Among the latest projects to be featured on Collective, space-based RTS XO – from Jumpdrive Studios (based in Portland, Oregon, US) – challenges you to take control of a rag-tag fleet fleeing an overwhelming enemy in a procedurally-generated setting.
Dan Miller writes: "Have you heard of the Square Enix Collective? If you've got an interest in crowdfunded videogames there's a good chance you're at least aware of it, but if you're reading this article it's likely you're a bit fuzzy on the details - and you wouldn't be alone. The curated platform set up by Square Enix to help showcase and support crowdfunded titles has recently celebrated its second anniversary since launching in January 2014 but doesn't currently have the highest profile, which is odd considering the strong reputation of Square Enix."
Marcus Estrada writes: "Hello and welcome to our August Kickstarter campaign analysis! The past few months have been absolutely wild in the world of crowdfunding thanks to no shortage of massive campaigns. For the first time in a long while it seems that this month was mostly free of any outrageous projects (no Shenmue 3 or Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night here!). For some, this may be a bit of a disappointment as it takes out some of the mainstream attention, but others may prefer these calmer months. Whatever the case, even free of these sorts of campaigns, we still saw a great batch of games make their way through during August."
“I was hanging out in a bar called 'The Grizzled Wizard' on a Friday night rallying our backers on Twitter and Facebook. I think I may have made a bit of a scene when I got that e-mail from Kickstarter...” said Corey Warning of Jumpdrive Studios.
Love the clear Battlestar inspiration. Reckon it'll definitely need that boss fight and sub-mission stretch goal to add some variety and be dynamic.
Interesting looking game. Kickstarter is such a good platform for developers. Will keep an eye out for this one :)
Reaching a target in just 12 days is quite impressive! Looking forward to this one!
