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CEO Ruben Cortez tells us more about his 'crowdpublishing' platform and how it plans to shake up games development
Read More »Fabulous Beasts dev Sensible Object teams up with Yogcast
Crowdfunded toys-to-life title to be granted ‘Yogscast Edition’ starring Duncan Jones of YouTube network
Read More »Game Kickstarters raise $43,000 on average
But more failed in 2015 than ever before
Read More »Parallax founders get back together for Descent successor
Volition and Outrage creators Mike Kulas and Matt Toschlog crowdfunding $300,000 for Overload
Read More »Gambitious on the secrets of crowdfunding success
The platform's co-founders discuss how they are growing their platform to help more devs avoid disappointment when funding their games
Read More »Schafer reasserts dedication to crowdfunding: ‘It should be more than a stunt’
‘I want it to be a big part of how we make games in the future,’ says Double Fine founder following $3.3m campaign for Psychonauts 2
Read More »Development halted on Kickstarted Unsung Story
Having raised $660k over two years ago, the future of Yasumi Matsuno’s successfully Kickstarted RPG Unsung Hero looks incredibly uncertain. The game was originally due to be released in July 2015. A delay until late 2016 – and a change of direction for the gamplay – caused much consternation last …
Read More »Financial trouble forces Playdek to freeze Unsung Story development
RPG from Final Fantasy and Vagrant Story director Yasumi Matsuno crowdfunded $660,000 in 2014
Read More »Bulkhead’s WWII shooter revival Battalion 1944 passes Kickstarter goal in under three days
Project aimed at bringing back the glory days of Medal of Honor and Call of Duty 2 exceeds £100,000 goal
Read More »Double Fine still waiting on Psychonauts 2 crowdfunding cash
More than half of the $3.3 million pledged towards Psychonauts 2 is yet to make it to developer Double Fine. The long-awaited sequel was backed through equity share crowdfunding platform Fig, which splits money between traditional rewards and investment. The latter is the issue holding up almost $1.9 million in …
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