Hello, and welcome to another Kickin’ It! Normally, Kickin’ It would draw your attention to a handful of Kickstarter projects worth your attention, but this week is a little different. Instead of looking at four different Kickstarter campaigns, I’ll focus on one in particular that has caused quite a bit of controversy since it first gained media attention: Susan Wilson’s campaign to raise $829 to send her 9-year old daughter MacKenzie to RPG camp, which has now raised more than $22,000 from backers. This story seems to have divided observers, with some questioning the true motivations behind the campaign and others ardently defending its merits. This week’s Kickin’ It will delve into the various arguments on each side, and try to shed some light on where the truth really lies.

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If April showers bring May flowers, then what does March snow bring? Well, here’s another edition of Kickin’ It for starters. Kickin’ It showcases games or gaming-related projects on Kickstarter that deserve special recognition in four distinct categories: Up and coming, a promising project on its way to funding, Underrated, a project with lots of potential but little funding, Updated, a previously funded Kickstarter with a recent progress update, and Unusual, a strange, interesting, or quirky project. The projects in this week’s Kickin’ It are Battle Worlds: Kronos, Planet Explorers, Story War, and The Big Blue.

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Welcome back to Kickin’ It, you know the drill by now. For those of us who don’t have the cash for an elaborate spring vacation (or whose idea of an elaborate vacation involves tons of gaming), Kickin’ It directs you to games or gaming-related projects on Kickstarter that deserve special recognition in four distinct categories: Up and coming, a promising project on its way to funding, Underrated, a project with lots of potential but little funding, Updated, a previously funded Kickstarter with a recent progress update, and Unusual, a strange, interesting, or quirky project.This week’s stars are Shovel Knight, Protect or Infect, Throw Trucks with Your Mind, and Cheap Shot.

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Tired from that hour of sleep daylight savings robbed from you overnight? Maybe this post will help Kickstart (heh) your Monday. This is another entry in the Kickin’ It saga, where we showcase games or gaming-related projects on Kickstarter that deserve special recognition in four distinct categories: Up and coming, a promising project on its way to funding, Underrated, a project with lots of potential but little funding, Updated, a previously funded Kickstarter with a recent progress update, and Unusual, a strange, interesting, or quirky project. Who’s kicking off this week? Torment: Tides of Numenera, Pulse, Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey, and SoundSelf.

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Kickin’ It is almost 1 month old today. They grow up so fast! Not much has changed though; just like last week, Kickin’ It showcases games or gaming-related projects on Kickstarter that deserve special recognition in four distinct categories: Up and coming, a promising project on its way to funding, Underrated, a project with lots of potential but little funding, Updated, a previously funded Kickstarter with a recent progress update, and Unusual, a strange, interesting, or quirky project. Which projects rose to the top this week? Mage’s Initiation, Civitas, Asylum, and Fooya.

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Another week, another four Kickstarter projects you should definitely have a look at. As always, Kickin’ It showcases games or gaming-related projects on Kickstarter that deserve special recognition in four distinct categories: Up and coming, a promising project on its way to funding, Underrated, a project with lots of potential but little funding, Updated, a previously funded Kickstarter with a recent progress update, and Unusual, a strange, interesting, or quirky project. The four projects for this week are There Came an Echo, The Golem, Darklands, and Story War.

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It’s been a week since the last edition of Kickin’ It, and that can only mean one thing; there’s a whole world of notable Kickstarter projects that we haven’t mentioned yet! You know the drill: Kickin’ It showcases games or gaming-related projects on Kickstarter that deserve special recognition in four distinct categories: Up and coming, a promising project on its way to funding, Underrated, a project with lots of potential but little funding, Updated, a previously funded Kickstarter with a recent progress update, and Unusual, a strange, interesting, or quirky project. Who are the lucky projects this week? Delver’s Drop, Fuzzy Slaughter, Pier Solar HD, and Throw Trucks With Your Mind.

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According to the bastion of modern lingo that is Urban Dictionary, to “kick it” is to chill or hang out. Well, that’s exactly what you can do with some of the awesome games mentioned in this post. Just like last week, we’ll be showing off games or gaming-related projects on Kickstarter that deserve special recognition in four distinct categories: Up and coming, a promising project on its way to funding, Underated, a project with lots of potential but little funding, Updated, a previously funded Kickstarter with a recent progress update, and Unusual, a strange, interesting, or quirky project. Who will we kick it with this week? Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey, Project Awakened, Akaneiro: Demon Hunters, and Doppelganger.

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If you’ve followed Gaming Trend for any reasonable amount of time, you’ll know that we love Kickstarter. It’s brought us some amazing games, helped out some amazing people, and raised a ton of money for successful projects. In Kickin’ It, our weekly Kickstarter feature, we’ll bring your attention to games or gaming-related projects on the site that deserve special recognition in four distinct categories: Up and Coming, a promising project on its way to funding, Underrated, a project with lots of unnoticed potential, Updated, a previously funded Kickstarter with a recent progress update, and Unusual, a strange, interesting, or quirky project. This week’s projects? Asylum, Death Inc., Ouya, and Compounded.

Up and Coming – Asylum
Remember Scratches, the creepy point-and-click adventure game from Meridian4? Well the designer of that atmospheric title, Agustín Cordes, is looking to get you pointing and clicking again with his new project, Asylum. Billed by the Kickstarter page as “a psychological horror adventure inspired by H. P. Lovecraft set in a massive, decaying mental institute”, Cordes and developers Senscape promise a “twisty and satisfying” plot and a terrifying game experience. Can they deliver? The success of Asylum on Steam Greenlight, and over a thousand Kickstarter backers say yes.

The rewards for backing the project include the usual suspects, like a copy of the game and recognition in the credits, but some unique goodies are also up for grabs. These range from being immortalized as an inmate or a doctor in the game to a copy of the asylum’s “Record Book of the Insane”, an actual, physical book(!!!) featuring backstory and other interesting tidbits. The project is well on its way to being funded with about $35000 raised out of a goal of $100666 and 23 days to go, but that shouldn’t stop you from visiting the Kickstarter page to learn more or contribute.

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