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The numbers may be down by more than 50 per cent, but Kickstarter games boss Luke Crane is positive about the performance of the crowd-funding platform. The figures – released by Ico Partners – show that just $8.2m was generated on Kickstarter during the first half of 2016, a significant …
Read More »Star Citizen backer contacts California Attorney General for $2,500 refund
One gamer who backed the crowdfunding campaign for ambitious sci-fi title Star Citizen has gone to extraordinary lengths to secure a refund. As reported by PCGamesN, the backer – known only as Streetroller – is said to have received a refund of $3,000 though evidence of just $2,560 exists. Streetroller …
Read More »‘Failing on Kickstarter is better than succeeding with the wrong amount of money’
Auroch Digital’s Tomas Rawlings warns that ‘not doing your sums right’ can be disastrous for devs – even if their crowdfunding campaign exceeds its target
Read More »Recreated ZX Spectrum manufacturer could take Elite Systems to court
Some backers of the Kickstarted Recreated ZX Spectrum fear that they will never receive the unit they paid for. An extensive Eurogamer report details what seems to be a troubled picture for the device, which was first announced back at the end of 2013. It was successfully funded to the …
Read More »Old dog, new tricks: Adventure game icon Ron Gilbert on going back in time with Thimbleweed Park
Legendary games developer Ron Gilbert tells us why he’s thankful for Photoshop and unlimited memory as he wraps up development on the crowdfunded retro adventure title
Read More »Ico Partners: Money raised by game Kickstarters more than halves in H1 2016
The amount of money generated by video game Kickstarter campaigns has fallen considerably for the first half of 2016 compared with that of 2015. That’s according to consultancyIco Partners, who reports that just $8.2m has been raised in the first six months of 2016 – a massive reduction on H1 …
Read More »Amount pledged to video game Kickstarters plummets in 2016 as blockbuster projects vanish
$8.2 million raised in first half of this year versus more than $20 million in the latter half of 2015
Read More »Nintendo takes down NES artbook Kickstarter campaign
Platform holder Nintendo has shut down a Kickstarter campaign, claiming it made an unauthorised use of Nintendo’s copyrights.” The campaign aimed at funding a NES artbook launched by specialist publisher Bitmap Books. The NES/Famicom: A Visual Compendium Kickstarter projectwas only 24 hours from ending – and had already successfully raised …
Read More »System Shock remake could make it to PS4
Nightdive Studios has announced it is in talks with Sony to bring System Shock to its PlayStation 4 console. In an update on the Kickstarter page, Stephen Kick, CEO of Nightdive Studios and Creative Director on System Shock, now says it could also launch on PS4: We’ve been listening to …
Read More »System Shock remake launches on Kickstarter
Nightdive Studios is trying to bring cult title System Shock back to life. The studio just launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a remake of the iconic FPS title. The team’s goal is to raise $900,000, $360,000 of which has already been funded. The campaign will end on July 28th. …
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