It’s about that time to get your Halloween plans in order… Independent comic book creator and Alterna Comics founder Peter Simeti recently launched the company’s annual Halloween-themed fundraising campaign, Alternaween. Backers who support the Alternaween campaign will be sent bundles of Alterna Comics to be given away as Halloween treats. The comics themselves come in four types of bundles of
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Hey! It’s Darius!… 2! Aaaaaannnd a bunch of other games that never made it to the good ol’ U.S. of A. Some may be familiar with The Legend of Kage or maybe an import or emulation enthusiast may have touched on some of these, but I imagine that most of the games on the Taito Milestones 2 collection will be played for
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Are they all canonically clones of Chuck Connors? Bonus Stage Publishing has officially released the new multiplayer tactical shooter The Riflemen on Steam and the Epic Games Store. Developed by Normogames, The Riflemen features 5 vs 5 combat, and promises “an intense and realistic combat experience like never before.” It also features a throwback art style reminiscent of early polygonal
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Ala-Cadash! Publisher Hamster has announced that Cadash is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in Japanese arcades by Taito in 1989 and later ported to the SEGA Genesis and TurboGrafx-16, Cadash is a side-scrolling action RPG set in a fantasy world. Players choose from one of four heroes (knight,
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“Get along, lil’ kaijus…” Independent comic book creator Matthew Blair recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Kaijus And Cowboys issue 3, the latest installment in the genre-bending action adventure series. Written by Blair and featuring illustrations by Frankie B. Washington, Kaijus And Cowboys is an aptly named series featuring giant monsters and heroic gunslingers (giant robot-type laser-slingers) set in a
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Pfft! I survive 3D every day… On Tuesday, Gokuaku Games announced that the store page for 3D Survivors is now live on Steam. 3D Survivors is described as a Rogue-like action game set in a “flashy” and colorful fantasy world. Players take control of one of three playable characters (Priest, Knight and Warlock) to fight off wave after wave of
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Follow the Battle Brick- follow the Battle Brick… Over the weekend, independent comic book creator and prolific indie comic letterer Eric Weathers launched a crowdfunding campaign for Battle Brick Road 2, a 64-page, action adventure graphic novel loosely based on The Wizard of Oz. Here’s the official Battle Brick Road pitch taken from the campaign page followed by the latest
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There’s nothing scarier than being at the end of an alphabetical list… On 28 August, the one-man development team at Shell Sphere Studio unveiled the their new third-person adventure horror game ZALAN, which is coming soon to Steam PC. Inspired by Japanese horror games like SIREN, ZALAN mixes action and adventure elements and promises “a captivating experience featuring beautifully designed
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Earlier this week, Team Airith launched a crowdfunding campaign for Junkman: Gimme Shelter, a 12-page, ashcan-sized comic book that is being offered up with two additional ashcan stories: Virus in a Lullaby and RADR. The books are also available on the Team Airith website, where they have raised nearly $2 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by (I
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Atari has announced that the 2600+ retro console is now available to preorder. The 2600+ is not a “Flashback” style system preloaded with set titles, it’s an emulation-driven clone console that is compatible with Atari 2600 and 7800 cartridges – though it comes packed with a 10-in-1 game pak if you’ve yet to build a retro Atari collection of your
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Be myyyyy Otis Stein…. Nope. Not quite the same. Independent comic book creator Matthew Vealy recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for issue 3 of Otis Stein, the latest 40-page installment in the horror adventure comic series. Written by Vealy and illustrated by Carlos F. Rodriguez, Otis Stein is a modern reimagining of Mary Shelley’s classic monster tale Frankenstein. Like the
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Online comedian Donovan Castillo (aka “Crip Daddy”) passed away earlier this week after a lifelong series of health problems. Crip Daddy is best known for his scathing commentary and unabashed comedic style that he regularly dished out via social media. This news also comes roughly a month after the release of his first stand up EP titled Sports Illustrated: Comedian
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Veteran comic book creator Tim Tyler recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for the first three issues of Bolt Action, an “illustrated grindhouse cinema magazine.” Written and illustrated by Tyler, Bolt Action is a horror-action anthology series of sorts for mature readers only. Here’s the official pitch taken from the Bolt Action Fund My Comic campaign page: The BOLT Theater! An
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Publisher Hamster has announced that Dark Adventure is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Konami in 1987, this is the first time that Dark Adventure is commercially available on a home console. The heroes of Dark Adventure have been transported into a “Devil World” after opening
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On Thursday, Atari released Quantum: Recharged, the latest in their “Recharged” line of reimagined retro classics. Originally released in 1982, Quantum is an arcade game where players must use navigate their ship in a way that traps and destroys your enemies that are floating through space. This new Recharged version includes completely overhauled aesthetics, including updated but retro-inspired graphics and
