plus, a shooter, features the Classic Mode and Plus Mode modes as well as online leaderboards.
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Medabots 8 clips
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[Around the Water Cooler] What is a role-playing game?
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In the latest episode of Around the Water Cooler, Scott delves into the aspects of different RPGs.
Question of the week: What makes an RPG stand out to you? Please sound off on YouTube page or directly in the comments section below.
PLUS: we feature a few viewer comments from the previous 2D vs. 3D Mario episode. Which style did you guys prefer?
Thanks for watching and the comments thus far have been extremely appreciated!
Another Hyrule Warriors character reveal coming this week
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Koei Tecmo will announce another new character for Hyrule Warriors this week, according to the game’s official Twitter account. While not technically confirmed, the tweet seems to hint at a Goron being playable. A reveal will likely come in this week’s issue of Famitsu – expect to hear something within the next couple of days.
Seven playable characters have been confirmed for Hyrule Warriors thus far. Link, Zelda, Impa, Midna, Lana, Agitha, and Fi are on the roster.
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Eiji Aonuma on the type of Zelda he wants the new Wii U game to be
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In a recent edition of the Japanese feature “Nintendo News”, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma continued speaking about various aspects of the series, including the new game for Wii U.
One of the questions asked about the type of Zelda he wants the project to become. As he’s done in the past, Aonuma spoke about the large-scale world and rethinking the franchise’s traditions.
His comments in full:
