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"We need to talk, I have news," are words I've come to dread as a pre-seed startup game studio founder. When times were hard in the industry, ICs dreaded their manager coming to them with those words. As a founder, I dread hearing it from my foxes helping with the studio. Times are hard, and people need money. I won't deny them that. I congratulate them on finding a paying job and help them any way I can. Does it sting and interrupt my roadmap, it can, but health and family ALWAYS come first. What I've heard time and time again, though, is, "I believe in this studio, what it stands for, and you and Terry as founders." That's amazing. We're building something amazing at WFG. I'm staking everything on this studio and the amazing games we have planned for y'all. Our announced first to market is a PvP Match 3 mashup with deep lore and a massive IP waiting to be tapped in future projects. But we're not a "match 3" studio. Close on its heels is something COMPLETELY different. All we need, is a little support to light this rocket. Please follow our upcoming Kickstarter project. The metrics really do help us line up advertising deals for the campaign. Help me make great games for you. Trust. Horns up foxes. https://lnkd.in/g_hZAXJg

36 hours ago, we launched the Kickstarter for our Co-Op Horror Game, Macabre. We've toiled away at this project every night and weekend for three years, dreaming of moving into development full-time. This is our chance to fund that dream! We've already reached 90% of our funding goal, but getting the project 100% funded within 48 hours is crucial. This signals to Kickstarter and the community that people are excited about it, which can drastically amplify our visibility with front-page features. https://lnkd.in/gwYNeR-p Reaching this goal is just the beginning. While it allows us to finish our first chapter, our plans for Macabre are much bigger. We've got a long list of stretch goals we want to hit and 39 more days to do it. If you know me, you know I never expect handouts and always work extremely hard to achieve my goals. But this is the one time I really need your help. My network is full of incredibly talented storytellers, editors, marketers, directors, artists, musicians, and tastemakers. I have no idea if this will work, but if you'd like to help us get the word out, here are all our assets: https://lnkd.in/gu6trqFu Feel free to repost, create new edits, or share your interpretation of our art. Be sure to tag us so we can repost your contributions. Socials: https://lnkd.in/gDhtds_f For everyone else, if you or anyone you know is interested in video games or supporting a passionate indie team to achieve their dream, please check out our Kickstarter page, watch our new trailer, share this post, and help make Macabre a reality! Thank you so much. Your support means everything! #Kickstarter #IndieGame #IndieDev #HorrorGame #CoOpGames #GameDevelopment #Crowdfunding #SupportIndieDevs #GamingCommunity #MacabreGame

People retain information much better when they're engaged and having fun while learning. There are increasing numbers of young people interested in building #immersive experiences, #3D models, #animations, etc. Nina Faye Lin is designing a game to learn more about working in Blender that gamifies the process while teaching skills. If you're interested, check out her Kickstarter campaign and sign up for future notifications. This is a cool project and when it's finished, I think it'll be a great resource for schools & #STEM classes. #VR #XR #gaming #womenintech #education Educators in VR

The video game industry is going crazy. Stormgate, the game, secured $35 million in funding before turning to Kickstarter for an additional $2 million. 🤔 In my opinion, this deviates from the intended use of the Kickstarter platform, which was not designed for pumping and dumping for headlines. It's likely that the marketing budget was sufficient to cover the initial $1 million needed within the first 15 minutes of the campaign going live. Much like record sales. Kickstarter strategies suggest that the most successful campaigns raise enough funds within the first 24 hours. This raises the question: Is the company leveraging Kickstarter as a mere marketing tactic, or is there genuine interest from the public? Furthermore, Kickstarter's reputation is at stake here, as scrutiny over platforms and the headlines they generate continues to intensify. While they will make money off the transaction it will deter from the legitimacy of their core values. Bringing unknown startups needed capital from individuals. Something this startup company obviously didn't need with already previous backing. It's shady at best. #founderstories #startup #funding #fundraising https://lnkd.in/gp--Q3EV

Nine #months after their non-MMO #died and #bankrupted their studio, The #Day Before #developers are “asking for a second chance” with a new #crowdfunded #game that's “free of frills.” Fntastic, the #studio behind the failed extraction shooter that was supposed to be an MMO and ultimately brought down the entire studio, has relaunched as Fntastic 2.0 with a "recovery plan" that includes a new cooperative "escape game" financed through crowdfunding.From Steam's most anticipated MMO to a boring, empty survival shooter that killed a studio, The Day Before is a deeply strange game. You can click that link to read the whole strange story, but it https://lnkd.in/dsBzbz4k #chance #frills #nonMMO #that39s

#CA-based #Talofa Games secures $6.3M in seed funding. Chamaeleon led the round, in which a16z SPEEDRUN, Basis Set Ventures, Insight Partners, and 1Up Ventures were among the participants. The money will be used by the #business to grow both its #operations and growth initiatives. led by Jenny Xu, the founder and CEO. Run Legends is a cooperative fitness game that #gamers may play synchronously with friends wherever they are in the world, according to Talofa. The character is controlled by movement: go #outside and use your speed and slowness to unleash your fighting talents. Talofa Games , They think that gaming has the #potential to improve both physical and mental health. Currently working on Run Legends, a mobile cooperative role-playing game that requires #movement to play. Talofa Chamaeleon Basis Set Insight Partners Jenny Xu To share your startup story write us on - contact@startuprise.io #talfo #funding #eustartup