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Digital Eclipse has announced that The Making of Karateka is scheduled to release on 29 August for PS4, PS5, SeXbox, Xbone and PC via Steam, GOG, and Epic. The Nintendo Switch will be released later in September. Described as an “interactive documentary”, The Making of Karateka is the first entry in Digital Eclipse’s Gold Master Series. Players will be able
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No, it’s not like Pixels… actually it is, but only kind of… On Monday, 9 Lives Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for Axcend: Level Up, an expanded and revamped version of Shane Davis’s creator-owned comic originally published by Image in 2015. The project is already fully funded, having raised roughly $80 thousand at the time of this writing between both
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Over the weekend, independent comic book creator and Splatto Comics conducted a crowdfunding campaign for The Jawbreakers Contingency, the latest installment in the landmark superhero series.* Why did I write “conducted” rather than “started” or “launched”? Because the campaign started – and ended – over the weekend, lasting only 48 hours. If you blinked and missed it, the campaign page
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“Dear journal, today I didn’t kill anyone, but maybe tomorrow will be better…” On Thursday, independent comic book creator Adam Lawson launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Kill Journal: Complete Finch Dossier, a 28-page horror comic. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $3 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Lawson and Brian Christgau
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“Maybe you’re good enough Dog Meat, let’s find out!” Eh, a shark’s a shark… Publisher Hamster has announced that Mad Shark is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Allumer in 1993, this is the first time that Mad Shark is available outside of Japan. In Mad
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Natsume Atari and ININ recently announced that Shadow of the Ninja – Reborn is currently in production for consoles and PC. Originally released in 1990 for the Nintendo Famicom (NES), Shadow of the Ninja (Blue Shadow in Europe and 闇の仕事人 KAGE in Japan… “Agent of Darkness: Shadow”, maybe? I’m trying) is a two-player co-op, side-scrolling action game that can be
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“Once… twice… three times a Melvin…” Velvet Comics recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for the third issue of Melvin, a 27-page sci-fi adventure. Written by Timothy Olsen and featuring illustrations by art by Sid Teles and inks by Rick Piper, Melvin issue three promises “an adrenaline-pumping journey as Melvin and Alice must evade bounty hunters on their way back to
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KEMCO has announced that their upcoming RPG Chrome Wolf is set to release on 18 August for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5 (supporting Cross-Buy), SeXbox, Xbone, and Steam PC. Originally developed for mobile platforms, Chrome Wolf is set in a fantasy world featuring turn-based tank battles. Here’s the official breakdown of Chrome Wolf from KEMCO: Kruz is an Imperial soldier who
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Insect politics King Toad Comics recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Swarm, a 50-page, sci-fi superhero book. Created by Shane Mess, Swarm is described as an “action packed superhero tale” following an orphan child named Joel in his search for his new family. Here’s the official pitch taken from the Swarm Indiegogo campaign page: A diabolical organization has developed a
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Publisher XSEED Games has released the action RPG AKIBA’S TRIP: Undead and Undressed Director’s Cut on Nintendo Switch in both North America and Europe. This version of the game comes complete with all of the game’s DLC , including the new story chapter “Kati’s Route,” which is now available separately for the PC and PS4 versions. While the base game
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Eight arms to shoot you in the face. Independent comic book creator Jason Orfalas recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Octopus Cowboy: Book Two, a 100+ page fantasy western. Written and illustrated by Orfalas, Octopus Cowboy tells the story of an unconventional Wild West adventure featuring an octopedal invertebrate protagonist and his zoo crew of animal allies. Here’s the official
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On Monday, Brenden Swan launched a crowdfunding campaign for DisintegrationStreet volume 5, the 101-page conclusion to the DisintegrationStreet saga. The project is already fully funded, having raised nearly $2 thousand at the time of this writing. Written and illustrated illustrated by Swan (Strangelove: I Want to be Chrome), DisintegrationStreet takes place in a strange world where the dead walk and
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Publisher Ravenage Games recently released the retro-inspired action game Mega City Police on PC via Steam, Epic and GOG. Developed by the one-man indie studio Undreamed Games, Mega City Police is the studio’s maiden title. The game takes place in the “old-school Retrowave world” of Mega City, where corruption has overrun society and crime is terrorizing the citizenry. Players will
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The guy in the purple hat is about to have a splitting headache. Publisher Hamster has announced that Growl is now available on Nintendo Switch and PS4 as part of the digital Arcade Archives series. Originally released in arcades by Taito in 1990, this is the first time that Growl (aka Runark) is commercially available as an arcade-perfect home release
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Do the vigilantes have to recite the creed when they go to a promotion board? Independent author Brent Turner recently launched Vigilantes’ Creed, a part novel, part mini-comic crowdfunding campaign featuring stories set in sci-fi universe inspired by the work of H.P. Lovecraft. Written and created by Turner, Vigilantes’ Creed follows the adventures of a “gargoyle and his team of
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The Splintering 