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Star Citizen has raised over $500m to date News Sep 21st, 2022

Star Citizen has raised over $500m to date

The title has brought in $100 million in ten months

Record number of games funded on Kickstarter in 2021 News Feb 22nd, 2022

Record number of games funded on Kickstarter in 2021

This is only the third time more than 400 projects in this category have reached their mark

Kickstarter moving to blockchain for some reason News Dec 9th, 2021

Kickstarter moving to blockchain for some reason

Firm funding creation of decentralised crowdfunding protocol that anyone can use

Cloud Imperium receives warning over Star Citizen "concept ships" marketing News Sep 9th, 2021

Cloud Imperium receives warning over Star Citizen "concept ships" marketing

UK's Advertising Standards Authority tells studio to change how it talks about content that might never be made

Video game Kickstarter campaigns raised $13m in first half of 2021 Success Story Sep 3rd, 2021

Video game Kickstarter campaigns raised $13m in first half of 2021

One of the most successful periods since 2015's blockbuster year

Homeworld 3 Fig backers won't be able to invest following "recent changes at Gearbox" News Jun 9th, 2021

Homeworld 3 Fig backers won't be able to invest following "recent changes at Gearbox"

Likely a reference to the company being acquired by Embracer

Video games raised $23.3m on Kickstarter in 2020 News Jan 26th, 2021

Video games raised $23.3m on Kickstarter in 2020

That's a 35 per cent increase year-on-year

My Time at Sandrock wishlisted 100k times on Steam News Dec 30th, 2020

My Time at Sandrock wishlisted 100k times on Steam

The sequel to My Time at Portia

Darkest Dungeon board game raises $1m on Kickstarter in 24 hours News Oct 22nd, 2020

Darkest Dungeon board game raises $1m on Kickstarter in 24 hours

Has brought in $1.4m at time of writing

Super Meat Boy and Binding of Isaac dev's new game funded in four minutes News May 1st, 2020

Super Meat Boy and Binding of Isaac dev's new game funded in four minutes

Tapeworm has raised almost $400,000 at the time of writing

Wonderful 101 physical release delayed News May 1st, 2020

Wonderful 101 physical release delayed

Due to the COVID-coronavirus, duh

Kickstarter sees a 35% drop in live projects News Apr 21st, 2020

Kickstarter sees a 35% drop in live projects

"We must look more broadly at ways to restructure the business including potential layoffs"

Startup funding firm Republic snaps up crowdfunding platform Fig News Apr 20th, 2020

Startup funding firm Republic snaps up crowdfunding platform Fig

For an undisclosed fee

The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter raised $2.23m News Mar 9th, 2020

The Wonderful 101 Kickstarter raised $2.23m

It will come to Switch, Steam and PS4

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night bails on $5m Kickstarter stretch goal pledge News Mar 4th, 2020

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night bails on $5m Kickstarter stretch goal pledge

Roguelike mode not possible with the game's current code

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