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Former Sony Online boss opens his own studio, first game already in development
Former Sony Online boss opens his own studio, first game already in development
John Smedley, the former chief of Sony Online Entertainment, has co-founded his own studio. 20 Jan 2016
E3: Shenmue 3 is coming with some help from Sony and it's already crushing Kickstarter records
E3: Shenmue 3 is coming with some help from Sony and it's already crushing Kickstarter records
Legendary Yu Suzuki has unveiled that the long awaited third installment in the Shenmue series is in the works, via crowdfunding giant Kickstarter. 17 Jun 2015 - 5 comments
New color screen smartwatch Pebble Time shatters Kickstarter records
New color screen smartwatch Pebble Time shatters Kickstarter records
Pebble, the team behind the original e-paper display Pebble smartwatch, unveiled the Pebble Time today, and it's already crushing Kickstarter records. 25 Feb 2015
A card game about exploding cats made by Xbox game designers is now the most backed ever on Kickstarter
A card game about exploding cats made by Xbox game designers is now the most backed ever on Kickstarter
Kickstarter has posted this week that the 'Exploding Kittens' campaign is now the most backed ever, and also the highest funded project in the games category. 22 Feb 2015 - 2 comments
Get ready for real-life giant fighting robots
Get ready for real-life giant fighting robots
If you liked the movie Real Steel, the time is at hand to help a new startup company called MegaBots to build 15-feet tall, 7 ton piloted robots to duke it out, in real life. 29 Oct 2014 - 2 comments
High fidelity PonoPlayer closes Kickstarter campaign at $6.2 million
High fidelity PonoPlayer closes Kickstarter campaign at $6.2 million
The Kickstarter-funded high-fidelity music player, Pono, has closed its campaign at $6.2 million funded, good for the third best campaign on the crowdfunding site, ever. 19 Apr 2014 - 1 comment
High fidelity Pono portable music player crushes Kickstarter funding goals in less than a day
High fidelity Pono portable music player crushes Kickstarter funding goals in less than a day
Pono, the high-fidelity portable music player, has already surpassed its Kickstarter goal. 13 Mar 2014 - 41 comments
Kickstarter was hacked earlier this week
Kickstarter was hacked earlier this week
Fans and users of the crowdfunding platform (myself included) were said to hear this week that the site had been hacked, with personal info being stolen by the attackers. 17 Feb 2014
New 'Glyph' VR headset nearly triples its Kickstarter goal in just four days
New 'Glyph' VR headset nearly triples its Kickstarter goal in just four days
After smashing its goal in just 24 hours, the Avegant Glyph VR headset has now nearly tripled its goal in just four days. 26 Jan 2014 - 4 comments
Kickstarter scammer backed over 100 projects
Kickstarter scammer backed over 100 projects
Kickstarter has confirmed it has permanently banned one backer who made malicious donations to over 100 different campaigns. 11 Nov 2013 - 3 comments
Ouya console finally on sale
Ouya console finally on sale
Ouya game consoles are finally available today for anyone who could not pre-order it via Kickstarter 25 Jun 2013 - 18 comments
Ouya begins shipping to Kickstarter backers, will reach retail stores on June 4th
Ouya begins shipping to Kickstarter backers, will reach retail stores on June 4th
The gaming box will be available on June 4th for $99.99 at Amazon, Game, GameStop, Target and via the Ouya website 29 Mar 2013 - 5 comments
Pebble smartwatch to ship on January 23rd
Pebble smartwatch to ship on January 23rd
Pebble, the smartwatch that is Kickstarter's highest funded project of all-time, now has an official ship date. Reads the email I received this morning: ...... 10 Jan 2013 - 2 comments
Apple backs off and canceled Kickstarter project is back
Apple backs off and canceled Kickstarter project is back
The Kickstarter-backed 'POP' device charger has been re-instated, after Apple lightened up on their Lightning adapter guidelines. Last week, ...... 25 Dec 2012
Pocket TV Android computer turns any TV into a 'Smart TV'
Pocket TV Android computer turns any TV into a 'Smart TV'
The project, by developer Infinitec, has already been fully funded on Kickstarter in less than a week. Pocket TV is the latest of the "mini ...... 09 Jun 2012 - 9 comments
Pebble smartwatch sells out, hits $10 million in funding
Pebble smartwatch sells out, hits $10 million in funding
The extremely popular Kickstarter project Pebble has sold out, 8 days ahead of its expected close date. Pebble, which smashed all Kickstarter ...... 11 May 2012 - 4 comments
Pebble smartwatch breaks Kickstarter record in 5 days
Pebble smartwatch breaks Kickstarter record in 5 days
The extremely popular Kickstarter project "Pebble" has broken Kickstarter records in just 5 days. Previously, the funding record for a project ...... 17 Apr 2012
'Pebble' smartwatch raises $2 million
'Pebble' smartwatch raises $2 million
The extremely popular Kickstarter project "Pebble" has raised $2 million in under 72 hours. Pebble is a smartwatch that syncs with iOS and ...... 13 Apr 2012 - 3 comments
     

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