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Read More »Ouya offers store credit to unhappy Kickstarter backers
Android console firm apologises to early donators who didn't receive hardware before retail launch
Read More »Star Citizen crowdfunds over $15m
Star Citizen’s crowdfunding campaign has surpassed $15m, thanks to a combination of pre-orders and pledges. Developer Cloud Imperium Games revealed the massive milestone in a post onRoberts Space Industries, while taking a jab at big publishers in the process. Ten years ago, big publishers decided space games weren’t profitable, and …
Read More »Satellite Reign breezes past Kickstarter targets, hits stretch goals
The ‘spiritual successor’ to cult hit Syndicate is in rude health. Just early last week there were fears that the game could miss its 350,000 Kickstarter target. It then went on to reach the goal just three days later. Yesterday the game’s Kickstarter came to a close at an impressive …
Read More »Shadow of the Eternals returns to Kickstarter
Precursor Games aiming for $750,000 on crowdfunding platform
Read More »Shadow of the Eternals Kickstarter relaunched, now for PS4
Precursor Games is once again attempting to crowd-fund Shadow of the Eternals, the spiritual successor to GameCube horror title Eternal Darkness. The developer previously said it planned to launch another Kickstarter campaign after pulling the plug on the first one, which only raised $128,000 of its $1.35m target. The new …
Read More »Satellite Reign hits Kickstarter goal
Syndicate successor Satellite Reign has hit its 350,000 Kickstarter goal. Earlier this week developer 5 Lives Studios released what it described as a gameplay visualisation” as it looked as if the ambitious project might fail to cross the finishing line ahead of its funding deadline this weekend. But at the …
Read More »Gametrak creator Myers returns with interactive 3D pet Looksi Pups
Elliott Myers, the creator of the Gametrak motion controller, has launched his latest gaming endeavour – iPhone accessory and game Looksi Pups. The interactive 3D pet went live on Kickstarter yesterday and has at the time of writing raised 1,405 of its 20,000 goal from 26 backers. It combines two …
Read More »Wasteland 2 delayed following Kickstarter windfall
Project running behind schedule as scope of the game has increased
Read More »VIDEO: Satellite Reign releases "gameplay visualisation" as it teeters on brink of Kickstarter failure
There’s no denying that this gameplay visualisation” for Syndicate successor Satellite Reign looks very impressive. Developer 5 Live Studios has released the footage in response to those who had asked to see some gameplay footage of the title before they pledge to its Kickstarter fund. But that’s not as easy …
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