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Kickstarter game campaigns have brought in over $1bn since 2009 News Apr 18th, 2019

Kickstarter game campaigns have brought in over $1bn since 2009

More than 17,000 games projects have received donations

Amount pledged to video and board games on Kickstarter approaching $1bn News Apr 8th, 2019

Amount pledged to video and board games on Kickstarter approaching $1bn

3.2 million people have donated to games across tabletop and video gaming categories

Here are five videos from PC Connects London 2019's State of Play track List Mar 4th, 2019

Here are five videos from PC Connects London 2019's State of Play track

What to know when securing investment, kicking off a crowdfunding campaign, signing a publishing deal, build an IP and deciding on a business model

Star Citizen raised around $39m in 2018 News Jan 25th, 2019

Star Citizen raised around $39m in 2018

Funding up 12 per cent year-on-year, sci-fi title still outstripping Kickstarter totals by a huge margin

Ico Partners: Successful video game Kickstarters raised $16m in 2018 News Jan 15th, 2019

Ico Partners: Successful video game Kickstarters raised $16m in 2018

Dip of eight per cent year-on-year

Star Citizen attracts $46 million investment to get single-player component out by late-2020 News Dec 21st, 2018

Star Citizen attracts $46 million investment to get single-player component out by late-2020

Beta testing for Squadron 42 is set to begin in just under two years time

Shenmue 3 has raised over $7 million in total through crowdfunding News Nov 26th, 2018

Shenmue 3 has raised over $7 million in total through crowdfunding

Ys Net revealed the crowdfunding total to backers this week

2 Over two million people have donated a total of more than $200m to Star Citizen News Nov 20th, 2018

Over two million people have donated a total of more than $200m to Star Citizen

Ambitious sci-fi project has raised $5m in the last month alone

Star Citizen raised over $1m last week News Oct 15th, 2018

Star Citizen raised over $1m last week

Follows Alpha 3.3 release

1 Star Citizen backer loses lawsuit to win back $4,500 pledge News Jul 18th, 2018

Star Citizen backer loses lawsuit to win back $4,500 pledge

Case dismissed

Report: Video game Kickstarters have raised $9.8m in 2018 so far News Jul 17th, 2018

Report: Video game Kickstarters have raised $9.8m in 2018 so far

Lots of success to be had - if you're looking for $50,000 and $100,000

“Most challenges stem from my haphazard make-it-up-as-you-go approach to making games” Indie Interview Jul 6th, 2018

“Most challenges stem from my haphazard make-it-up-as-you-go approach to making games”

Hypnospace Outlaw’s Jay Tholen talks about creating niche games through Kickstarter and working with indie publishers

Chris Avellone’s Pathfinder: Kingmaker will be published by Deep Silver News Jun 29th, 2018

Chris Avellone’s Pathfinder: Kingmaker will be published by Deep Silver

Crowdfunded RPG raised over $900,000 in 2017

Edmund McMillen is making Binding of Isaac card game News Jun 28th, 2018

Edmund McMillen is making Binding of Isaac card game

Has already raised $500,000 through Kickstarter

4 Cloud Imperium responds to $27,000 Star Citizen package criticism News May 31st, 2018

Cloud Imperium responds to $27,000 Star Citizen package criticism

Spacecraft are a lifestyle choice like sailboats or golf, developers state

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