Comics

Anthea West Fate Book One: Land And Sea Kickstarter

June 14, 2017 Declan Doody

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Full Colour Fantasy And Frolics Irish writer and artist, Anthea West has launched a brand new Kickstarter. West is seeking funding to convert the first three chapters of her webcomic series Fate into a graphic novel. The series has been in publication online since 2015 with West writing, drawing and colouring the series. Fate tells […]

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Games

Tomb Raider Suite Kickstarter Goal And Rewards Announced

May 30, 2017 Brian Dooley

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Nathan McCree has announced the Tomb Raider Suite Kickstarter goal and rewards available for backing the project. Nathan, who originally composed to Tomb Raider I, II & III and performed it via synthesizers, will be hiring a 76-piece orchestra, a 20-voice choir, one world-class conductor and studio engineer to rerecord his Tomb Raider I, II & III score […]

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Featured

‘Checkpoint’ Talks Video Games and Mental Health

May 30, 2017 Laura Kelly

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It’s no doubt that mental health has become a major issue in today’s society. According to statistics, 14% of all the worlds health issues are mental problems. These problems can range anywhere from depression and anxiety to eating disorders. The only way to fight these issues is to seek help for them. Which is why […]

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Games

PAC-MAN Partners With Orlinski for 37th Anniversary Kickstarter

May 23, 2017 Alice

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A new kickstarter campaign is up for Pac-man’s 37th anniversary! Neamedia have partnered with artist Richard Orlinski to produce limited edition, officially licensed Pac-man sculptures. Available through kickstarter, the sculptures are available in a variety of sizes and finishes. As of writing, the gold chromed sculpture early bird offers are already gone, though it is still […]

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Buzz

Deadly Premonition Gets A Board Game

May 11, 2017 Alice

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Did you hear that, Zach? A Deadly Premonition game is on Kickstarter! What’s Deadly Premonition? Cult hit video game, Deadly Premonition is getting it’s own card based board game! For those unfamiliar, the game has you play as Special Agent Francis York Morgan. Just call him York. You are investigating the murder of a young […]

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Comics

Hound 3: Liberator Kickstarter Needs Your Support

April 4, 2017 Declan Doody

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The final installment in the Hound series is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter. Hound 3: Liberator will see Cú Cullan come face to face with an invading horde, alone. The project is looking for £25,000 and is just over £7,000 shy of that goal (at the time of writing). HOUND: Liberator will be the third volume in a […]

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Culture

Dublin Get Ready To Welcome ‘Token’ May 2017

March 23, 2017 Declan Doody

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Remember when you were a kid and you thought how cool it would be if every place was an Arcade? If every restuarant had games to play! If every shop had video games? At the best of times, I’m pretty crap at heading out for a night out! That’s all about to change! The team […]

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Featured

5 Kickstarters Keeping The Retro Dream Alive

October 15, 2016 Ross Brennan

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Retro-styled games have been back in vogue for the past few years, becoming the go-to for independent developers all around the world. There’s plenty of reasons for this: the pixelated art styles associated with retro games are vastly cheaper for small (as small as one person) teams to create; there are plenty of entry-level tools […]

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Featured

Made In Ireland – Vigilantes Kickstarter Announced

September 30, 2016 Brian Dooley

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As part of a new feature on The Arcade to show case home grown talent in games development, Made In Ireland would like to kick of with a look at Vigilantes. Vigilantes features tense tactical battles with fists, firearms and explosives, deep character development, surveillance operations, memorable allies, and a wide range of equipment to loot, buy and […]

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Games

Kickstarter Funds Raised In 2016 Are Down

July 8, 2016 Brian Dooley

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As 2016 enters the 2nd half of the year, it seems Kickstarter funds in 2016 are half the amount 2015 campaigns took in. The report comes from Ico Partners, who track trends in crowdfunding and gaming. It shows that although a similar amount of computer game projects are available to fund, the amount of higher price […]

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