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Burn Rubber With New Road Redemption Trailer!
Road Redemption from Dark Seas Games is one of my most anticipated indie games coming to Wii U even with all the great titles coming to the eShop. The game recaptures the spirit of fan favorite Road Rash while bringing in a ton of cool new additions (dynamite, roof hopping and freakin' tornado's!) that will please long time fans of vehicle combat racing. Road Redemption is set for release later this year on Wii U and will feature an awesome 2 player option that allows one player to use the TV while the other uses the Gamepad (an excellent Wii U exclusive feature not used nearly enough). To celebrate the game approaching completion and release on PC, a new trailer has been released showcasing the games insanely awesome gameplay and impressive graphics. Enjoy!
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Reading Rainbow Campaign Shows The Future Of Crowdfunding
While Kickstarter is relatively young and still maturing as a crowdfunding tool, newer projects are beginning to show the real brilliance of the site outside of technology, film and video game funding from fans. One recent Kickstarter campaign has risen above the rest to show that even in this cynical Corporatocracy of a country we call America, the people can come together to really make a difference. It's no secret that our education system is a joke and has been steered in a direction that purposely makes our general population dumber with each passing year making Autodidactism more important than ever. A key tool in being self taught is reading and one key tool in sparking an interest in books and opening young minds to reading is Reading Rainbow.
The Reading Rainbow program has been an important part of getting kids to read and more importantly getting people curious about the world as a whole. The series, which started back in 1983 on PBS, has been instrumental in sparking a love of books for children both young and old. LeVar Burton has been the face and public champion of the program and has been searching for a way to bring the program into the future since going off the air in 2006 (2009 if you count reruns). A few years ago, Reading Rainbow became an iPad App (the #1 most-downloaded educational app in the iTunes App Store) but despite this success, Mr. Burton felt it was way too limited to reach children everywhere.
This brings us to the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter Campaign which seeks to expand the program worldwide through the internet. The goal is simple, make a new version of the program that is a free online resource to both the general public and educators as a major scholastic supplement for our struggling school system. To this end, LeVar Burton starred in a heartfelt Kickstarter video which asked for $1 million dollars to make the project a reality. The world answered by blowing past the goal in less than 12 hours which sparked a tear filled thank you video from Mr. Burton. Currently the campaign has over 75,000 backers who have pledged over $3.4 million dollars (28 days remaining in the campaign) with their latest stretch goal sitting at $5 million. That goal will expand the project from the web to Mobile, Android, Consoles and OTT Boxes and expand the free access from 1500 classrooms to 7500 classrooms. This is easily one of the most important projects ever started on Kickstarter and will open the door to future world changing campaigns. I urge everyone to share this and pledge whatever you can, even if it's only $1 dollar. Thank you and spread the word.
Reading Rainbow Kickstarter Campaign
The Reading Rainbow program has been an important part of getting kids to read and more importantly getting people curious about the world as a whole. The series, which started back in 1983 on PBS, has been instrumental in sparking a love of books for children both young and old. LeVar Burton has been the face and public champion of the program and has been searching for a way to bring the program into the future since going off the air in 2006 (2009 if you count reruns). A few years ago, Reading Rainbow became an iPad App (the #1 most-downloaded educational app in the iTunes App Store) but despite this success, Mr. Burton felt it was way too limited to reach children everywhere.
This brings us to the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter Campaign which seeks to expand the program worldwide through the internet. The goal is simple, make a new version of the program that is a free online resource to both the general public and educators as a major scholastic supplement for our struggling school system. To this end, LeVar Burton starred in a heartfelt Kickstarter video which asked for $1 million dollars to make the project a reality. The world answered by blowing past the goal in less than 12 hours which sparked a tear filled thank you video from Mr. Burton. Currently the campaign has over 75,000 backers who have pledged over $3.4 million dollars (28 days remaining in the campaign) with their latest stretch goal sitting at $5 million. That goal will expand the project from the web to Mobile, Android, Consoles and OTT Boxes and expand the free access from 1500 classrooms to 7500 classrooms. This is easily one of the most important projects ever started on Kickstarter and will open the door to future world changing campaigns. I urge everyone to share this and pledge whatever you can, even if it's only $1 dollar. Thank you and spread the word.
Saturday Morning RPG Coming To Wii U This Fall
Indie studio Mighty Rabbit Studios is bringing its Saturday Morning RPG to the Wii U eShop this fall. The game is an episodic role-playing game which has seen release on multiple platforms such as Linux, iOS and OUYA, the result of a successful Kickstarter campaign in early 2012. The game has since gained a loyal fanbase who deeply enjoy its unique visuals, RPG gameplay and nostalgic subject material rooted in 80's pop culture.
With Saturday Morning RPG coming to Nintendo's latest home console, Mighty Rabbit Studios is planning to include multiple Wii U exclusive battle objects that will utilize the Wii U Gamepad. One idea the developer is tinkering with is an homage to the 70's/80's toy known as Presto Magix which would have the player "rub an attack into existence". Off-TV play will also be supported which will please those who often have to share the TV with others. The Wii U version of the game is planned for Q4 2014 and the game will include the first five full episodes with a sixth episode coming later as a free update. Enjoy!
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With Saturday Morning RPG coming to Nintendo's latest home console, Mighty Rabbit Studios is planning to include multiple Wii U exclusive battle objects that will utilize the Wii U Gamepad. One idea the developer is tinkering with is an homage to the 70's/80's toy known as Presto Magix which would have the player "rub an attack into existence". Off-TV play will also be supported which will please those who often have to share the TV with others. The Wii U version of the game is planned for Q4 2014 and the game will include the first five full episodes with a sixth episode coming later as a free update. Enjoy!
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