Tagged: gaming

April 16, 2013 @ 9:32 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Oculus Rift is a virtual reality headset for 3d games that was crowdfunded on Kickstarter to the tune of $2.4 million. Yesterday Gizmodo surfaced this awesome video of a 90 year old woman trying the headset on for the first time and her reaction… Read More

April 3, 2013 @ 6:27 am By Neoseeker  |  

Initial Ouya shipments are being sent out to Kickstarter backers as we speak, so it makes sense that an official list of launch titles available on the platform has now been made available. With over 100 games and apps, including Final Fantasy III and Twitch.tv, there’s likely something for everyone on the $99… Read More

April 2, 2013 @ 10:50 am By Wired.co.uk  |  

Can the current Kickstarter boom continue and will the presence of established businesses affect our willingness to offer up our cash? As Kickstarter‘s reputation for swiftly bankrolling projects grows, it’s no surprise that established games companies and industry veterans have been sitting up and taking note…. Read More

March 29, 2013 @ 8:55 am By Joystiq  |  

Stompy Bot Productions and Mektek Studios’ Heavy Gear Assault, being shown at GDC and revealed yesterday as an Unreal Engine 4 game, will launch its Kickstarter in two weeks. The companies are shooting for $800,000, planning the game for PC, Mac and Linux. The game will be free-to-play, but… Read More

March 26, 2013 @ 5:09 pm By James Orry  |  

$665,000 needed to fund The Big Blue, a new game from the team that created Ecco. The Big Blue, a new aquatic action adventure game from the team that created Ecco the Dolphin, has launched on Kickstarter and is seeking $665,000 in funding. The game… Read More

March 13, 2013 @ 11:51 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Richard Garriott, the award winning designer and creator of the Ultima franchise, makes his triumphant return to the genre that earned him a place in the Hall of Fame and a Lifetime Achievement Award. Shroud of the Avatar is the first installment of Richard’s new… Read More

March 3, 2013 @ 7:10 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

According to All Games Beta, game developer Yu Suzuki is considering crowdfunding a third installment of his wildly popular and forward-thinking Shenmue game franchise. If he goes through with the plan, it may join the growing list of video game projects that have raised large amounts of… Read More

February 19, 2013 @ 3:23 pm By Jason Schreier  |  

It’s the biggest fear of anyone who spends $10 or $50 to help fund a new game. You see a cool-looking game on Kickstarter or some other website where creative people can ask fans to help pay for their projects. You think it sounds awesome…. Read More

February 5, 2013 @ 5:09 pm By ReadWrite  |  

Remember the humble Ouya game console? Maybe it was never that humble, but considering its indie roots, the Kickstarted experiment in Android-powered gaming just scored some surprisingly huge distribution partnerships for its release later this year. Founder and CEO Julie Uhrman tells The Wall Street Journal that the console will be available through… Read More