SIRENETTA Below is the description of what this Kickstarter is about, created by Matthew Richardson. Sirenetta is the story of Nettie Pearlman, a young woman who is really a mermaid princess. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Mermaid,” Sirenetta swam away from home for a life as a human being. After losing her memories as part of the spell, she’s thrown back into the … Continue reading Sirenetta — Kickstarter
By: Eddie Makuch The Kickstarter campaign for Shadow of the Eternals –a spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem –has finished well short of its target. The campaign concluded today at $323,950, less than half of its $750,000 goal. A total of 5,932 people backed the project. The game’s Kickstarter campaign was relaunched on July 25 and featured a commitment from Metal Gear Solid voice actor David Hayter to … Continue reading Shadow of the Eternals Kickstarter fails
By: Eddie Makuch Virtual reality company Oculus VR has announced it has secured $16 million in venture capital funding, co-led by Spark Capital and Matrix Partners, with additional money from firms Founders Fund and Formation 8. The funds will be used to “accelerate” development of the Oculus Rift hardware, software, and services, the company said. Oculus began with a single mission: to put players inside … Continue reading Oculus Rift secures $16 million in funding
By: Zorine Te Square Enix senior executive managing director Yosuke Matsuda has voice concerns about the company’s approach to game development, specifically long development times. Matsuda recently presented at the Square Enix financial results briefing session, which included discussion on the company’s business strategy. Acknowledging that the financial results from the March 2013 fiscal year were “disappointing”, Matsuda went on to suggest ways to reform the … Continue reading Square Enix executive criticizes long game development periods
By: Katey Rich The moment that Rob Thomas and Kristen Bell launched a Kickstarter for the Veronica Mars movie, a whole lot of people started lining up for the gold rush. Crowd-funding had been used previously to make any number of independent projects, from short films to comic books to plays, and was the Internet equivalent of holding a bake sale and inviting your friends. By showing up and raising well … Continue reading Zach Braff Kickstarting His Garden State Follow-Up Wish I Was Here
By: Eddie Makuch The $99 Android-powered Ouya console will launch June 4 in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, its developers have announced. The system began its life last July through a Kickstarter campaign thatraised $1 million in 24 hours and more than $8.5 million when it closed. “Nine months ago, we shared an idea for an immersive, beautiful, and powerful game console that generated an … Continue reading Ouya launches June 4
By: Kelly West With the Veronica Mars film surpassing its $2 million Kickstarter goal and currently approaching $3.5 million from fans of the short-lived series, the movie is a go. The fans are still coming through with their financial contributions, which will go toward production costs. Warner Bros. Digital Distribution will be taking care of the marketing, promotion and distribution of the planned film, which will hopefully arrive … Continue reading Veronica Mars Movie Plot Details Reveal A New Murder Mystery
By: Eddie Makuch American McGee wants to know if gamers would be interested in Alice 3. Writing on Facebook, the game designer asked fans if they would support a Kickstarter campaign for the game, provided the rights could be acquired from Electronic Arts. McGee said fans should “make some noise” if they want the game to become a reality. “I’m trying to gauge interest in case I … Continue reading American McGee gauging interest for Alice 3
By: Kelly West Earlier today, when we shared the news that the fate of the Veronica Marsmovie was being put in the hands of the fans, with a Kickstarter page set up by Rob Thomas and the challenge to raise $2 million in 30 days, we questioned whether or not it could be done. $2 million is a high goal to hit in a month’s time. In fact, it’s … Continue reading Veronica Mars Movie Campaign Breaks $1 Million And A Kickstarter Record
By: Eddie Makuch inXile Entertainment today announced Torment: Tides of Numenera, a DRM-free single-player role-playing game for PC, Mac, and potentially other platforms. A Kickstarter campaign for the project will begin Wednesday, though the company did not divulge a funding target. Torment: Tides of Numenera–due out December 2014–is set in Monte Cook‘s tabletop role-playing world of Numenera, which itself was successfully funded through Kickstarter. It will have … Continue reading New Torment RPG revealed
