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Local multiplayer projects get the greenlight after raising $155,000
Read More »Talking Hawken (and the 30 Under 30) in Develop’s new issue
Plus we look at motion capture, Scotland's dev hub, HeroEngine 2, the Wii U, Roger Dean, Objecty and more
Read More »Johann Sebastian Joust’s Sportsfriends closes in on Kickstarter target
Squeaky bums time. Sportsfriends is just $5,000 off its $150k Kickstarter funding goal with just 11 hours to go. It’s a fantastic turnaround for the project, which includes indie favourite PlayStation Move game Johann Sebastian Joust. Just 20 hours to go. We’re over 85 per cent of the way there, …
Read More »Sportsfriends Kickstarter goes to the wire
$5,000 to go with just 12 hours remaining in crowdfunding campaign
Read More »Kickstarter UK attracts £2m in first month in UK
More than 2 million has been pledged to UK creators on Kickstarter. The crowdfunding servicelaunched in the UK a month ago, and so far 2,069,164 ($3.33 million) has been pledged. Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler and data engineer Fred Benenson released data about its first month in ablog post. 45,799 backers …
Read More »LA Game Space hits crowdfunding goal
Shared center of games design going ahead after successful Kickstarter campaign
Read More »Â£2m pledged on Kickstarter UK in first month
London leads the number of projects started
Read More »Kickstarter sticks to all-or-nothing policy
Crowdfunding service says creators benefit even in failure
Read More »Alpha Colony misses Kickstarter goal by $28
Crowdfunding site's strict rules mean game over for Dream Quest games
Read More »Alpha Colony Kickstarter misses funding goal – by £17.45
Developer DreamQuest Games is undoubtedly down in the dumps this morning after its Kickstarter project narrowly missed its funding target. Trading sim title Alpha Colony had a $50,000 and finished at $49,972 – just $28 dollars short! And much like in the Dragon’s Den, projects that don’t reach their full …
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