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The brainchild of Jeremy Bond and his brother, Muro was designed as a busy board for his son, which will soon be making its debut on crowdfunding site, Kickstarter. Here, Bond reveals how Muro will help develop motor skills and why indie stores will be the ideal retailer.
Read More »10,000 game projects funded via Kickstarter since site’s 2009 launch
In total, the gaming category has received $613 million in crowdfunding from 2.46 million backers.
Read More »AR toys-to-life collectables line nears Kickstarter goal of £25k
Called SwapBots, the concept aims to deliver a new take on the toys-to-life genre by using augmented reality to create a video game world in the play room.
Read More »Kingdom Death overtakes Exploding Kittens as Kickstarter’s most funded tabletop game
New title Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5 has risen through the ranks to steal the title, having secured more than $12m on the crowd funding site.
Read More »Vincent Van Gogh action figure paints perfect picture on Kickstarter
The figure – a five-inch PVC replica of the iconic artist – arrives with removable ears and is slated to be the first release in a series of art history heroes.
Read More »Terminator Official Board Game gearing up for Kickstarter launch
Project will hit crowdfunding platform on February 15th
Read More »Hasbro names winner of second Indiegogo-collab Next Great Game Challenge
A storytelling game spanning Detective Noir fiction and Science-Fiction called The Plot Thickens was named the grand prize winner, beating over 600 entries to the title.
Read More »US: Fisher-Price teams with Indiegogo for app-controlled night light launch
The soother is the latest product from the pre-school specialist to feature Fisher-Price Smart Connect technology, meaning parents can control it from a smartphone or tablet.
Read More »Tabletop title Kingdom Death on track to hit $72million on Kickstarter, says Kicktraq
Called Kingdom Death: Monster, the game has so far raised over $5million since launching on November 25th.
Read More »Elan Lee’s Bears vs. Babies becomes third most backed game in Kickstarter history
The project secured a total of $3,215,679 from a whopping 85,581 backers during its run.
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