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Ok, so after scoring each of the entries... it is too close to call! There is a  two-way tie for first, one second place winner, and a two-way tie for 3rd! So I guess that means... More Prizes! 1st Place Winners: Gary Joey 2nd Place Winner: Ogna... (Read More)

Kickstarter gets a bad rap around the gaming-sphere due to gamers spending their hard-earned money on projects that may never (and sometimes don (Read More)

For a change of pace, here is an update not at all about Hazelnut, but rather about some of the really incredible indie projects hiding in the underbrush, which are totally worth the time and effort to check out!... (Read More)

With 10 days still remaining, the Hazelnut Bastille campaign has hit the Nintendo Switch Stretch goal at 110,000 USD!  We now have enough funds to deliver the Switch Digitals and Physicals much sooner! We are super glad to make this goal, as we know... (Read More)

. There were an amazing number of entries for the fan-art contest, and they definitely all merit being shown as a body, so here they all are! Huge thanks to all of these incredible artists!We will have the results for everyone shortly! For now, just... (Read More)

We have revealed a number of new Stretch goals!120,000 USD: Localization 2- Support for Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, and Russian languages!  135,000 USD: More Kikuta-San- We add 2 additional tracks to the OST from Hiroki Kikuta, composer... (Read More)

Continuing our series of indepth looks at special areas of production, today we are going to cover the custom level editing tool which was developed just for this project! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Hazelnut... (Read More)

Since Nintendo generally takes a fair amount of time to produce Zelda titles, other developers are always welcome to put their own spin on that series (Read More)

The home computer market isn't at a loss for RPGs, but quality action RPGs can be in short supply. When it comes to those inspired by the Legend of Zelda series, there are very few to go around. 3D Zelda fans have things like Oceanhorn, while games like Hyper Light Drifter evoke a bit of the look, but none of the feel of a Zelda game. Hazelnut Bastille manages to not only do that but offer up a wider variety of weapons to use and tackle the Zelda formula and change it up a bit. (Read More)

We are happy to announce that the Hazelnut Bastille Kickstarter has fully funded in only 38% of the time! We raised over 65,000 from 1800 backers! At the time of this writing, we are now up to 81,700 USD, from 2070 backers, meaning we have already... (Read More)

A good pixelly Zelda-like is always a good way to unwind, and Hazelnut Bastille feels like a very good one indeed. Currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, the game sailed past initial goals a third of the way in, and is now into stretch goal territory. Developers Aloft Studio can probably attribute most of their crowdfunding success to the game (Read More)

50 USD Physical Copies!Per sufficient interest in the petition, and the coming reserve, we are about to release our 50 USD tier offer, which is exclusive to the rest of the Kickstarter Tiers, and is for backers who want to get a Limited Edition,... (Read More)

90% Funded!The project has reached 90% funding in just 10 Days, and with 27 days left! The projected growth places expected ending point now between 130,000 USD to 250,000 USD! It goes without saying that our backers have been absolultely incredible... (Read More)

A Cheerful Halloween Party, from the Hazelnut Bastille Family, and Aloft Studio!  (Read More)

We are going to feature a series of spotlights on the various arms of design which make up a full experience.  The first of these focuses on one of the most critical areas, which we are putting a lot of emphasis on. ... (Read More)

The campaign is on track to do quite well! We are in the middle of the 5th day, and are already at around 42,000 USD, at 65% of funding toward reserve! We had a great post on imgur yesterday (which normally wouldn't be newsworthy by itself, but the... (Read More)

So nearing the close of day two, and we have somehow pulled out another banner day! Roughly a 12k USD climb now, sitting at 33k USD as of the writing of this review!  We now have two backers at the top tier level, and the other two spots will likely... (Read More)

The Kickstarter went live on October 23rd, at 8:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time, and will run until Noon, Eastern Standard Time, on November 29th!     We managed to raise 5,000 USD in just the first hour! We managed 21,500 USD in the first day! We... (Read More)