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But more failed in 2015 than ever before
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 »Motiga to temporarily lay off a ‘significant’ number of staff
Future of MOBA Gigantic up in the air as studio seeks funding solution to financial troubles
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 »Humble Bundle funding creation of exclusive ‘Original’ titles
Humble Originals will only be offered to subscribers of monthly game package service, which now has over 70,000 users
Read More »237 games were approved for tax relief in 2015
£729m spent by eligible devs during first full year of financial support
Read More »Ant Sim devs decry ‘booze and strippers’ claims as ‘100% bullshit’
'The reality is that anything that was spent in a bar or restaurant was very reasonable in nature when you look at any business,' retort Tyler Monce and Devon Staley
Read More »Psychonauts 2 crowdfunding cash held up by approval checks
Equity investment share of money raised through Fig must undergo additional clarification by US SEC
Read More »Futurlab, Spilt Milk and Secret Police among first winners of UK Games Fund
Initiative launched in October 2015 provides new studios with grants of up to £50,000
Read More »$700m invested in VR and AR during 2015
Investment in the nascent technologies has grown continually for the last year and a half
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