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Chris Robert’s Start Citizen crowdfunding experiment has reached new heights, crossing the $17m mark in raised funding. Incredibly, only $2.1m of that total was brought in by the project’s run on Kickstarter, meaning nearly $15m has been raised by other avenues such as direct PayPal donations. The in-development space simulator …

You have to pay it because no-one else will pay it. You have to give me money that we do Postal 2.” That’s how director Uwe Boll is pitching his attempt to crowdfund $500,000 to make a Postal 2 movie. His pitch video can be seen below, although here’s a …

The first two titles to qualify for Ouya’s Kickstarter funding promotion have been greenlit – although controversy has since enveloped one of the games. Both Sam Chandola’s Elementary, My Dear Holmes and MogoTXT’s Gridiron Thunder have hit their Kickstarter goals and pledged Ouya exclusivity. This means they qualify for Ouya’s …

Two failed crowdfunding attempts haven’t stopped studio Precursor Games from pursuing its efforts to make and release ‘spiritual’ Eternal Darkness successor Shadow of the Eternals. The game recently saw its second Kickstarter attempt fall short of its $750k target by over $425k. But as predicted by MCV just last week, …

Crowdfunding firm to hold two events in Sydney and Melbourne for developers looking to use site

Second crowdfunding effort raises only $324,000 of $750,000 goal

Precursor Games’ second attempt at funding Shadow of the Eternals appears to be on the brink of failure. At the time of writing its Kickstarter campaign stands at $305,306 with just 38 hours remaining – that’s nearly $450,000 short of its $750,000 funding goal. Its first Kickstarter attempt, which itself …

Awesomenauts developer aims for independence following DTP bankruptcy filing

Yancey Strickler asks those with crowdfunded projects to consider the risks of offering extra incentives to backers

Crowdfunding firm hosting meet-ups and workshops for interested parties across the country