Tagged: video games

February 24, 2017 @ 10:54 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than twelve hours until its Fig campaign comes to an end, Obsidian Entertainment’s Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire has successfully surpassed $4 million thanks to nearly 31,200 backers. The initiative surfaced on the crowdfunding platform for video games last month and quickly secured its initial $1.1 million within… Read More

February 23, 2017 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its crowdfunding campaign on Fig set to close later this evening, Team Gotham’s new video game Solo is quickly nearly $70,000 thanks to more than 225 backers. The game surfaced on the funding portal last month and secured its initial $65,000 funding target in a matter of… Read More

February 18, 2017 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With less than one week until its crowdfunding campaign on Fig comes to an end, Obsidian Entertainment’s Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire has successfully secured more than $2.8 million from over 24,800 backers. The initiative made its debut on the funding portal last month and quickly secured… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 4:47 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunding platform for video games, Fig, announced on Thursday the launch of its $500,000 Fig Finishing Fund. This new fund will help indie game developers pay for Steam Direct. The funding portal stated it is committing up to $500,000 to help developers overcome two hurdles… Read More

February 7, 2017 @ 3:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, online adult game publisher, Nutaku, announced the launch of its new crowdfunding platform specifically for 18+ games, Kimochi Red Light. According to Nutaku, Kimochi Red Light is free for gaming studios and developers to showcase their projects. The crowdfunding platform will not take a… Read More

February 2, 2017 @ 11:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Failbetter Games, the London-based video game studio behind Kickstarter success Sunless Sea, has returned to the crowdfunding giant’s platform to raise funds for the game’s sequel, Sunless Skies. Originally seeking £100,000, the project has already secured nearly £160,000 from more than 4,200 backers. Sunless Skies is described as a 2D, top-down,… Read More

January 24, 2017 @ 2:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Stoic Studios, the company behind Banner Saga 1 and 2, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $200,000 for the final chapter of the franchise, Banner Saga 3. The first Banner Saga successfully secured $723,886 from 20,043 backers in 2012 and was released on PC and mobile in 2014. The… Read More

January 19, 2017 @ 10:59 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fig Publishing announced on Thursday it secured $7.84 million during a Series A Funding Round, which was led by Spark Capital and Greycroft with participation from Resolute Ventures, NextView Ventures, and Draft Ventures. Fig, which was founded in 2015, allows accredited and non-accredited investors to… Read More

January 13, 2017 @ 2:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Video game developer Buddy System Games, launched the first 2017 crowdfunding campaign on Fig to raise $35,000 for its project, Little Bug. The arcade style platformer’s demo, which has more than 20,000 downloads, already earned the Best Platformer award in Intel’s LevelUp competition and was also an Official Selection… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, crowdfunding platform for games Fig announced it hosted four of the top ten most crowdfunded video games of 2016. The funding portal stated that the four titles accounted for nearly two-thirds of the total amount of the ten games. Sharing more details about… Read More

January 9, 2017 @ 1:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over a year after securing $100 million, Star Citizen from Roberts Space Industries an addition $41 million in funding from well over 1.7 million backers. Back in November of 2012, the game successfully raised $2.1 million on Kickstarter. Chris Roberts, the campaign organizer, has kept… Read More

January 5, 2017 @ 4:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With its crowdfunding campaign on Fig set to close later on this evening, Lion Shield’s Kingdoms and Castles video game has successfully secured more than $100,000 from nearly 1,350 backers. The game was first launched on the funding portal at the end of November and… Read More

December 30, 2016 @ 4:35 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that John Smedley’s studio PixeImage Games has officially shut down and its Indiegogo-funded project, Hero’s Song, is not happening, Smedley himself addressed backers of the game and revealed refund details. As previously reported, PixeImage Games announced the unfortunate news on its website: “It’s with… Read More

December 28, 2016 @ 3:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly one week until its crowdfunding campaign on Fig is set to close, Lion Shield’s latest project, Kingdoms and Castles, has secured 430% of its funding target. The video game studio originally looked to raise $15,000 for the project and has so far captured more than $73,000… Read More

December 28, 2016 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Yu Suzuki, the creator of the highly anticipated Kickstarter-funded video game, Shenmue III, recently gave an update on the game’s progress, including more details about the PC version’s website access issues. Suzuki and his team at Ys Net debuted the video game on Kickstarter in summer 2015, with a… Read More

December 2, 2016 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, video game studio Lion Shield launched a crowdfunding campaign on Fig. The company sought to raise $15,000 for its latest project, Kingdoms and Castles, and within a matter of days secured its initial funding target. Kingdoms and Castles, which was notably inspired… Read More

November 8, 2016 @ 9:39 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly one week until its crowdfunding campaign on Fig comes to an end, 12 East Games’ latest video game, Trackless, has successfully secured initial $20,000 funding target thanks to more than 400 backers. Trackless is described as an atmospheric first-person exploration and puzzle game that is… Read More

October 31, 2016 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, 2nd Studio launched a crowdfunding campaign on Fig to raise $65,000 for its new comic-inspired indie horror game, Jazon and the Dead.  The gaming studio stated Jazon and the Dead has been in development for more than three years and it combines top-down 3D shooting with… Read More

October 21, 2016 @ 5:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

inXile Entertainment’s Wasteland 3 is on a roll! The video game has quickly surpassed $3 million from more than 16,000 backers on crowdfunding platform Fig. The studio launched the campaign earlier this month and was seeking to raise $2,750,000 to bring the highly anticipated game to life. Wasteland 3 is… Read More

October 20, 2016 @ 3:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Aubrey Serr of 12 East Games has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Fig for her new video game Trackless. The project was launched this week and quickly secured half of its funding target of $20,000 in less than 24 hours. Trackless is described as an atmospheric first-person exploration… Read More