September 12, 2017 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

  Virtuix, a leader in active virtual reality (VR) and the developer of the popular Omni motion platform, has announced the launch of “OmniverseTM”, a proprietary content delivery and arcade management platform for use by commercial Omni operators around the world. The Omniverse platform is… Read More

July 23, 2017 @ 6:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

MVR, a virtual reality system developer that is seeking to turn existing console and PC games into tether free virtual reality, is seeking to raise £500,000 on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The company’s device, Ascend, reportedly been designed to give game developers an easy and… Read More

January 3, 2017 @ 9:01 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, product developer and specialty retailer Brookstone announced it is teaming up with Indiegogo Success and game creator, Proxy42, to launch Father.IO, a keychain-size device that turns any smartphone into a virtual-reality laser tag system, which will be equipped with the Inceptor, a portal, smartphone micro-platform that… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 12:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Apprentice runner-up Vana Koutsomitis is now looking to raise £120,000 for her dating app, DatePlay, through equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs. DatePlay is described as an app that combines dating and games. It uses fun, easy-to-play games to learn more about the users and increase the… Read More

January 18, 2016 @ 12:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

GamCrowd and Clarion Events have announced the participants in the forthcoming Pitch ICE event taking place at ICE Totally Gaming in February. GamCrowd is a crowdfunding platform that focuses specifically on the gaming / gambling industry. GamCrowd shares that 14 new businesses have produced a… Read More

November 20, 2015 @ 3:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

GamCrowd, a crowdfunding / crowdsourcing platform targeting the gaming industry and partner Clarion have announced they will once again work together on the Pitch ICE event that takes place this coming February. The duo are inviting gaming / gambling startups to enter the competition during… Read More

July 7, 2015 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Specialty social media and gaming network CrowdGather, Inc. (OTCQB:CRWG) today announced financial results for the fiscal year ended on April 30th. CrowdGather reported revenues of $2,399,842, compared to revenues of $1,537,051 reported for fiscal 2014. Gross profit for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2015,… Read More

April 24, 2015 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last fall, UK’s alternative ads firm, Giftgaming, launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs to raise funds for expansion of its alternative ads solution. During the campaign, the startup successfully captured £35,000. Giftgaming is a patent-pending in-game ad service and startup supported by Accelerate Cambridge, Cambridge Judge Business… Read More

April 15, 2015 @ 8:28 am By Erin Hobey  |  

gamesGRABR, the social network for gaming, has successfully raised more than £450,000 in its second round of funding on the Crowdcube platform, smashing its initial £250,000 target by over 80% and attracting 221 investors, including the London Co-investment Fund. “We are so proud of this latest round of… Read More

January 8, 2015 @ 7:26 am By JD Alois  |  

GamCrowd, a UK based gambling crowdfunding & crowdsourcing site has announced a new incubator for gaming startups.  According to a statement from the company, GamCrowd expects participants to benefit from a range of value-added provisions and resources to better prepare young companies and assist with the process… Read More

November 18, 2014 @ 7:50 am By JD Alois  |  

GamCrowd, a crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platform focusing on the gaming industry, has announced a partnership with Clarion Events and its ICE Totally Gaming conference.  The partnership is  designed to take visitors on a “journey of learning and discovery” at ICE Totally Gaming 2015. A series of… Read More

October 14, 2014 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

GamCrowd has launched the first startups, Betify and Fenway Games, on its equity crowdfunding platform.  Betify is a mobile app that allows users to set or receive challenges from their friends and win rewards, such as tech products and vouchers or trips and experiences, if… Read More

September 29, 2014 @ 6:43 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based GamCrowd has announced that Ian Hogg has become chairman of gaming industry crowdfunding platform.   Hogg recently left the board of global pools betting operator and supplier, Sportech Plc. Hogg, described as a serial entrepreneur, brings an expertise across online, TV, e-gaming, retail betting,… Read More

September 18, 2014 @ 4:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Robert’s Space Industries’ Star Citizen,  the never ending crowdfunding campaign, is making its way to its next stretch goal of $54,000,000. But NOT before it gives fans a taste of what’s to come. In case you haven’t heard, Star Citizen initially set out to raise… Read More

September 18, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Osmo launched their cool hardware gaming device for kids earlier this year. Created by ex-Googlers, Osmo paired slick technology with the Apple iPad to engender an educational and interactive gaming device for kids (and adults).  Osmo is an alternative to pointless games that may occupy… Read More

June 11, 2014 @ 8:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just a week and a half until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter closes, virtual reality kit ANTVR has surpassed its initial goal of $200,000 and has raised $231,095 from 621 backers. As previously reported, the new kit is noted to provide a crystal clear… Read More

May 5, 2014 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Seeking to bring back an old-school videogame favorite “Shaq-Fu” featuring former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal, Big Deez Productions launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for the sequel for the 1994 game called “Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn.” The production team is hoping to raise $450k… Read More

April 16, 2014 @ 10:22 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Game developer Brad McQuaid and his team raised over $160,000 to develop Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, an MMORPG. The game raised significant money on Kickstarter, but not enough to eclipse a rather lofty $800,000 goal. They raised just over half that. So the team pivoted… Read More

April 15, 2014 @ 10:12 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Shroud of the Avatar raised almost $2 million on Kickstarter in a campaign that ended in April of 2013, but that didn’t mark the end of the crowdfunding process. The game’s creators took the same approach that Star Citizen has taken, using Kickstarter as a launchpad… Read More

April 14, 2014 @ 12:16 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Reviewed.com caught up with Oculus founder Palmer Luckey to talk about his company’s recent acquisition. When Facebook bought Oculus for $2 billion, it ignited a firestorm that left many backers of the famed Oculus VR headset Kickstarter campaign crying foul. Luckey doesn’t see it that… Read More