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After a dozen or more years apiece kicking around the AAA side of the games industry, the three men behind Ragtag Studio embraced independence. They've spent the last two-plus years working on Ray's the Dead, a cartoonish zombie adventure that is about to conclude an already-funded Kickstarter campaign (which ends Sunday), but going indie brings new challenges and necessary sacrifices. (Read More)

Final 48-Hours The Newsroom 45k Stretch Goal Complete New Reward Tier - Caricature Add-on Spotlight - Plushie PayPal Payment Shout-Outs Final 48 Hours!Wow, only 48 hours left in the campaign! Time has flown by so fast. We are so fortunate to have... (Read More)

Chris Cobb probably wouldn't identify himself as a man of risk, but his actions speak confidently for his character: Currently an indie game designer with a CV that includes major companies Ion Storm (Thief and Hitman series) and Wideload Games (Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel Without a Pulse), Chris, over two years ago, took a chance and departed from Wideload so he could reacquaint with his dream - to take ownership over the games he creates. (Read More)

Jake Kaufman Live Stream Tonight! Add-On Highlight - Poster Set! The Newsroom Shout-Outs Hello backers! Only 4 days remain in the Ray's the Dead campaign. That rhymes! Only 3 days left to get your entries in for the Ray's the Dead Art contest! Jake... (Read More)

Final Six Days New Reward Tier - E3 Demo The Music of Jake Kaufman Jake Kaufman Live Stream 48 Hr Challenge Result Thunderclap Art Contest Reminder Shout-Out Final Six DaysHello loyal backers! We hope you rested up over the weekend because we have a... (Read More)

I was surfing Twitter last Friday and I somehow came across the Kickstarter page for a game called Ray’s The Dead. I looked into it more, and I couldn’t believe it had flown under my radar for so long. After tweeting about it, Chris Cobb, Ragtag Studio’s founder, followed me and after a great conversation about the game he was kind enough to answer some questions about it for me. (Read More)

48-Hour Challenge Smashed Live Stream Today Live Stream Tomorrow 80's Commercial Shout-out 48-Hour Challenge Smashed!Honestly, the way things were looking we didn't think this update is one we'd have the privilege of sending! But to everyone's... (Read More)

48-Hr Challenge Ending Live Stream Now 80's Commercial Shout-out 48-Hr Challenge Ends Tonight There are 12 hours remaining on our 48-hr challenge! We have made some progress, but admittedly, yesterday may not have been the best day to attempt such a... (Read More)

48-Hr Challenge Voting Results Next Live Stream Shout-Out 48-Hr Challenge A generous backer has come to us with an awesome proposition! If we can reach 40k funded by midnight CST on Wednesday, September 10th, they will kick in an additional $1000!... (Read More)

Art Contest Live Stream Scheudle The Newsroom Shout-out Art Contest Hey backers! We thought it would be fun to kick off a Ray's the Dead art contest! Hopefully some of you have a desire to flex your art muscles, and win some cool stuff in the... (Read More)

Ray's The Dead will seek new brains to eat on PlayStation Vita, Ragtag Studio announced via PlayStation Blog today. The game will be Cross-Buy compatible, so those already planning on picking up the PS4 version will also have access to the game on Vita. The developer said it plans to "fully support for the upcoming PlayStation TV" as well. (Read More)

Hello again PS.Blog. This is Chris Cobb with Ragtag Studio, developers of the forthcoming PS4 title, Ray’s the Dead. It has been quite a while since we last updated you on our progress, so we have quite a bit of news to share today, including lots of new information on the game, and the announcement that we are bringing Ray’s the Dead to PS Vita! (Read More)

The cute little zombie game was initially announced for PS4, but will make its way to Sony's portable as well. And it will support Cross-Buy, too. (Read More)

Zombies, flashbacks, and existential crises are headed to PlayStation's handheld. (Read More)

Developer Ragtag Studio's zombie game where you play as a zombie is expanding into the world of handheld. (Read More)

