One of the more controversial developers I’ve run across is AJ Tilley. Up until last year I had given his work a cursory look and little else. However, Tilley’s repeated use of Kickstarter to fund every idea he could think of drew enough ire from fans and other developers I had to try and get […]
Well folks, I never thought we’d be here; but here we are. When Dischan Media first appeared in 2011 many, including myself, had high hopes for the group. Despite being unproven, the group had several things going in its favor including a unique, atmospheric look and a fearlessness in telling stories that were not being […]
I’m terrible at marking these things as most of you long-time readers know. ‘Important dates’ come and go, but I always try to take a moment for when this little idea first came about. On this day four years ago, I was sitting in a much less auspicious pre-VNs Now HQ not very impressed with […]
After over a year in limbo, Winged Cloud abruptly announced today that The Guardian’s Spell has been cancelled. This afternoon, the following message appeared on the Kickstarter page for The Guardian’s Spell: We’re refunding everyone who backed this campaign. The refund process will take roughly 2-4 weeks. The project is now closed. Although it had a […]
I think one of the most interesting conversations the EVN community can have right now is how to quantify commercial growth and success. Considering that only a few years ago, all of this was purely a hobby, it is understandable that a potential ‘corporate’ side to English Visual Novel is a non-starter to a lot […]
A new statistical application is being developed by Sergey Galyonkin to help in what is becoming a global mission to better understand the Steam Empire. SteamSpy is still in the early alpha stage, but has gotten many game sites interested in its potential. We here at VNs Now embrace all the new data that we can get […]
This week, War Girl Games announced a new Kickstarter campaign for their next project, Over The Hills and Far Away. This surprised a few long time fans who have been eagerly awaiting the first project the group successfully Kickstarted in 2014; My Little Dictator. My Little Dictator was funded to the tune of eight thousand […]
Moving forward, VNs Now will be taking the business side of this particular genre/medium a bit more seriously. I’ve spent several months last year trying to bring more transparency to the EVNs that have been put on public crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo. This year, I will be broadening that particular area as […]
So, to review: the voice acting of the game was cut because the voice actors wanted a higher rate than was originally agreed to, the original writer ran out on them and they had to start fresh, the lack of communication was a rookie mistake and the game behind that ridiculously scantly-clad graphic above us […]
UPDATE #1: On November 25, 2014, the former VA Director for The Guardian’s Spell sent us a response to this statement. You can read that here. UPDATE #2: On November 30, 2017, Sekai Project formally retracted their statement on The Guardian’s Spell. You can read the full story here. On April 5, 2014, Winged Cloud’s […]