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Phantasmal is just over half way through its month-long Kickstarter campaign to raise NZD$15000, and has had more than a little help from PewDiePie.
Read More »Kickstarter updates T&Cs to warn that creators may face ‘legal action’ for unfinished projects
An alteration to Kickstarter’s terms and conditions has warned project creators that they may face legal action should they fail to delivery on successfully funded projects. When a project is successfully funded, the creator must complete the project and fulfil each reward. Once a creator has done so, they’ve satisfied …
Read More »Kickstarter clarifies what happens when a project is canned
Crowdfunding platform says creators "must make every reasonable effort" to appease backers
Read More »Successfully Kickstarted sword fighting game Clang is scrapped
Sword fighting game Clang will now not be released, despite being successfully Kickstarted in 2012. Creator Neal Stephenson hit the pause button” on development a year ago, despite the fact the game had long passed its $500k Kickstarter goal, raising $526,125. Now the project has been cancelled outright. Last year, …
Read More »Neil Stephenson ends development on $500,000 Kickstarter Clang
Game not 'sufficiently fun to attract additional investment'
Read More »When crowdfunding fails: The story of Raylight Games
The Italian studio tells us how they won over an investor after Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns fell short of their targets
Read More »Kickstarter now available in Ireland, Norway, Denmark and Sweden
First crowdfunding projects will be live on October 21st
Read More »INSIGHT: How smaller businesses can thrive in the new games industry
Former Call of Duty marketing director Ian McClellan, who now operates his own agency Plug and Play,offers his advice on coping with the transition of the games industry In the entertainment industry, there are always current buzz-words. They help keep us focused in an industry that is an ocean of …
Read More »The dos and don’ts of crowdfunding
Team17’s Debbie Bestwick offers expert tips on how to fund your indie projects
Read More »Cyberith Virtualizer VR treadmill successfully funded on Kickstarter
An alternative virtual reality treadmill has hit its funding target on Kickstarter. The Cyberith Virtualizer is the second such device to be successfully backed by the crowdfunding service, having reached $361k – easily passing its $250k goal. Readers may recall that another VR treadmill, the Virtuix Omni, was successfully Kickstarted …
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