The year 2013 was a phenomenal year for games on Kickstarter, with over 4,000 projects launched within the Games category, bringing in more than $106 million in pledges since January 1st. It is a major increase from last year, when the 2,796 projects launched within the Games class accumulated $83 million in pledges. The growth could seem odd if you, …
Kickstarter Campaign For Wilmington On Fire Ending In A Few Days
As 2013 comes to an end, there is a particular film project that has been receiving a lot of attention over the past few years. Wilmington on Fire by Christopher Everett needs only a final push on Kickstarter for it to release. The documentary still needs to be edited and a few post production elements need to be completed. The …
Independent Games Festival Attracts Record Submissions
The Independent Games Festival has attracted over 1,000 submissions to take part in the competition next year, with over three hundred of those including student applications. According to a brief announcement by organisers, this is a brand new record for the long running independent games festival that happens during the game Developers Conference every year. Entries in the Student Competition …
GameStick Launch On November 15
PlayJam’s Android-powered GameStick console has had a couple of delays, and currently it’s another. On its most up-to-date unharness date, November 8, a GameStick representative confirmed to Engadget that the transportable console is currently scheduled to launch on November 15. That’s not specifically about to be a slow day for the business, considering the planned time of day launches for …
Kickstarter Campaign For The Documentary ‘ The Beautiful Game ’, Exploring Social Issues
A new documentary titled ‘The Beautiful Game’ puts its intentions clearly in front of the film industry as Dollena S. Campbell (producer for the going-to-release El Sistema USA) calls it “a film about soccer in South Africa which challenges gender norms, heal rape and homophobia.” The film is directed and produced by Danny Turken, with Sam Pollard (edited Spike Lee’s …





