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Studio one of 13 small creative and digital businesses across England to receiving funding from Regional Growth Fund

Android console newcomer GameStick is off to a flying start after hitting its Kickstarter funding target on just its second day. The project was after $100,000 and currently sits on $142,000 with 27 days still to run. The hardware is the brainchild of casual games firm PlayJam. It comes in …

David Braben’s Elite: Dangerous has hit its 1.25m Kickstarter funding goal. It reached the target with 52 hours to go and at the time of writing stands at 1.282m with 38 hours left before it closes. Braben’s studio Frontier Developments has also announced some new stretch goals to try and …

Peter Molyneux’s Godus faces a tense last two days as the Kickstarter project slowly closes in on its 450,000 target. At the time of writing Godus stands at 418,000 – just 32,000 short of its goal. But with only 56 hours to go, it’s very much squeaky bums time down …

Gamers willing to wear 'funky' gadgets more than the average consumer, says Oculus inventor

Creator of virtual reality headset unlikely to use crowdfunding site again

Music labels and other entertainment suppliers are backing HMV with more than 40m of funding in the run-up to Christmas. That’s according toThe Telegraph, which reports that the financial boost is in addition to other measures secured last year between HMV and its suppliers in order to keep th retailer …

First call for applications expected to be made as soon as April next year

A company that believes it has the answer to a console-less gaming future has announced the successful capture of $6m in series A funding. Green Throttle believes that the successor to the console is already amongst us – our smartphones and tablets. And its plan to exploit the situation is …

London leads the number of projects started