Looking for #funding is quite for #videogames. It's hard for any industry really. There are a couple of ways you can stand out however and I'll list some of those ways below. I learned most of this from the excellent Walid O. El Cheikh 🙏 🤔 Thought Provoking One-Liners - Having a catchy one-liner that explains your game to a potential investor is really hard to get right, but crucial. There is a way to make it easier to do however. Instead of trying to encapsulate the entire game in one short line try to make the receiver *think* about the possibilities. I was making a game once with a friend of mine where two people together controlled a car using a separate JoyCon. After a bit of back and forth we came up with "Two Players, One Car." Even if you have no idea what this game is, you now have *plenty* of ideas of what it could be. ⏳ Time is Precious - Most of the time with any type of investor, whether you meet them at your expo booth, an investor presentation or a secret meeting in a backroom, you have different tolerances for how long they will entertain your pitch. At a booth it's around 7 seconds. If you can't catch someone's attention in that amount of time, you are likely to lose them. So always be ready to pitch your game at any time to anyone. You can do this by making a one-pager about your game. Short sections on this piece of paper should include: * What are you making? - A strong One-liner can do wonders here! * Who is your team? - Experience, Positions. * Who is your target audience? - Be specific. * What is your roughly estimated timeline? - Be cautiously optimistic. * What can your investor expect? - Look at competition, know your niche. Once you have this one-pager, practice memorizing it. It's harder than it sounds. Once you've gone over it enough times, it'll be like reciting a recipe. 💬 Know your Investors - While you can't possibly know all investors, you can know some of the ones you target specifically for your game. If you are pitching to DFI you should ask other developers who applied to see how they did it. From personal experience I've only ever gotten support from others who have previously applied to DFI who showed their pitch. It's a wealth of knowledge. If you need to apply at funds or angel investors do your homework and examine previously funded projects the best you can to get any edge you can. The funding world is a brutally tough one as even the smallest of edges can make a world of difference. If you really want to learn more about pitching, please consider looking at Walid's book about pitching. It's even free: https://lnkd.in/dyNw-Gdz Through Walid's expertise I didn't just get skills in pitching I was lacking, it even got me and my friend a free ticket to the Nordic Game Conference to talk with investors in 2020. #lookingforwork #lookingforjobs #opentowork #openforwork #jobhunting #jobsearching #indiedev #indiegamedev #denmarkjobs #denmark #palworld #nintendo

A more darker themed "Deliver Us" Game. Hope the kickstarter will make it to the goal. That I liked about the first game one charakter has to get it done. If he fails, everything fails. Ok he has his companion robot ball Ace later in the game not to go completely insane. The unknown hero no face just a name. Maybe because there was not enough time and money for a face and more charakters to interact with, but this made a strong tension loaded game with a great sound track and with the puzzles I had a "Portal" like feeling. The second game was bigger and expanded the lore of the world. The main charakter was a girl, but it felt like a missed opportunity in the first game to have a Samus Aran moment. It is a different kind of game with some sprinkles of being alone stranded on a planet, but the main theme is a family struggle. Which happend way in the past. These parts I liked very much, because the player experiences a tutorial when the charakter learnt it herself as she was a small child. Also it deepens the understanding of why the charakter can to that she is able to do. Overall you could see where the first game could have been when bigger budget was available. Both games are masterpieces on their own. These brothers from KeokeN Interactive can pull of a good game at any budget. So I cannot wait for the next installment. Maybe going back to the roots with a ruffer game gem with more experiences in story telling and game development. The future will tell us home. https://lnkd.in/ebd28XZW

👥 Crowdfunding may be an untapped opportunity for video games. ❄ Frost Giant Studios executed one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns ever. Tim Morten (Founder of Frost Giant Studios, Inc.) and Cara LaForge explain innovative approaches to crowdfunding and community building for their upcoming RTS game, Stormgate. ⁉ Crowd Financing vs. Crowd Equity (what do, how do?) 🎲 What are the rules of Kickstarter and best practices? 💰 Kickstarter stats (2021: $272M for board games, $24M for video games) 🏡 It takes a village: Stormgate’s investment in community, content creators, and multi-pronged marketing beats 🎯 Targets explained (how much to raise?) Listen to the full episode on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube in the comments! #gaming #crowdfunding Naavik Kickstarter

Our guide for Video Games Startups has now been downloaded 247 times! 🎉🚀 This guide was created to help indie game developers have the fundamentals in place so their businesses don’t fail before they really get going. Here are a few things you can find in our guide: ✅ Funding options ✅ Industry experts’ advice ✅ Accounting tips ✅ How to pay taxes & more! You can download a copy using the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/erpeRxqE #GameDev #StartupTips #GamingIndustry Grant Snedden, Stephen Bain