Random question and I didn't see it mentioned before but is anyone following Elementary My Dear Watson. Looks like a fun game minus all the possible backer issue that is going on.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1375982935/elementary-my-dear-holmes

My new favorite conspiracy theory: ouya is behind it. They don't want their console and initiative to look like complete failures that they are.

edit: oh my, do the comments deliver! Awesome!

(To clarify for those who aren't watching; the dummy accounts were created in alphabetical order with the avatars grabbed off Google Images. After living, breathing people have pointed that out, there was a wave of renaming, gender reassignment, and backing one or two other projects. No one moved, though.)

Verdict: buy it when it gets released on your platform. The rewards suck anyway.

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, new HD platform adventure from WayForward (Ducktales Remastered, Contra 4 and many others)

Not the slightest hint of a DRM-free release so far... On the other hand - that's the most hip-swinging character I have ever seen *_*...

For the fans of game music, Video Games Live: Level 3 is almost entering their last week and are needing almost 90K to get funded. They just announced the third music for the album: Skyrim Main Theme (the other two are from Monkey Island and Street Fighter II)

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Hadron's Forge, exploration/building sandbox sci-fi RPG

Exclusive digital content.
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For $5000.
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To up to 12 people on Earth.

Judas, I win.

A project to finish the last project from Gerry Anderson (the creator of series like Thunderbirds and UFO): a sci-fi book series and later a film/TV series
Gerry Anderson's Gemini Force One


A WW2 flight simulator:
DCS WWII: Europe 1944

RealWheelz - garbage truck simulator

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/816615007/realwheelz-true-to-life-3d-ios-and-android-truck-g

Whoops, embarrassing typo. It's $2000, for access to the personal suite, available to the lucky six who are fast enough to grab that tier, the five 5k pledges, and the single 10k. (Waitaminute 2000? That changes everything, pledging right now.) $1000, $500, $250, $100 and $50 tiers each grant exclusive content limited to backers at that and upper tiers. So, still a win, but marred by puking on the pedestal.

Sunless Sea

by Failbetter Games


Trade in silk and souls. Battle sea-beasts, pirates, sentient coral. Explore a map that changes every time you play. Discover islands. Establish staging posts. Win fame as a navigator. Learn the stories of your crew: assist them, seduce them or consume them as you see fit.

Sunless Sea is a game of exploration, survival and loneliness set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London. Take the helm of your customised steamship and set sail for the unknown! Light and darkness are your greatest allies, but a stout set of cannon and a gunnery officer with a grudge will come in useful too.

And Sunless Sea is a game of stories; the dark pasts of your crew, the hidden coves of the soul-smugglers, the tentacled nemesis that you chased from Hunter’s Keep to the shores of the Elder Continent.


Since I am unable to post links anyone who is curious will have to find their kickstarter on their own.

The new board game from the Dragonlance creators:
Tracy & Laura Hickman's Sojourner Tales Board Game


The sequel of General Chaos, a squad-based action game in the Sega Genesis:
General Chaos II: Sons of Chaos

This is the first I've heard of this project, but here's another probable scam scenario on Kickstarter: Planet Pioneer.

Apart from the lack of a video, the project seemed pretty reliable (free PnP version, third party previews, BGG entry, clear vision), but from what I've seen in the comments and BGG thread, it's unlikely the developer will fulfill his end of the bargain. I will have to be more cautious about adding tabletop games to the list in future.