There’s little doubt that Kickstarter, the crowd-funding site, has had a profound effect on the RPG industry. What was once impossible is now possible. Despite the successes Kickstarter is rushing towards new challenges. One hovering problem is that of unmet expectations. We’re approaching the point where gamers are starting to expect deliveries on the pledges […]
Cutest Kickstarter ever? Love at First Byte
[Back this Campaign] Love at First Byte’s Kickstarter campaign gets my attention through its shameless use of a cute attack dog. It’s an interesting juxtaposition to the well covered Elite Kickstarter which launched without a video or even any concept art. There’s something about the voice over in this pitch than reminds me of the […]
Elite: Dangerous add video and concept art to pitch
[Support the Campaign] Unnerved by the lack of video and art in Frontier Developments’ original Kickstarter for Elite: Dangerous? They’re a few days into the project, have raised some £365,000 of their £1,250,000 and have now added a video. With the video comes some concept art. We also get David Braben’s take on what multiplayer […]
Kicktraq insights on 6d6’s successful UK Kickstarter
One of the first UK based RPG Kickstarter projects has made its funding goals in days. This chart from Kicktraq shows how the funding progress for the 6d6 RPG Core & Adventure books very quickly reached its goals. Attention now moves to the stretch goals. Stretch goals, sometimes a challenge for Kickstarter funders, describe the […]
Will Kickstarter bring us Elite: Dangerous?
[Pledge your Support] There’s no video. There are no screen shots. You need to scroll down the page before this Kickstarter pitch even hints at what it is trying to do. They are asking for one and a quarter million pounds. And yet; this Kickstarter might succeed. Frontier Developments is looking to develop the next […]
The first 24 hours on Kickstarter: UK gamers insight
On Halloween and despite the superstorm Sandy, Kickstarter launched in the UK and quite a few gaming companies took their campaigns live. One of the British gaming pioneers are 6d6 who are on the way to earning £2,000 for a revised core rulebook. Their Kickstarter campaign even offers five years worth of future products for […]
Ex-BBC producer looks to make Fighting Fantasy documentary
[Back this project] Sean Riley is an ex-BBC director and producer (currently Head of Broadcast at MEDIAmaker) and he wants to do a Fighting Fantasy documentary. Not only has he formed a partnership with an award winning camera man he’s lined up Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson. The film will look at more than just […]
6d6’s Kickstarter offers all products for 5 years
[Back this Campaign] 6d6 are one of the first roleplaying publishers, perhaps the first, to take advantage of Kickstarter’s UK launch. Their campaign opened on the same day Kickstarter UK opened. The campaign is for a new edition of the 6d6 Core rules with new art. Backers get the full game, in PDF form, at […]
The Ship: Full Steam Ahead
[Support this Project] Edinburgh based Blazing Griffin are one of the first out of the starting blocks with a UK Kickstarter. Thankfully, despite some trouble, Superstorm Sandy didn’t completely derail Kickstarter’s UK launch. The Ship: Full Steam Ahead is a steampunk computer game, sequel to The Ship. I’d never heard of The Ship before but […]
The Ars Magica computer game could happen
[Support this Campaign] When I say “The Ars Magica computer game could happen” I bet your mind is already turning to Kickstarter. You’d be right. Black Chicken Studios, already responsible for the ages 9 and up Academagia and equally targeted Scheherazadegane 2D sim style roleplaying games, are looking for a tasty $290,000 to get going. […]
