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Debbie Bestwick explains the process of taking a $10,000 Kickstarter to a $10m global indie hit
Read More »Ron Gilbert’s budget breakdown: Where does all that Kickstarter money go?
Monkey Island creator demonstrates budgeting for indie developers with his own plans for Thimbleweed Park
Read More »Caged Element cancels Rollcage successor’s Kickstarter campaign
Grip raised just over a quarter of its target, but plans for Early Access on course for November
Read More »Kickstarter for Rollcage successor Grip abandoned
Developer Caged Element have abandoned their attempt to Kickstart a successor to 1999 PlayStation racer Rollcage. Grip had been seeking CAD $657k ($500k/320k) but the studio decided to call it a day after raising just CAD $154k. We apologise for the lack of updates on our Kickstarter page; it’s hard …
Read More »Divinity: Original Sin II Kickstarted in under 12 hours
Developer Larian has admitted it was totally surprised by the speed at which its RPG sequel Divinity: Original Sin II was successfully funded on Kickstarter. The game hit its $500k target in under 12 hours and currently stands at $673 with 33 days to go. Who would’ve predicted that a …
Read More »Augmented reality start-up CastAR raises $15m
Augmented reality firm CastAR has raised more than $15m in a Series A funding round. Seed investors Playground Global provided funds for the investment round, which goes toward the continued development of CastAR’s titular AR glasses – currently scheduled for commercial launch in 2016. "Among all the confusion about what …
Read More »Why Double Fine, Obsidian and InXile are leaving behind Kickstarter for new crowdfunding site Fig
CEO Justin Bailey discusses curation, equity crowdfunding and staying focused on video games
Read More »Red Ash gets yet another crowdfunding campaign
The team behind Mega Man Legends successor Red Ash is asking punters to hand over yet more money, this time to fund an extension to the anime. Kotaku reports that Studio 4C, which is making an anime to accompany the launch of Red Ash, is using its own website to …
Read More »Ex-BioWare devs cancel Mooncrest Kickstarter
But another, more detailed crowdfunding campaign is planned
Read More »Larian announces Divinity: Original Sin II, will be Kickstarted
Larian Studios has revealed that Divinity Original Sin II is in the works and that the firm will be using Kickstarter to fund the title. This crowdfunding effort will open on August 26th, though there’s no word on how long it will last. The developer is also inviting fans to …
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