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Second crowdfunding effort raises only $324,000 of $750,000 goal
Read More »Second Shadow of the Eternals Kickstarter seems doomed
Precursor Games’ second attempt at funding Shadow of the Eternals appears to be on the brink of failure. At the time of writing its Kickstarter campaign stands at $305,306 with just 38 hours remaining – that’s nearly $450,000 short of its $750,000 funding goal. Its first Kickstarter attempt, which itself …
Read More »Ronimo turns to Kickstarter after bad publisher experience
Awesomenauts developer aims for independence following DTP bankruptcy filing
Read More »22cans picks Marmalade for Godus
Peter Molyneux's studio opts for cross-platform development tool
Read More »Project Phoenix smashes Kickstarter target on first day
JRPG all-stars project Project Phoenix has got off to an amazing start on Kickstarter. The project launched yesterday with a target of $100,000. Having hit that within nine hours, it closed the day with funding having already surpassed $300,000. The game brings together some of the biggest names in the …
Read More »Kickstarter founder: “Tread carefully” with stretch goals
Yancey Strickler asks those with crowdfunded projects to consider the risks of offering extra incentives to backers
Read More »Kickstarter co-founder issues stretch goal warning
Stretch goals muddy the waters” – that’s the warning issued by Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler. As explained on the crowdfunding site’s blog last night, Strickler says that while a funding goal is clear and easy to define, the increasing tendency to encourage further pledges through stretch goals can lead to …
Read More »StarCraft Universe MMO launches Kickstarter campaign
Upheavl Arts’ Blizzard-approved StarCraft Universe MMO mod has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Set in an alternate version of Blizzard’s canon material, StarCraft Universe (originally dubbed World of StarCraft0 turns StarCraft II into a fully-featured MMO title with focuses on multiplayer raiding experiences and action-based combat. The project’sKickstarter page …
Read More »One in ten Indiegogo projects reach goal
New research shows 80 per cent of campaigns fall short of 25per cent of their goal
Read More »Kickstarter arriving in Canada next month
Canada-based developers and tech start-ups will be able to use crowdfunding website as of September 9th. The site is already open for developers to register their projects. Campaigns will not go live until September 9th however.Those using the Canada-facing site must have a permanent residence in the country, have a …
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