Tag Archives: kickstarter

The Financial Services Authority has for the second time offered official backing to a crowdfunding site. Crowdcube investors will now be able to claim compensation from the FSA should the project they invest in run into trouble, The Telegraph reports. To date Crowdcube, which operates very much like its higher-profile …

Virtual reality headset on track for March launch

Pieces of Fun looking for $400,000 to fund 'easy-to-use' development tool Worlds of Wander

Full production for tiny console gets the greenlight

Alex Peake promises refunds, rewards and back pay when team has money

Developer of crowdfunded project Star Citizen is betting on PC to trump new consoles

Andy Schatz, developer of the upcoming award-winning indie Monaco, has expressed his concern with Kickstarter stretch goals – calling the idea total bullshit” when going about designing a game. Speaking to Penny Arcade Report, Schatz stated that while happy for the people that have found success on the crowdfunding platform; …

Upcoming Kickstarter-backed Android console GameStick has at last been pictured in its final guise. Creator PlayJam has published pictures of the final hardware, which can be seen below. Chief amongst the improvements is a tweak to the form factor to add extended hand grips and the addition of a 32BG …

Building a game around a variable budget is 'a terrible idea', says indie developer Andy Schatz

Are crowdfunded projects being given a free ride away from criticism?