Ray's the Dead is coming to the Vita First Stretch Goal Met Live Stream Today Backer Meet-Up The Newsroom Shout-out Ray's the Dead is coming to the Vita! We are happy to announce that Ray's the Dead is coming to the PS Vita! Not only that, but it... (Read More)

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from strategy-puzzler Ray’s The Dead, which first showed up at Sony’s E3 conference in 2013. The eponymous Ray is a zombie with the power to control others, giving the game a great blend of dark humour and tactical party-based action. Developers Ragtag Studio went dark after an unsuccessful Kickstarter attempt, busily self-funding for the last year. Now they’re back with a slicker Kickstarter that’s doing far better, and a lower funding goal thanks to some outside assistance. Their plan is to use the $30,000 (£18k)–a target they’ve already hit–to hire contractors to improve specific areas of the game. The higher the total goes, the more they want to bring in as full-time staff. (Read More)

News Coming Wednesday Stretch Goal Update New Live Stream The Newsroom Shout-out News Coming WednesdayHello you 1200 wonderful backers! We continue to be grateful for your continued loyalty and enthusiasm for what we are doing with Ray's the Dead.... (Read More)

Recently re-released on Kickstarter, Ray's the Dead is an adventure game that puts you in the decomposing shoes of an adorable zombie. We get the skinny on this game via a chat with one of the heads of the project. (Read More)

Let's Meet: Ray LaMorte Stretch Goal Shuffle The Newsroom Shout-outs Let's Meet: Ray LaMorte To be honest, Ray LaMorte, the star of our game, has seen better days. He starts this day in October of 1989 digging himself out of his grave. He has become... (Read More)

I'm going to adorn a clip-on tie, inch the tenderest parts of my buttocks to the edge of my seat, and confess something that I almost always defer telling a charming woman on the first date: I'm madly passionate about gaming (crazy, right?). But my passion is allergenic animal dander compared to Ragtag Studio's, a three-person team of game designers who actually quit their jobs to pursue their gaming dream, to develop Ray's the Dead, an aspiration that can be fully realized with a bit of community support. (Read More)

Ragtag Studio is developing a Pikmin-esque zombie title called Ray’s the Dead, which is now fully funded on Kickstarter. Ragtag has added Wii U to their list of stretch goals. While the Wii U goal is a bit lofty, set at $65K, there is still plenty of time left in their Kickstarter campaign to reach that goal. (Read More)

Add-On Rewards Today's Live Stream: Past Builds Shout-Outs Hello friends of Ray! Happy Wednesday to you, we hope this week is treating you well. Things have slowed a bit since getting funded, and it is likely they will remain slow through the... (Read More)

Stretch Goals Next Live Stream Official Ray's The Dead Wiki Payment Methods Shout Out Hello everyone! Thanks for making this past weekend a great one by helping us reach our funding goal! We were so excited! We still have a lot of time left, and... (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“. (Read More)

Ray's the Dead has a new Wii U stretch goal, with several surprises in line for backers of this already successful project. (Read More)

What separates these Kickstarter projects from the rest of the competition is their personality. (Read More)

Wow! I know we just sent you an update an hour ago, but we couldn't resist sending another because.... Thanks so much to each and every one of you for your support! This has honestly caught us off guard, we didn't think things would happen this... (Read More)

Update Character Painting Live Stream Complete Next Live Stream Newsroom Shout-outs UpdateHello glorious backers, all 1020 of you! We are truly in awe of this number and couldn't be happier to have you all with us. Also, we are currently sitting at... (Read More)

You might remember the game from its successful Steam Greenlight campaign, its showing at Sony’s E3 2013 press conference, or that canceled Kickstarter. Ragtag Studio is back with another crowdfunding campaign, one with a significantly lower funding goal. “We ended our first campaign early for a variety of reasons, most notably, that we thought we could do things better.” (Read More)

Is that the Tall Man from Phantasm? (Read More)

