You agree to make a game together and then the moment you agree you are passed onto the lawyers who basically tried everything they could to steal back every dime they gave you, it really was disheartening.
"Essentially your only chance to get to market was via a publisher, which is mostly signing a deal with the devil. Diskett explained, "I think Muckyfoot would still be around today if there had been as many opportunities to self publish back in 2003. Satellite Reign is now funded to the tune of £461,333 but is still accepting PayPal donations at the time of writing, and Diskett told me that he hadn't dreamed of creating a follow-up to Syndicate Wars until he saw how Kickstarter could be used to fund self-published projects.īefore he co-founded 5 Lives Studios he was head of Muckyfoot Productions, a studio that knew fine well the ills of the signing deals with big entities.
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The great thing about Kickstarter is it is mostly funding PC games, because they are so accessible to self publish, so its going to help the PC gain ground on the consoles." I personally returned to the PC after Microsoft started putting adverts on the Xbox dashboard. "I think PC gamers have never forgotten about mid tier indie games. "You're actually one of the first people to point out that the game is mirroring the games industry right now," Diskett replied, "and that's absolutely a metaphor I had in my head when setting out to make Satellite Reign. I recently spoke with Diskett just before Syndicate Wars' spiritual successor Satellite Reign became funded on Kickstarter, and I suggested that the themes of corporate dominance and rebellion mirror the growing prosperity of the indie development scene today, stacked against the lucrative might of the triple-a pack. It was set 95 years after the original game, as the ruthless EuroCorp corporation tightens its grip on the world's infrastructure and is locked in armed battle against the Church of the New Epoch.īetween them are the antagonistic Unguided, a group of civilian rebels liberated from the corporate power-struggles that dominate every day life, now ranked and filed into a well-oiled resistance movement against the oppressive forces that be. Payment is still being accepted over on PayPal.Īn overview of the game's visual style and world can be seen in this rather shiny concept footage.įirst released in 1997, Syndicate Wars was the third entry to Bullfrog Production's classic sci-fi series, and was the brain-child of director Mike Diskett. Satellite Reign was successfully funded on Kickstarter, gaining £461,333 of its £350,000 goal. The game is helmed by Mike Diskett, who was producer on Syndicate Wars, and has worked on many big titles including GTA 4. VG247's Dave Cook speaks with 5 Lives about how modern tech is helping it realise a grand vision some 16-years in the making.ĭeveloped by 5 Lives Studios, Satellite Reign is the spiritual successor to Bullfrog Productions 1997 title Syndicate Wars Few of his recent videos have a gaming focus.Satellite Reign is the spiritual successor to Syndicate Wars. You could argue that the most popular gamer of them all is PewDiePie – he made his name producing videos of him playing games and commenting on his play. Incredibly the biggest supporters of these videos weren't born when Minecraft was first published. Many of the most popular YouTube channels focus on Minecraft mods, and they take you inside the Minecraft World.
Yet the most significant influence is a retro game that goes back to the 90s – Minecraft. While most people watch these games via live streaming on networks like Twitch, gamers love to upload videos to their YouTube channels reliving game highlights and making predictions for future matches. We’ve recently written about the recent rise of eSports. It comes as no surprise, therefore, to find many gaming influencers on YouTube. There is a natural synergy between playing a video game yourself, and then watching others demonstrate their gaming prowess. Gaming is a significant genre on YouTube.
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