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The new Sinclair Spectrum Vega has already surpassed its 100,000 crowdfunding target to put the tiny computer in production. The Indiegogo campaign only began on Monday but the computer has already caught the public’s affection and sold each of its 1,000 limited edition First Edition units. The 100 system,launched by …
Read More »New ZX Spectrum hits £100k funding target within two days
First Edition units sold out
Read More »Molyneux: Kickstarter appeals are ‘incredibly destructive’
"If I had my time again, I wouldn't do Kickstarter at the start of development," says Godus dev
Read More »Molyneux: Kickstarter can be destructive
Acclaimed UK developer Peter Molyneux has said that Kickstarting a game too early in its development can have a detrimental effect on the final product. "What I’ve learned is that doing Kickstarter and Steam Early Access, before you’ve got something which is defined and playable, is a hugely risky undertaking …
Read More »Clive Sinclair is launching a new ZX Spectrum
Sir Clive Sinclair is crowdfunding a new ZX Spectrum computer on Indiegogo that is creators claim comes loaded with 1,000 games. The Sinclair Spectrum Vega will cost 100 and will also be able to run all 14,000 Sinclair Spectrum games, some of which will be made available for download free …
Read More »Sir Clive Sinclair launching new ZX Spectrum computer
Vega able to play as many as 14,000 games
Read More »Queen of Code campaign launches 15 crowdfunding appeals
Creative England initiative to find and fund more female developers will also invest £15,000 in most successful projects
Read More »Star Citizen adds pets as crowdfunding giant tops $65m
Upcoming space sim and undisputed crowdfunding champion of the world Star Citizen has surpassed $65m in total funds received, thanks in part to developer Cloud Imperium’s promise of in-game pets. In a post on the Star Citizen’s official site, creator Chris Roberts revealed that the dev team would implement cats, …
Read More »Broken Sword creator: Kickstarter will suffer ‘catastrophic’ game funding campaigns in 2015
The creator of Broken Sword and CEO of Revolution has warned that crowdfunding platform Kickstarter will suffer ‘catastrophic’ game funding failures within the next year. Charles Cecil was speaking as part of a panel on game funding at the BFI Video Games Day. Cecil, who utilised the crowdfunding platform to …
Read More »Kickstarter suspends blood collecting game accessory
Crowdfunding giant Kickstarter has suspended a project for an accessory that took blood from its users. Blood Sport proposed connecting a blood collection unit to a player’s controller. Whenever a rumble signal is received (something that the pitch seemed to believe signalled that a player had been hit) a small …
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