WHAT. A. DAY! 70% cleared and over 850 backers! We couldn't be happier! Thanks for the excellent support! Ray's The Dead Movie Adaptation! Last Day of Early Bird Pricing Live Art Stream The Newsroom Shout-outs Ray's the Dead Movie Adaptation We want... (Read More)

Présenté en tout début d'année, Ray's The Dead pourrait être comparé à Pikmin, mais avec des zombies. Dans ce jeu d'action aventure avec des soupçons de réflexion, il faudra guider Ray et l'armée de zombies qu'il se créera au travers des différents niveaux pour percer le mystère autour de son couvre-chef et de sa mort. (Read More)

Great Launch New Team Member The Newsroom First Live Stream 72-Hour Prices Backer Icons Great Launch! The moment we pressed the button. Hello to all 477 of you! It hasn't even been 24 hours since launch, and we already have wonderful numbers!... (Read More)

A relative newcomer to the scene, Ragtag Studio is currently a three man team formerly from Wideload Disney and are currently working hard on their upcoming game, Ray’s The Dead. If that title sounds familiar, it’s because they were part of Sony’s Indie Showcase during their E3 2013 press conference. So what has the team been up to since then? (Read More)

Ray’s the Dead is an action-adventure game from independent developer Ragtag Studio that lets you play the life and afterlife of Ray LaMorte. The title has been announced for Steam and PlayStation 4 and is currently in kickstarter. (Read More)

Flash back to E3 2013. Sony had just announced the PlayStation 4 at the start of the week and their showroom floor was buzzing with indies like Octodad: Dadliest Catch, Secret Ponchos (where are you?!) and a little playable PS4 demo for Ray’s the Dead. As was the case with the rest of these stellar PlayStation indie titles, Ray’s the Dead was accompanied by members of it’s development team Ragtag Studio. (Read More)

I first posted about this unique game back in June 2013, check it out here. Well now they have a new trailer and screens which you can see below. (Read More)

Remember last year when Ray’s the Dead tried for Kickstarter success, only to pull the plug on the campaign a few days from the end? Admitted, it was only a third of the way to its goal with very little time left on the clock, but Ragtag Studio figured a better presentation combined with a business opportunity that popped up during the campaign would lead to more likely success. (Read More)

Last night was a big deal for the now Dallas, TX based Ragtag Studios, as they resurrected their Ray’s the Dead Kickstarter for a second round of undead fun! Within the first few hours of launching, they have already raised over $5500 and are now less than $24,500 shy of their goal. (Read More)

I misspoke a few articles back, in a way, by condemning this fading fad of zombie-related games. Now, I absolutely have no intention to withdraw any statement I’ve made, because I really do hope the fad itself passes, but every once in awhile a game comes along that makes me enthusiastic about the subject matter once again. It’s rare, but it certainly happens, and it certainly happened when I took a look at the Kickstarter campaign for Ray’s the Dead. (Read More)

Ragtag Studio is seeking funding through Kickstarter for their game, Ray's the Dead. (Read More)

Set in the 80′s, you play as Ray. Ray is dead. Sort of. Ray is un-dead. Why is Ray undead, and why does he have a giant lightbulb sticking out of his head? Well, the story surrounds not only Ray’s journey to find his place in the world as a zombie, but you also get to play through his life-before-death through playable flashbacks (via interactive storytelling elements). (Read More)

Story-driven action adventure game seeking $30,000. (Read More)

On this week's episode of the Gamers In Beta podcast, CapnMikeM interviews RagTag Studios to talk about Ray's The Dead. (Read More)

Another fantastic looking game coming to the PlayStation 4 as a downloadable title. Briefly shown at the 2013 E3 Sony conference, I immediately wanted to know more about this great little game. It’s being developed by a small indie developer based in Chicago, called Ragtag Studio’s which was founded in 2011. The team is comprised of friends and industry veterans, Matt Carter, Chris Cobb, and Shawn Halwes. (Read More)