KickTraq

Those of you who have been visiting Cliqist for a while now have probably seen our reviews of the first two games (this one and this one) to come out of Project Giana, and after having the pleasure to play through those, I can tell you that Black Forest Games can produce some quality experiences. (Read More)

Owlverlord. Like overlord, but an Owl. That is simply scrumtrillescent. I love it truly. You guys may have read my review of the original Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams here on Cliqist a while ago, and if you did, you know that I’m fond of the game. It’s a pretty challenging callback to older platformers like Donkey Kong Country and Super Mario World, but it brings a lot of new things to the table such as the ability to “twist” the world around you. (In my last review, I mistakenly called the dynamic “switching between sisters”, but it’s actually one sister that twists the world around her, which explains her change in appearance, and the environmental and music paradigm shifts.) (Read More)

Playing Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is like being slapped the hell around by a pretty girl while she feeds you candy and plays sweet panflute solos in a rocking chair. (Read More)

Humble Indie Bundle 11 is available for (ha!) 11 more days, so we thought now would be a good time to let you all know what you can snap up for the usual utterly ridiculous pay-what-you-want price, and, most importantly, that one of them is a former Kickstarter star. (Read More)

Kickstarter campaigns have been very popular for games since last year when Tim Schafer decided to use the crowdfunding platform to fund his upcoming point-and click adventure game. Kickstarter has announced on its blog that the money pledged to games on Kickstarter has crossed the $100 million milestone. (Read More)

Update : Our regularly revised feature keeps you up to date on the Kickstarter games worth watching, and helps you track projects both before and after they’re funded. New this week is a horror game set underground, a space-based strategy game for iOS, and an open-source console/controller. (Read More)

Crowd around gamers, come closer, this game is yours. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams has been released on Steam as a result of first finding development funding through Kickstarter and then finding support through Valve's Greenlight project. So you lot, you made this happen. (Read More)