March 2025 – Page 6

This Week in Photography: Celebrating Boston, Nirvana, and Instagram’s Top Diversity Highlights

Our latest edition of This Week in Photography covers an exciting range of topics. From viral sports images and Instagram's racial dynamics to stunning 4K...

Over Budget and Behind Schedule: What’s Going On with the Biggest Gaming Kickstarters?

In February 2012, game developer Double Fine launched a bold project by utilizing Kickstarter to gather a substantial amount of funding to create a game...

Kickstarter Has Transformed Indie Filmmaking for the Long Haul

As contributions surged—over 46,000 pledges amounting to more than $3 million—the criticism also increased. While the success of the Veronica Mars initiative appeared to cater...

Kickstarter Soars into Popularity Following Facebook’s $2 Billion Acquisition of Oculus

When Facebook acquired Oculus earlier this week, the virtual reality company secured $2 billion in cash, stock, and potential bonuses. However, Facebook also provided a...

How to Finance and Reap Significant Profits from the Next Oculus Rift

The Oculus Rift has become a leading example of the crowdfunding movement. Through a successful campaign, nearly 10,000 backers contributed $2.4 million, helping to advance...

Lenient New Regulations Could Propel Kickstarter to New Heights—For Better or Worse

Cyril Ebersweller believes that the crowdfunding platform is set to expand significantly. On Monday, the platform unveiled a more relaxed set of guidelines for launching...

How Patreon Plans to Utilize Its $15 Million in Funding

Crowdfunding platform Patreon, which functions more like a subscription service than traditional platforms like Kickstarter or Indiegogo, has recently announced a successful funding round, raising...

8-Bit Tribute: Shovel Knight Scores Big Through Crowdfunding

Shovel Knight is certainly testing my patience. It feels like a tantalizing challenge, much like a prize just out of reach at an arcade. The...

Kickstarter Suspends Anonabox Privacy Router Project for Deceiving Backers

All August Germar sought was $7,500 to support his privacy-centric router project. However, as interest and debate surrounding his crowdfunding campaign intensified over a five-day...

An Underdog F1 Team Turns to Crowdfunding to Stay in the Race

Competing in Formula One is infamously costly even for the less successful teams, and this season has seen not just one, but two teams face...