KickTraq

A very early alpha build of Bolt Riley was released to backers and a select set of testers. We look at how it's shaping up so far. (Read More)

Kickstarter is a popular site to get video game ideas funded and realized. But, what exactly goes into one to make it succeed or fail? (Read More)

Kickstarter is a popular crowdfunding site that allows people to get their ideas funded. Not all are successful on the first try. Why does this happen? (Read More)

We're almost there. 14 hours to go. A few thousand dollars short.  This is the last chance to help Bolt Riley, last chance to increase your pledge, last chance to bring over a friend, or get them a copy too, or join the 420 club, or get your or... (Read More)

Perhaps you remember last year’s Kickstarter for Bolt Riley: A Reggae Adventure, the attempt by Oded Sharon — and all of his associates — to finish development on a Graphic Adventure game after their initial publisher went under. The game — despite being co-developed by the Cole family, the legendary veterans behind Sierra’s Quest For Glory and Dr. Brain series — unfortunately didn’t even reach half of its minimum funding goal. The end result was that Oded Sharon’s vision — the rise to fame story of the greatest fictional reggae star ever, as he dealt with issues of gathering both band and inspiration — alongside their planned 2D cell animation, all seemed doomed to sadly just fade away. (Read More)

We're making good progress. We still have 54 hours to go, thanks to two very generous backers, and an influx of new backers, that came from our PR efforts and mentions in other campaigns like Tex Murphy, SpaceVentures and Hero-u. We are getting real... (Read More)

Adventure games are unique in the sense that they’re extremely flexible. Many stories that wouldn’t make for a very good action game work well in the point and click medium, so it’s great to see the genre stretching its legs and taking on a few new ideas. Not having to stick to the typical constraints of a more involved playstyle gives the genre the opportunity to make the seemingly mundane an adventure, and in the case of Bolt Riley, it doesn’t have to. (Read More)

Welcome to The Funding Crowd, issue #36! Summer is still going on in the boreal hemisphere, but make no mistake: boreal has nothing to do with boring, so here we come to bring you the games which are most worthy of your hard-earned money! (Read More)

We're 30% there! With almost 10k in funding! And more than .. ahem.. 420 backers. As the first 3 days concluded, and with the anticipation of the plateau, we've sent out a PR blast  today that reached a bunch of media and news sites, some have wrote... (Read More)

Hey everyone! It's only been 24 hours? Seems like forever to me.Well... so far so good! We've reach about 25% of the goal in only 24 hours, with over 300 backers, which is absolutely awesome.It means there are about 700 people who supported us in the... (Read More)