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"Crowdfunding is fundamentally a marketing and a community exercise" – What developers need to know about funding a game with Kickstarter in 2026

GamesIndustry.biz says Kickstarter is still a viable funding lane for games, but only if studios treat it as marketing first. In 2025, game projects raised $26 million on the platform, …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 5 days, 4 hours ago
Hideo Kojima "couldn't understand" why Physint "would be on the list of being cancelled" by Sony

GamesIndustry.biz reports that Hideo Kojima says Sony unexpectedly stopped funding Physint in mid-June, prompting Kojima Productions to shift staff to OD and secure Xbox as a new partner. Kojima says …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 1 week, 2 days ago
GTA 6 will have a halo effect for the entire industry | Opinion

GamesIndustry.biz argues GTA 6 could lift more than Rockstar’s bottom line, with the game’s scale and reach likely to pull attention, investment, and cultural momentum back toward games. The extended …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 1 month ago
"I literally built an investment firm that wouldn't have funded my own pitch" – Why the money isn't reaching the games that need it

At Madeira Games Summit, a $1 million mock fund exercise exposed why so many game pitches miss the mark with investors. Developers kept pitching creative vision, but when they switched …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 3 months ago
Peak co-developer Landfall might finance your next indie game

Landfall's new publishing label, Evil Landfall, is set to invest in quirky indie games with quick turnaround times. This initiative could provide a fresh avenue for developers looking to bring …

News Game Developer · 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Evil Landfall is the latest publishing label from an indie developer

Evil Landfall, the new publishing label from Landfall, aims to fund external indie games while continuing to publish its own titles. With a focus on project-based investment, they are looking …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Pitchify launches new service to connect developers and publishers

Pitchify's new service, Pitch Direct, aims to streamline the connection between developers and publishers. By providing clear guidelines on publisher requirements, it enhances the pitching process for developers of all …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 6 months, 3 weeks ago