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The average campaign raised $65,418 compared to video games’ $48,184 Polygon managed to get some hard data from Kickstarter in the games sector, and it’s pretty illuminating. After being burned in the past so many times by video game Kickstarters, fans seemingly started to get burnt out on the idea of over-zealously crowdfunding. Although the amount of average funding grew a bit from $45,360 in 2016 to $48,184 in 2017 (marginal gains), the average in 2015, arguably right before the fail-bubble burst, was $110,962....

Hug my son? In this economy? Who wants to help me move this weekend? I found (after 8 months) a place that is sickeningly expensive, because San Francisco is ruined, but notsoexpensive that I want to jump off the Golden Gate Bridge instead of continuing to look for a new place to live. This is as close to a “win” as I get. Let me have it. Here’slast week’s post....

It is a Thursday morning, and I’m prepping myself for the TV production equivalent of a triathlon. I will be running, leaping, squatting, and all other manner of athletically maneuvering around the small reality TV set ofThe Crush House, following four would-be stars as they fight and fall in love. Maybe a bit of both. My goal, as intrepid producer Jae, is to film it all. But really, I’m not looking for the specific moments you might normally seek out; I’m looking for the right framing, the proper angles, and the perfect shots to appease my audience....

Check out everything Destructoid did today I don’t get what the big deal is. It’s not like it’s a Charizard. The new year seems to be in full swing as we took a look back at our most anticipated games for last year and how they turned out, then continued to make some predictions for this year. Past that, Fraser reviewedA New Beginning, tidbits of awesomeness trickled out of MAGfest, and more happened on this fine Friday....

So there was a contest forGod of War 2called theGod of Noise. What you had to do was make a song forGod of War 2. This was the criteria: All Song submissions will be judged on the following criteria: originality 40%; musical compatibility with the feel/tone of the game 30%; creative use of game score samples 30% So what’s the big deal? Well aside from having a horrible hook (“The warrior Kratos achieved immortality by killing ares to become the God of War....

3.5 – The Far Edge of Fate In this massive near 10 minute trailer, Square Enix goes over everything that’s going to be present in the upcoming 3.5 patch, which is coming in two parts (the first on January 17, and the second in March) before the new expansion,Stormblood, launches on June 20. There’s a lot to take in — a new trial, extra dungeons, more hairstyles, another 24-person raid, additional questlines, summon glamors, an expanded Diadem area, and more....

Gotta collect ’em all CD Projekt Red has committed to delivering some free DLC updates post-launch forThe Witcher3fans. While they aren’t spectacular (mostly small quests and cosmetic items), this is the exact kind of content that would be sliced up and sold for pre-orders at GameStop, and as launch-day DLC by the likes of publishers like Warner Bros. This week, players will be able to embark upon the “Fool’s Gold” quest, and get the Ballad Heroes Gwent set....

Horizon Chase Turbo and… PES 2019? I’m not sure this is what we had in mind when Sony decided to consolidate its PlayStation Plus lineup down to a selection of just two PS4 titles per month. For July 2019, we’re looking atHorizon Chase Turbo–a throwback racing game–andPro Evolution Soccer 2019. What a strange pairing! Between the two, you’re probably more curious aboutHorizon Chase Turbo. What even is it? “Of all of the retro revival games that have come out over the past few years, it is near the top of my personal list of favorites,” Joel said in his review last year....

Spoilers: don’t expect it to actually happen though After completingHotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, the credits roll and a suspicious title screen appears. Funnily enough I raced to click “New Game” and it ended up being part of the ending, promptly rewinding back to theHotline 2main menu after a few seconds. Spoilers below and in the gallery as to what the Easter egg is. While anything can happen, I wouldn’t get your hopes up....

‘Link’s Cube Delivery Service’ Let me set the mood. So you’re just hanging out, chilling inZelda: Breath of the Wild. Maybe you’re waiting for work to start. Maybe you’re playingatwork. Either way, you don’t have a lot of time to start a shrine, so you just mess around.Then something catastrophic happens. For Redditor FieldExplores, you use those opportunities to make banana-flavored lemonade, using the tears of the Yiga clan as seasoning....

Who would have thought? VVVVVVblew everyone away some time ago with its perfect pacing, amazing level design, and forgiving checkpoint system. Years ago everyone would naturally scoff at the notion of it appearing on a mobile platform. But thanks to some hard work by creator Terry Cavanaugh, it actually worked out in the end —VVVVVVplays great on iPad, amazingly enough. I had a chance to try the game out extensively this week, and I’m happy to report that the control scheme is pretty great....

The Incarnon system inWarframehas spruced up a handful of weapons in the game, making them endgame viable and beyond. Though some are more powerful than others, it now begs the question, which are the best? Here’s a tier list of every Incarnon weapon inWarframe. WarframeIncarnon weapon tier list This list will quickly break down what’s good or bad about the weapons and why they are there. Also, since some weapons have variants, it’ll just be a general power placement....

Apple Arcade action returns on PC and consoles The fun-loving folk at WayForward Games have announced that cartoonish run ‘n’ gun titleSpidersaursis getting set to come blasting ontoPC and console platforms this spring. The animated action-adventure first launched on Apple Arcade way back in the fall of 2019. There has been a breakout at the clandestine INGESTCorp facility, which has resulted in an army of checks notes half-spider, half-dinosaur hybrids, originally developed as checks notes further a new food source for humanity going on a devastating rampage....