Included below are a few links and news items I either remembered happened this month or left some sort of lasting impression on me.

Kickstarter has been catching my attention a lot over the last couple months, but April really saw an explosion of activity for things I am interested in.

• Epic Mario –  Kickstarter really seemed to start off with more of these art projects and music videos, but this is one I actually like. Legos and Mario is about the perfect combination, only made better by the sheet size of it. Unfortunately it doesn’t look like they will reach their goal, but hopefully everything else doesn’t push projects like these off Kickstarter.
• Adventure games seem to be what has really taken off. It started with the Double Fine Adventure and Wasteland 2, but now Leisure Suit Larry was able to get successfully funded. It will be interesting to see how all of these projects go forward. As many have mentioned, lots of “funded” games will probably go vaporware pretty soon.
• Pebble – Didn’t back this one, but looks to be a really cool device and something I am sure will be ripped off in no time. The use of the phone screen for interfacing with the device makes it look amazing.

PAX – Was able to successfully buy tickets despite server issues. I would strongly recommend purchasing tickets if you are in the Seattle area or want to go there when the servers go live again. Have been in years past and it is always awesome.

DrawSomething has been an app that has taken up far too much of my spare time. Like any new game it was really not surprising to see Zynga purchase it. Makes for a nice way to break-up the usual Angry Birds/Words with Friends routine.

And that is all I can remember for the end of this month (heavy gaming focus it seems). Stay thirsty my friends.