{"id":2207,"date":"2014-10-16T15:53:51","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T15:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=2207"},"modified":"2014-11-06T17:24:23","modified_gmt":"2014-11-06T17:24:23","slug":"4-epic-games-on-kickstarter-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/10\/16\/4-epic-games-on-kickstarter-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Epic Games on Kickstarter Right Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ah, Kickstarter: what\u2019s not to love? It\u2019s given us loads of weird and wonderful inventions, and quite a few laughs too (who can forget the bloke who managed to raise $55,000 to make a potato salad<\/a>?).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also given us quite a few great games and consoles, too. Broken Sword: The Serpent\u2019s Curse,<\/i> Star Command<\/i> and the Oculus Rift were all funded on the site, while the Ouya console is the 3rd most-backed project ever<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, what potential projects can gamers sink their teeth (and their money) into at the moment? Let\u2019s take a look\u201d\u00a6<\/p>\n

If you want to back any of the projects in this post, why not raise some cash by selling your games with musicMagpie<\/a>? <\/i><\/p>\n

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The Black Glove<\/h4>\n

The Black Glove <\/i>is the latest creation from a group of developers who\u2019ve previously worked on Bioshock 2 <\/i>and Bioshock: Infinite; <\/i>you can be fairly certain this\u2019ll be good.<\/p>\n

The game takes place in a mysterious theatre called The Equinox. As The Curator, you\u2019re tasked with saving the theatre by taking on a series of strange sub-games. Your actions directly influence the world around you, meaning that the game you play could be very different to one a friend plays.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the kind of unique project that Kickstarter is great for, and it doesn\u2019t cost too much to back either; a $20 investment (about \u00a312) will get you a copy of the game when it\u2019s released.<\/p>\n

The Black Glove on Kickstarter<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

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Human Resources: An Apocalyptic RTS Game<\/h4>\n

This post-apocalyptic real-time strategy game pits robots against tentacled aliens in a battle for control of the earth.<\/p>\n

Stuck in the middle of this battle, of course, are humans. As the title suggests, you control and command these humans to do your bidding against the enemy, either as soldiers, workers or as food for your leader.<\/p>\n

If the concept doesn\u2019t take your fancy, then the graphics probably will. Human Resources<\/i>\u2019 comic-book style graphics look nothing short of incredible!<\/p>\n

A $20 pledge gets you a copy of the game when it\u2019s released.<\/p>\n

Human Resources on Kickstarter<\/a><\/p>\n

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No Pineapple Left Behind <\/b><\/h4>\n

No Pineapple Left Behind<\/i> is the kind of game no major game company would release. It\u2019s about a school where the children have been turned into pineapples. Yes, pineapples.<\/p>\n

Your job is to manage the school, from ensuring the pineapples get good grades to balancing the books. However, the pineapples will slowly turn back into children, and it turns out that children are a lot harder to manage than fruit, so you\u2019ll also need to ensure your children remain as pineapples too.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll be honest: it sounds completely bonkers. There is a point to the madness though: it\u2019s a satire on the US school system.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not sure how well the game will go down when it\u2019s eventually released, but we definitely want to have a go.<\/p>\n

No Pineapple Left Behind on Kickstarter<\/a><\/p>\n

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Rock, Paper, Wager<\/h4>\n

Rock, Paper, Wager <\/i>is the classic game of Rock, Paper, Scissors<\/i> updated for the social media generation.<\/p>\n

Two players pit themselves against each other using their iPhones, with one simple decision to make: rock, paper or scissors?<\/p>\n

However, Rock, Paper, Wager<\/i> has a wicked twist; the loser has to let the winner post a status update to their Facebook feed. Imagine the chaos that could ensue!<\/p>\n

Rock, Paper, Wager on Kickstarter<\/a><\/p>\n

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Have you seen a great Kickstarter project that deserves some attention? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ah, Kickstarter: what\u2019s not to love? It\u2019s given us loads of weird and wonderful inventions, and quite a few laughs too (who can forget the bloke who managed to raise $55,000 to make a potato salad?). It\u2019s also given us quite a few great games and consoles, too. Broken Sword: …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[593],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2207"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2410,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207\/revisions\/2410"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}