Crowdfunding platform Indiegogo has halted further pledges for the Spectrum ZX Vega+ device. It has also emerged that the company behind the device, Retro Computers, threatened the BBC in an attempt to keep the organisation from reporting on the issue. The Vega+, which smashed its funding targets by reaching a …
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Will be helping tabletop and video games make a bigger splash on the platform
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Indiegogo estimate equity crowdfunding costs on average $7,000
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Peripheral maker Nacon’s latest product is a gamepad for the PC, which is being targeted at the eSports market. Known as the GC-400ES Alpha Pad, which is a catchy name if you ask me, the controller has been designed with PC gamers and eSports pros in mind, and apparently caters …
Read More »PayPal to drop Purchase Protection for crowdfunding payments
Updated policy means payment service will no longer provide a safety net for unfulfilled campaigns
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Kickstarter games revenue has rebounded from its crash in 2014, according to a new report – though that hasn’t equated to more developers seeing success on the crowdfunding platform. A recent analysis by consultant Thomas Bidaux posted on Games Industry finds projects under Kickstarter’s games category brought in $41.6m thus …
Read More »Dragon’s Lair: The Movie restarts crowdfunding campaign
The cinematic adaptation of animated adventure game Dragon’s Lair has rebooted its crowdfunding campaign – despite being halfway to its funding goal. The iconic laserdisc title is being revived by movie director and original Dragon’s Lair creator Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, who were seeking $550,000 on Kickstarter. That money …
Read More »Skullgirls dev debunks crowdfunding misconceptions
‘I’m kind of annoyed that so many crowdfunding drives at this point have had 90 per cent of their funding from investors already and just used it as an interest gauge’
Read More »Caffeine launches this week on PC, PS4 and Xbox One
Crowdfunded sci-fi horror game Caffeine will launch this week on PC and current-gen consoles, developer Incandescent Imaging has revealed. The Unreal 4-powered game’s Steam page states it will release later today for Windows PC, with PS4 and Xbox One versions due out this week as well. Caffeinewill arrive as an …
Read More »New ZX Spectrum hits £100k funding target within two days
First Edition units sold out
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