Tagged: kickstarter

April 11, 2013 @ 9:18 am By Pocket Gamer  |  

Earlier today, we went hands-on with War Balloon Games’s hotly anticipated space sim Star Command. This is the oft-delayed and long-awaited mobile game that’s enjoyed two Kickstarter campaigns and attracted almost $200,000 in crowdfunded cash. It’s kind of a big deal around here, okay. As I explained… Read More

April 10, 2013 @ 11:26 pm By Zap2It  |  

The Kickstarter campaign to fund the“Veronica Mars” movie reached its original $2 million goal in less than 12 hours, and now it has officially passed the $5 million mark with over two days still to go. How high will the crowdfunded budget go? Back when the Kickstarter was at… Read More

April 10, 2013 @ 11:11 pm By The Atlantic  |  

As Kickstarter has grown over the past few years into the Internet’s go-to crowdfunding platform, it’s been tempting to try to apply the model to anything and everything in need of cash – to products, places, programs, public parks, potholes, you name it. But the concept has… Read More

April 10, 2013 @ 8:31 am By Wall Street Journal  |  

About a month ago, Willi Wu and his co-developers at Robocat sought to raise about $35,000 on Kickstarter to fund the development of a little thermometer that plugs into your smartphone’s headphone jack. Instead, they raised that much in six hours. A month later, and the… Read More

April 9, 2013 @ 4:13 pm By NBC Chicago  |  

Kickstarter-mania has officially come to the City of Chicago. World Business Chicago and the mayor’s office has announced Tuesday morning they plan to team up to form Seed Chicago, “Chicago’s first curated Kickstarter page which will use crowdfunding to grow businesses and create jobs in… Read More

April 9, 2013 @ 4:25 am By Gamasutra  |  

It was a small story we ran just before GDC that kind of flew under the radar, so you’d all be forgiven (minus Kris, who authored the thing) for missing that a game just got funded through equity crowdfunding. That is to say, rather than through… Read More

April 8, 2013 @ 10:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues, has surpassed their stated $1 Million goal on Kickstarter by raising just shy of $2 Million via support from over 22,000 backers.  This comes soon after the most money raised by a video game was announced as Torment: Tides of… Read More

April 8, 2013 @ 9:30 pm By BostonGlobe  |  

When Gary Sohmers launched his 30-day Kickstarter campaign, he was optimistic about raising the $22,000 needed to fund his creation: video technology that lets a fan witness a celebrity sign a personalized autograph. But in late March, with 41 hours left and only $830 raised,… Read More

April 8, 2013 @ 8:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Most Funded Video Game Ever Crowdfunded on Kickstarter Surpassing the success of Double Fine Adventure,  the game Torment: Tides of Numenera crowdfunded a total of $4,188,927 which closed this past weekend.  The initial target was $900,000.  Over 74,000 backers supported this crowdfunding home run on… Read More

April 8, 2013 @ 5:39 am By Forbes  |  

Camelot Unchained, the upcoming RvR-centric MMORPG from Mark Jacobs and City State Entertainment, could be the spiritual successor to the classic Dark Age of Camelot.  We had a chance to talk to CSE co-founder Mark Jacobs and ask a few questions regarding the game and… Read More

April 7, 2013 @ 4:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding Food: Modern Times Beer, Lawless Jerky and NutShot Peanut Butter Movies, video games and cool tech captures a lot of headlines but crowdfunding has touched every product and service that exists by now.  One area we have covered from time to time are food… Read More

April 7, 2013 @ 12:26 pm By Examiner.com  |  

Thousands of new companies and entrepreneurs are funded by this legendary website; and Kickstarter has become pretty much a household word these days, in fact “…since their launch in 2009, more than 3.7 million people have pledged over $554 million, funding more than 38,000 creativeprojects.” I’m… Read More

April 7, 2013 @ 5:07 am By SkyNews  |  

A website set up to fund creative projects has seen enthusiasts pledge more than £350m since its launch. Kickstarter, one of the largest so-called crowdfunding sites, sees people invest in projects which interest them but is also unique for its all or nothing ethos, targets… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 9:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Kickstarter crowdfunding effort launched by Rob Thomas to crowdfund the Veronica Mars film has set a new goal.  Thomas wants their crowdfunding campaign to be the largest ever – in number of supporters. On a recent update posted on their campaign page, Thomas stated,… Read More

April 4, 2013 @ 3:49 pm By Wired  |  

Say you finished your Kickstarter campaign for some product or other, and after the inevitable growing pains, you’ve gotten all the rewards out to your backers who are gleefully emailing you to say what a great thing it is that you’ve built. What’s next? You… Read More

April 3, 2013 @ 10:35 am By IT World  |  

Back in September, Kickstarter felt the need to post an update stating that “Kickstarter Is Not a Store”. In it, the crowd-funding and project-launching phenomenon laid out a few new rules, clarified its mission a bit, and generally reinforced the key point in the headline: you… Read More

April 3, 2013 @ 10:31 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Hello Robo was founded with the vision of making personal robotics more accessible and affordable for everyone. To realize this vision, they are developing open source robots which can also be replicated using a desktop 3D printer. This enables educators and enthusiasts alike, anywhere, to… Read More

April 3, 2013 @ 10:13 am By The Car Connection  |  

Spring has sprung: time to crack open the windows, break out the vacuum cleaner, and tidy up the old homestead. If all goes well, once you’ve sent off the old clothes and clutter to Goodwill, you’ll be left with a good bit of empty space…. Read More

April 3, 2013 @ 6:33 am By NBC News  |  

Sorry, “Star Wars” fans: A real-life Death Star and the X-wing fighters to bring it down won’t be built anytime soon. First the White House snubbed a petition calling on the government to build the Death Star. Now two Kickstarter projects aimed at building a fully… 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