Tagged: games

October 16, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Osmo, the interactive hardware game that connects to any iPad has announced that Apple has accepted their product to be retailed across their 284 locations in North America capturing high profile shelf space in the most successful retail store ever. Simultaneously Osmo shared that it has closed… Read More

September 8, 2014 @ 4:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week Re/Code posted that Android gaming platform Ouya was on the sales block. It sounded like it was almost a matter of time before an acquiring company swept in and scooped up a twitching carcass of a gaming platform.  To quote Re/Code; “Ouya, the… Read More

August 30, 2014 @ 2:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to make a few changes to its well-known main event, San Francisco-based GaymerX announced its self-titled gaming convention and they are now looking for backers on Kickstarter to support its $80,000 crowdfunding campaign. GaymerX self-titled convention, now renamed to GX3, is the gaming event… Read More

August 26, 2014 @ 6:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

New data from Juniper Research has revealed that by 2019 worldwide revenues from tablet games will reach$13.3 billion – a threefold rise on the 2014 figure of $3.6 billion. The report highlights that growth will be fueled by a number of key factors including  improved storage capacity… Read More

August 11, 2014 @ 1:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Setting out to create the next “big thing” in video games, Poland-based PlayWay has launched a new Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to raise $70,000 for its new game, Hard West. The game is described as a weird turn-based squad tactical with world map exploration, a hint… Read More

July 10, 2014 @ 11:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Comcept founder and former Mega Man producer Keiji Inafune announced the launch of another crowdfunding campaign for action platform Mighty No. 9. The game raised over $3.8 million on Kickstarter last year. The first and only goal on the website is full… Read More

July 1, 2014 @ 9:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Creator of the highly addictive “Zombicide,” CoolMiniOrNot, has launched their twelfth crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for “Zombicide Season 3:Rue Morgue” on July 27th. After just four days, the campaign not only surpassed its original goal, but has scored well over $860,000 from 5,544… Read More

June 18, 2014 @ 4:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Celebrating the work he has done for both of the UK’s video game and computer industries,  founder of developer Frontier David Braben has been appointed OBE in the Queen’s Birth Honors List. OBE stands for honor officer for the Order of the British Empire. It… Read More

June 10, 2014 @ 4:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a few weeks after the closing of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, Harmonix announced over the weekend its already hard at work on the new version of the game “Amplitude,” which is set to hit PS3 and PS4 in March 2015. Art director and project… Read More

June 6, 2014 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Innovative Children’s Gaming Device Osmo Created by Ex Googler – Disney Team Get’s Support from the Crowd. Osmo is ready to claim the title of “most successful pre-sale campaigns for child-focused connected device”, as demand quickly surpassed its first goal of raising $50,000 in just… Read More

May 24, 2014 @ 11:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fresh off the closing of its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, Massachusetts-based video game  company Harmonix Music Systems beat its $775,000 goal for “Amplitude.” The video game is known as a “rhythm-action music game” for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation that is based on the 2003 cult classic…. Read More

May 22, 2014 @ 3:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Just several days ago the Amplitude crowdfunding campaign by Harmonix Music Systems appeared to be stuck in the slow lane.  Having raised a significant amount of their fixed funding campaign on Kickstarter the project was still far short of goal with only a week remaining…. Read More

May 22, 2014 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Osmo Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Educational & Entertaining  Kids Game. Most parents with young children understand this challenge.  Young kids need to be comfortable using technology but you don’t want them transformed into “digital zombies” playing pointless games (do you hear me angrybirds?) or drooling… Read More

May 19, 2014 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to bring an Oculus alternative virtual reality system to the video gaming world, the company ANTVR launched a $200,000 crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its all-in-one virtual reality kit. The product is noted to provide a “crystal clear virtual reality gaming and viewing experience.”… Read More

May 6, 2014 @ 5:01 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Fresh off the end of its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, the leaders behind the brand new game “Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn” announced it has emerged victorious. The fundraiser ends at $473,884, surpassing its original goal of $450k. The videogame is said to be the… Read More

April 29, 2014 @ 5:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only a few days left of its Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign,  League of Geeks’ new game “Armello” has almost reached its $200,000. The game takes players into a world of imagination as each play as a “hero” from one of fourt animal clans: rat, rabbit,… Read More

April 28, 2014 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With just a few hours until its campaign is closed, Underground Games’ new boardgame Allegiances: A Realm Divided made $50K plus during its time on the crowdfunding giant Kickstarter. The game is a “fantasy-themed, tabletop board-game/card-game of strategy and tactics, where players assume the role… Read More

April 27, 2014 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping to get more support for its latest project, Czech software company Warhouse Studio launched its self-crowdfunding campaign for their forthcoming game “Kingdom Come: Deliverance. The video game has already impressed the gamers and has racked up more than $1.8 million on Kickstarter this past… Read More

April 17, 2014 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The Omni by Virtuix launched an incredibly successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter last year. The project raised over $1.1 million as the future of virtual reality gaming came one step closer. The hardware paired with the Oculus Rift allows gamers to enter a virtual, 360… Read More

April 15, 2014 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The never ending crowdfunding campaign for video game Star Citizen from Roberts Space Industries continues to grow now standing at over $42 million for game in development.  For those of you that have not been following the odyssey of Star Citizen, back in November of… Read More