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5th Cell's Anchors in the Drift - Why Did It Fail

Marcus Estrada writes: "Anchors in the Drift was just the second crowdfunding campaign on Fig.co. Fig, for the uninitiated, is a newer entrant into the gaming crowdfunding space. Featuring just one campaign at a time, they position their utility on the fact that they offer the potential of actual investment into the projects people back. Anchors in the Drift was to be the newest game from the skilled folks over at 5th Cell."

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Summerfall Studios Moves Crowdfunding to Fig Due to Kickstarter Union Situation

Summerfall Studios co-founders David Gaider and Liam Esler took to Twitter to announce that they're moving their upcoming crowdfunding campaign from Kickstarter to Fig following an apparent anti-union stance that has developed at Kickstarter.

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techraptor.net
1659d ago
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Fig Acquires Ownage To Create A Decentralized Digital Publishing Platform

Fig, the crowd funding platform know for Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, Phoenix Point and Wasteland 3, has acquired UK based blockchain development company Ownage, to build an open, decentralized platform for digital publishing.

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worthplaying.com
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Phoenix Point: Early vs Exclusive Backer Content

Joanna Mueller writes: "Initially, backers assumed the items in question, 'Alien Living Gun Set' and 'Alien Chitin Armor Set' were to be exclusive to backers. However, the update made clear that the genetically engineered gear would add missions and gameplay elements. Not wanting to lock players out of the additional content, Snapshot explained that the packs would be available 3 months after the base game launches as DLC."

garyanderson2543d ago

I'm not a fan of backer only content. It's usually overpowered.