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Amid the hype surrounding Early Access titles like DayZ you might be forgiven for not knowing what Starbound is. It’s a sandbox title being made by London-based Chucklefish and is another in a list of successes on Valve’s Early Access platform. It has sold over 1m copies. It was initially …
Read More »Uncertainties build for Kickstarted Early Access title The Stomping Land
Could The Stomping Land be about to join the list of infamous Kickstarter projects that leave their backers in the lurch? Kotaku reports that the game, sold as a dinosaur-themed take on DayZ, has been left largely abandoned since it was launched on Steam Early Access on May 30th. The …
Read More »Indie god game Maia makes more than $1m
Developer plans to open new company Machine Studios; Considering work on new project
Read More »New VR treadmill the Virtualizer hits ground running on Kickstarter
Locomotion devices pulls in $140k in 24 hours
Read More »Areal Kickstarter suspended, is now hunting for PayPal contributions
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has suspended funding for the controversial STALKER successor Areal. Things appeared to be going wrong for developer West Games earlier this week when a string of bizarre events and unusual pledges mysteriously propelled it towards its funding goal. Our Kickstarter was suspended without any warning,” the studio …
Read More »Yogscast not ready to account for alleged $150k Winterkewl payment
An alleged payment of $150k from Yogventures developer Winterkewl to Yogscast remains unaccounted for. Developer Kris Vale said in a Kickstarter update post that his studio prior to the game’s cancellation agreed that $150,000 would be transferred to the Yogscast with the understanding that they would use that money exclusively …
Read More »Areal Kickstarter hits target amidst accusations and alleged Vladimir Putin support
The controversial ‘spiritual successor’ to STALKER has hit its $50k Kickstarter goal. Having seemingly stalled, Eurogamer reports that a limited number of high value pledges have helped the game reach its target, including $12k worth of funding from two backers on Saturday July 19th and a $14k increase the following …
Read More »Winterkewl explains where Yogventures’ Kickstarter funds went
Lead developer Kris Vale details how the Yogscast project broke down
Read More »Winterkewl details Yogventures’ demise
Lead developer at Winterkewl Kris Vale has attempted to explain the chain of events that led to last week’s termination of Yogventures. The Yogscast-themed adventure title was successfully Kickstarted to the tune of $570k in 2012 but was last week abandoned, with the vague promise that backers will be compensated …
Read More »Yogscast cancels Kickstarter-funded game
YouTube stars planning alternate rewards for backers
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