Entries in 'Kickstarter' (71)

Godus faces nail-biting Kickstarter close as it nears £450k target

Godus faces nail-biting Kickstarter close as it nears £450k target

Peter Molyneux’s Godus faces a tense last two days as the Kickstarter project slowly closes in on its £450,000 target.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 19th 2012 at 9:31AM in News
Redundancies hit Frontier Developments

Redundancies hit Frontier Developments

14 staff have lost their jobs at David Braben’s Frontier Developments.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 17th 2012 at 12:40PM in News
Dizzy will not return - Oliver twins concede Kickstarter defeat

Dizzy will not return - Oliver twins concede Kickstarter defeat

The Oliver Twins have admitted defeat in their Dizzy Returns Kickstarter campaign, which is currently short of its target by £325,000.

Craig Chapple
by Craig Chapple
on Dec 14th 2012 at 10:50AM in News
Johann Sebastian Joust's Sportsfriends closes in on Kickstarter target

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 10th 2012 at 9:57AM in News

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Kickstarter UK attracts £2m in first month in UK

Kickstarter UK attracts £2m in first month in UK

More than £2 million has been pledged to UK creators on Kickstarter.

Aaron Lee
by Aaron Lee
on Dec 4th 2012 at 2:06PM in News
Alpha Colony Kickstarter misses funding goal - by £17.45

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.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 3rd 2012 at 12:08PM in News
'Hatred' for motion controls to blame for Kung Fu Superstar's Kickstarter's woes

'Hatred' for motion controls to blame for Kung Fu Superstar's Kickstarter's woes

The developer behind a Kickstarter game designed for Kinect has blamed the gamers’ ‘hatred’ of motion controls for the project’s imminent failure.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 29th 2012 at 10:10AM in News
Oculus Rift delayed into the New Year

Oculus Rift delayed into the New Year

Successfully Kickstarted VR headset Oculus Rift will miss its proposed pre-Christmas launch.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 28th 2012 at 3:11PM in News

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Katamari Damacy and Canabalt team up for LA Game Space project

Katamari Damacy and Canabalt team up for LA Game Space project

The creators of cult console hit Katamari Damacy and indie endless runner Canabalt have teamed up to create a brand new title.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 27th 2012 at 11:44AM in News
Man starts a Kickstarter... to fund his Elite Kickstarter pledge

Man starts a Kickstarter... to fund his Elite Kickstarter pledge

Author Drew Wagar has taken to Kickstarter to try and raise the funds he needs to pledge money on a separate Kickstarter project.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 26th 2012 at 11:24AM in News
OPINION: Kickstarter is making me feel Dizzy

OPINION: Kickstarter is making me feel Dizzy

I feel like I’ve been here before recently. And I still feel uneasy about it.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 23rd 2012 at 10:31AM in News
Molyneux takes to Kickstarter to fund next game GODUS

Molyneux takes to Kickstarter to fund next game GODUS

With Curiosity: What’s Inside The Cube? hitting 2m downloads, Peter Molyneux has revealed his next project, previously referred to as “co-operation”.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 22nd 2012 at 9:24AM in News

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Star Citizen claims crowdfunding record as Kickstarter run concludes

Star Citizen claims crowdfunding record as Kickstarter run concludes

The two crowdfunding efforts for Chris Roberts’ Star Citizen have come to a close, bringing in a combined $6.2m in pledges.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Nov 20th 2012 at 7:25AM in News
Braben takes to Kickstarter to fund Elite: Dangerous

Braben takes to Kickstarter to fund Elite: Dangerous

Famed UK developer David Braben has taken to Kickstarter to try and fund a brand new sequel to 1980s cult classic Elite.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 6th 2012 at 9:53AM in News
Kickstarter UK is go

Kickstarter UK is go

Kickstarter, the most popular vehicle for crowdfunding games development projects, is now available in the UK.

Will Freeman
by Will Freeman
on Oct 31st 2012 at 4:09PM in News
Star Citizen flies past Kickstarter goal

Star Citizen flies past Kickstarter goal

Chris Roberts’ crowdfunded space simulation project Star Citizen is on a roll.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Oct 25th 2012 at 1:13AM in News

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Braithwaite and Hall abandon Kickstarter RPG

Braithwaite and Hall abandon Kickstarter RPG

An ambitious RPG project by genre stalwarts Brenda Braithwaite and Tim Hall has been abandoned.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 22nd 2012 at 11:39AM in News
Successful Kickstarter outing Haunts: The Manse Macabre faces uncertain future

Successful Kickstarter outing Haunts: The Manse Macabre faces uncertain future

What happens when a successful Kickstarter project goes wrong? We may well be about to find out.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 19th 2012 at 2:44PM in News
Project Eternity closes at over $4m pledged

Project Eternity closes at over $4m pledged

Obsidian’s incredible Kickstarter push for Project Eternity has finally come to a close, amassing over $4m in the process.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Oct 18th 2012 at 8:05AM in News
Obsidian's Project Eternity breaks Kickstarter records

Obsidian's Project Eternity breaks Kickstarter records

Project Eternity, the isometric party-based RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, has become the most successful game ever on crowdfunding site Kickstarter.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 16th 2012 at 10:19AM in News
Kickstarter UK launches this month

Kickstarter UK launches this month

A launch date for Kickstarter UK has been set.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Oct 11th 2012 at 6:43AM in News
RPG giants Braithwaite and Hall team up for Kickstarter project

RPG giants Braithwaite and Hall team up for Kickstarter project

Loot Drop, a studio that houses John Romero, Brenda Braithwaite and Tom Hall, has become the latest to embrace crowdfunding site Kickstarter.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 3rd 2012 at 2:56PM in News
Obsidian CEO: Publishers approached us to front Kickstarter campaigns

Obsidian CEO: Publishers approached us to front Kickstarter campaigns

Certain publishers are looking to take advantage of Kickstarter to develop new IPs and generate money without having to invest, Obsidian’s CEO Feargus Urquhart has claimed.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on Sep 20th 2012 at 8:12AM in News
Kickstarting video game reboots

Kickstarting video game reboots

If a brand has been out of the limelight for many years, it can be difficult getting publishers to support a new release – but crowdfunding offers an alternative solution.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Sep 18th 2012 at 2:48PM in News
Square Enix CEO and the death of consoles in this week's MCV

Square Enix CEO and the death of consoles in this week's MCV

This week's MCV is now available to download - and it is jam-packed with great features, including an extensive interview with Square Enix CEO, Yoichi Wada.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Sep 13th 2012 at 10:48AM in News