KickTraq

$5 Extra Hawk - must have at least $20 reward already $10 Extra Cloak - must have at least $50 reward already $20 Extra Bowhead - must have at least $90 reward already $50 Extra SGD - must have at least $250 reward already $100 Extra LGD - must have... (Read More)

We have just five days left and over $11,000 in pledges needed to hit our target. The last week is usually the best, but there's no doubting this one will go right down to the wire. If you know anyone who might pledge and hasn't yet, now is a good... (Read More)

Introducing George's latest masterpiece, our new Space Station model! Five kilometers high, four and a half wide, this monster has twenty individual components, a dozen new textures and two new shaders. Combining form and substance, this breathtaking... (Read More)

Hello everyone! After a little over 2 weeks, we have achieved more than half of our funding goal! This is an amazing feat and we thank you very much for your support. We've had even more press coverage since our last update - notably an in-depth... (Read More)

Ascent is a PvE space-oriented MMO with over 270 billion star systems to explore and it is on Kickstarter, aiming to raise $35K. It is developed by Australian studio, Fluffy Kitten Studios, and has been undergoing development since January. I was fortunate to interview James Hicks, founder of Fluffy Kitten Studios, and developer and creative genius behind Ascent itself. Here’s what he had to say. (Read More)

When we last checked in on Ascent: The Space Game, the indie sci-fi sandbox MMORPG was already eminently playable, having launched on Desura and angling for a Steam greenlight. Now Fluffy Kitten Studios has posted a Kickstarter intended to fund specific upgrades for the game -- specifically, improved graphics and UI. In fact, the complete budget breakdown is provided on the Kickstarter page. Backer rewards include premium access time, credits, Steam keys, and ships. You could even get a planet named after you. (Read More)

Every week we take a brief look at all of the Kickstarter campaigns that launched in the previous week. This isn’t to say that all of these projects are worth your hard earned cash, but with any luck having all of them in one place will make it easier to educate yourself on the projects you’d like to back, and which ones to run from. You’ll find two types of campaigns listed, “featured” and “the rest“. Featured campaigns are those that contain a significant amount of game information, are from known developers, or are significant in some other way. The rest of the games are usually smaller campaigns that are lacking in information, are from unknowns, have unanswered questions, or have not yet stood out for one reason or another. (Read More)

Space exploration/simulation games continue to arrive in the MMO space which makes it increasingly difficult to differentiate between them. Despite all this, there are still many features that the majority of these games lack. Enough so that developer Fluffy Kitten Studios is able to address what’s lacking in other titles via Ascent: The Space Game. In this game, you’ve not only got an outrageously vast space to explore, but also a variety of aspects to keep players engaged. (Read More)

Wow... ! Never in our wildest dreams did we imagine that we would secure this amount from backers in the first 72 hours from launch. We would like to thank everyone for their contributions so far, the number of large backers is astounding and we are... (Read More)