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Read More »Snapshot Games reports 191% return on Phoenix Point following Epic Games Store deal
Ubisoft, Fig join others in creation of Blockchain Game Alliance
Organisation aims to spread integration of Blockchain in gaming
Read More »Fig to produce games based on the unpublished works of Gary Gygax
Fig and The Gygax Trust will seek developers to work on the titles, taking inspiration from unseen works from the father of Dungeons and Dragons
Read More »Versus Evil to publish Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Independent publisher Versus Evil is to publish Obsidian Entertainment’s Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, the company has announced. The sequel to the hit RPG will launch on PC, Mac and Linus in early 2018. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire recently made crowd-funding history when developer Obsidian brought the title to …
Read More »Swery’s The Good Life arrives on crowd-funding platform Fig
Swery, the creator of Deadly Premonition and D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die and founder of new indie studio White Owls, has announced that his next game will be funded through crowd-funding platform Fig. The Good Life, which Swery describes as a ‘debt repayment life simulation RPG’, is part murder mystery …
Read More »Fig unveils first investor returns
Fig has today announced its first-ever returns to investors. Accredited investors who purchased Fig Game Shares for Kingdom and Castles, the first Fig-funded game to be released, has earned a 2x (or 100 per cent) return on their initial investment after just a few weeks following the game’s launch. The …
Read More »Fig: ‘I thought publishing was broken’
When we think of industry-defining games, titles like Super Mario Bros., Tetris and Grand Theft Auto V immediately come to mind. No list would be complete, however, without the inclusion of Double Fine Adventure, the game that would eventually go on to be known as Broken Age and be responsible …
Read More »Fig announced 500k finishing fund for projects funding on the platform
Seems they have it Fig-ured out
Read More »Fig Finishing Fund announced to help combat Steam Direct’s distribution fees
Crowd-funding and investment platform Fig has announced the Fig Finishing Fund to help developers put the final touches to their games in light of the imminent demise of Steam Greenlight. Starting from today, Fig is committing up to $500,000 to help developers overcome the final hurdles standing between them and …
Read More »Psychonauts 2 to be published by Starbreeze
Starbreeze has signed a publishing deal with Double Fine for Psychonauts 2, the company announced this morning. Starbreeze will be investing $8m to bring the game to PC and console via digital distribution. Psychonauts 2 was successfully funded through crowd-funding last year on Fig, and Starbreeze says it will be …
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