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Development of sword fighting game Clang has been put on hold, despite the game successfully hitting its Kickstarter target last year. The game raised a total of $526,125 last July, just passing its $500,000 goal. The future of the title, however, remains very uncertain. We’ve hit the pause button on …
Read More »Neal Stephenson’s Clang out of money
Crowdfunded medieval sword combat game is latest Kickstarter to come up short
Read More »Ouya pulls funding from questionable Free The Games Fund candidate
Potential Ouya game Dungeons the Eye of Draconus has been unceremoniously booted from Ouya’s Free The Games Fund program following suspicious activity on Kickstarter. The move can be interpreted as Ouya finally responding to the increasing criticism it has endured for its lackadaisical stance toward what appear to be some …
Read More »Launching a Kickstarter project can make you a better developer
Kung Fu Superstar maker says impact is crucial for crowdfunding projects
Read More »James Pond takes to Kickstarter for proposed return
Yet another age-old gaming IP is to try its luck on Kickstarter. As revealed on Facebook by one of the original game’s developers, IP owner Gameware Europe is to kick off a James Pond Kickstarter on September 20th. Even now 20 years later people still ask me about James Pond,” …
Read More »Life after Kickstarter
Develop discovers how an ambitious crowdfunded game led to an indie's own rise, fall and eventual redemption
Read More »Gridiron Thunder cleared by Kickstarter investigation, dev claims
Controversial Ouya title Gridiron Thunder will be released on September 30th, its developer has claimed. Gridiron was one of two games hoping to secure Ouya’s Free The Games Fund cash that attracted suspicion after allegations of improper conduct. The other, Elementary My Dear Holmes, saw its Kickstarter campaign suspended. The …
Read More »Android console GameStick dated for next month
PlayJam has announced a global release date for new Android console contender GameStick. The device will go on sale worldwide on Tuesday October 29th. GAME and Amazon are amongst the confirmed stockists. GameStick, which originated on crowdfunding site Kickstarter, had originally been scheduled for a June release but has been …
Read More »Ouya needs to stop preaching openness, and act on it
A series of PR blunders and missteps threatens to derail the game industry's most open platform
Read More »Kickstarter opens up for Canadian-based projects
Kickstarter has welcomed in a new region to its ranks, allowing developers in Canada to create and run campaigns on the crowdfunding site. Canada joins the UK and US as territories that can take advantage of the site’s services. Canadian creators must be a permanent resident in one of the …
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