KickTraq

The structure of crowdfunding encourages overpromising and under-delivering. (Read More)

It's Halloween, and that means it's time for a scary story. Here;s five! Five terrifying tales of Kickstarter video games that will keep any backer up at night. (Read More)

I want a lightsaber. I want one so bad, guys. In fact, I can say that’s probably true of almost every single person born between 1977 and ever, and while lightsabers are apparently “impossible,” says those egghead scientists, what’s the single closest thing we can realistically expect in this day and age? A badass, motion-controlled swordfighting game that we could then modify to have lightsabers. Just think about it! Aside from the obvious hurdles, like all current motion control being absolute garbage, this could really revolutionize the way we play, and one man, author Neil Stephenson, set out to do just that. Unfortunately, it was a failure, and we’re pretty sure it was their own fault. (Read More)

Matt takes a look back at the year that was on Kickstarter: what got funded, what missed out, what was released, and what ran out of cash. (Read More)

Greetings CLANG donors, We would like to congratulate the Sixense team on their successful Kickstarter for the STEM system and share with you a video showing how a third controller improves calibration in CLANG.  regards, The Subutai Team  (Read More)

People are mad at Neal Stephenson. So mad that there’s talk of launching a class-action lawsuit against one of the greatest living science-fiction authors. (Read More)

Subutai Corporation is a Seattle-based firm founded to “create stories, games, graphic novels and filmed entertainment in an integrated style.” One interesting factoid that likely helped draw backers into their Kickstarter campaign: famed American author and game designer Neal Stephenson is a co-founder. (Read More)

Oh dear, let's not hope this is going to be a growing trend with Kickstarters, as it could really dampen people's interest in giving to fledgling developers. (Read More)

If you were looking forward to Clang, the Kickstarted motion-controlled swordfighting game spearheaded by fiction author Neal Stephenson, you may want to stop holding your breath. (Read More)

We've hit the pause button on further CLANG development while we get the financing situation sorted out. We stretched the Kickstarter money farther than we had expected to, but securing the next round, along with constructing improvised shelters and... (Read More)

Subutai Corporation has announced via a public update that its Kickstarted title Clang has run out of funding and has reverted to an "evenings and weekends" project until new investors can be found. (Read More)

Author Neal Stephenson wanted to make a swordfighting game with motion controls, raised $500,000 on Kickstarter, and now suggests that the project is on hold. (Read More)

As noted many times before in this space, Kickstarter has proven over the past year and a half to be a potent fundraising source for games — some games, that is. (Read More)

This is not your Soul Calibur .. or Street Fighter or Mortal Combat for that matter. I came into this project with a pretty strong notion of what a fighting gameshould be. I’m used to having two characters facing off playing idle animationswith... (Read More)

One of our donors just sent us this tidbit about a sale Razer is having on the Hydra and we thought you might be interested! http://www.razerzone.com/VRpromo/?utm_source=RazerStore&utm_campaign=vrpromo&utm_medium=rscat_ban_us cheers, Subutai... (Read More)

We have just pushed the "Publish" button to submit CLANG to Greenlight on Steam. Enough votes and CLANG will be approved for publishing on Steam, so please log on and vote for CLANG! We will be adding additional video and screenshots over the next... (Read More)

Update : Our regularly revised feature keeps you up to date on the Kickstarter games worth watching, and helps you track projects both before and after they’re funded. New this week is a horror game set underground, a space-based strategy game for iOS, and an open-source console/controller. (Read More)

One of the most powerful tools in your arsenal as a project owner is cross-promotion. Cross-promotion comes in many forms and in the crowdfunding space with an emphasis on supporting projects and word-of-mouth, it’s a golden opportunity if you can work with another successful project to effectively promote your own project or cross-promote one another. (Read More)