FTC investigates cancelled board game but can't force creator to refund backers
Read More »Bloodstained most funded video game in Kickstarter history
18 hours still left to go for crowdfunding campaign
Read More »FTC takes first ever action against failed Kickstarter
Failed Kickstarters, take note – not fulfilling your commitments is no longer consequence free. The Federal Trade Commission in the US has for the first time taken action over a failed Kickstarter campaign – a board game called The Doom That Came to Atlantic City. In 2012 creator Erik Chevalier …
Read More »Bloodstained breaks Kickstarter records
Spiritual Castlevania successor Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has become the most funded video game in Kickstarter history. The project is currently sitting on $4,265,467with a day and a half to go. That puts it above the previous games record holder, InXile’s yet to be released Planescape Tormet successor Torment: …
Read More »Razer allegedly preparing Ouya buyout
PC hardware specialist Razer is reportedly in the process” of acquiring Ouya. The Kickstarted Android console firm was revealed as being up for sale in April. Now TechCrunch says that it has heard Razer could be the buyer. Ouya took to Kickstarter in 2012 on the hunt for 41m of …
Read More »Payload Studios’ TerraTech: Lessons learned from Kickstarter
The UK studio discusses how it built a community before asking for a penny – and how it kept that community on board
Read More »Kickstarter troll victim Dimension Drive funded at second attempt
2Awesome Studio’s second attempt at crowdfunding sci-fi shooter Dimension Drive has been met with success. Despite seemingly coming close during its previous attempt at raising funds, the studio’s hopes were snatched away from them with just 30 minutes to goafter a fraudulent donation of €7,000 was reversed. The team had …
Read More »Trolled Kickstarter achieves funding at second attempt
DImension Drive surpasses €30,000 target with 13 days to go
Read More »The building blocks of game design
The Bloxels team on how it plans to make game creation accessible to children
Read More »Ex-BioShock and Dead Space devs form The Deep End
Team wants to crowdfund $150,000 to develop narrative-driven horror game
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