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Industry October 25, 2017

One video game out of four is successfully funded on Kickstarter

On the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform, there are three failures for one successful video game financing campaign.

Money August 10, 2017

Kingdoms and Castles investors received a 100% return on investment from the project

The first game funded on the Fig crowdfunding platform — Kingdoms and Castles — brought profit to investors in the amount of their investments in the first two weeks of sales.

Money August 2, 2017

Video Games Are Raising Less Money on Kickstarter

Cash collections of video game projects on the Kickstarter platform have been declining for the fifth year in a row — from a peak of $28 million in 2013 to $9.4 million in the first half of 2017, according to consulting company ICO Partners.

Games May 3, 2017

Ashes of Creation raised $1 million in two days

The Ashes of Creation role-playing MMO project raised $1 million in the first two days of the Kickstarter campaign.

Development May 2, 2017

The new project of the author XCOM was funded in a week

The Phoenix Point tactical strategy of XCOM creator Julian Gollop raised the required $500 thousand in 7 days on the crowdfunding platform Fig.

Platforms March 27, 2017

10 thousand games have been successfully funded on Kickstarter

The crowdfunding platform Kickstarter marked the milestone of 10 thousand sponsored gaming projects.

Investments and transactions February 22, 2017

The sequel Pillars of Eternity attracted a record number of sponsors on the Fig platform

More than 27 thousand people transferred $3.1 million to Obsidian Studio to develop the Pillars of role-playing

Money February 21, 2017

Fig will help game creators save on marketing

The crowdfunding platform for game developers Fig has established its own monetary fund, the resources of which will be directed to the completion and release of game projects. The budget of the Fig Finishing Fund is $ 500 thousand .

Money November 16, 2016

Indiegogo offers a stake in the company for participation in crowdfunding

The new crowdfunding platform from Indiegogo and Microventures allows developers to offer a stake in the company for participating in the financing of the project.

Industry July 3, 2015

Sony has launched a crowdfunding platform “for its own”

The Japanese corporation Sony has announced the launch of the crowdfunding platform First Flight. The goal of the project is to promote new business ideas of the company’s employees.

Other April 9, 2013

Crowdfunding for marketing and advertising

The Israeli Golden Fingers team, with the help of the Indiegogo crowdfunding service, has started raising funds necessary for marketing and advertising its WriteOn mobile game!

Other February 15, 2013

Kickstarter launched its own iOS app

The popularity of crowdfunding did not come immediately. For a long time, few people knew about the Kickstarter service, and few people believed in it. Everything changed a year ago, when Tim Schafer collected more than $3 million for the development of his new game in a month.

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Kickstarter has created a competitor to Patreon

One video game out of four is successfully funded on Kickstarter

Kingdoms and Castles investors received a 100% return on investment from the project

Video Games Are Raising Less Money on Kickstarter

Ashes of Creation raised $1 million in two days

The new project of the author XCOM was funded in a week

10 thousand games have been successfully funded on Kickstarter

The sequel Pillars of Eternity attracted a record number of sponsors on the Fig platform

Fig will help game creators save on marketing

Indiegogo offers a stake in the company for participation in crowdfunding

Sony has launched a crowdfunding platform “for its own”

Crowdfunding for marketing and advertising

Kickstarter launched its own iOS app