What the 7 million-dollar Kickstarter games of 2012 did right

Last year's $1 million-plus video game Kickstarters share common reasons for their success. Plus, the developers share their campaign tips for 2013.

The biggest gaming surprises of 2012

It doesn't matter how closely you follow the news or how often you refresh your browser; some companies can still manage to catch the gaming public completely unaware. Here are some of our picks for the biggest surprises of 2012.

Carmageddon devs run over Double Fine’s Tim Schafer in the name of Kickstarter

Who says that time is a healer? Stainless Games certainly don’t think so, as they’ve demonstrated by lovingly digitizing Double Fine Production’s Tim Schafer for their Carmageddon Kickstarter campaign, then running him over. Three times.

5 Kickstarter games we may never see

Is Kickstarter the answer for would-be developers who want funding for their dream game idea? Here are five developers whose projects never launched.

Tim Schafer shares 5 tips to Kickstarter success

Tim Schafer believes Double Fine’s success on Kickstarter is repeatable as long as developers deliver capable and profound pitches that speak to their audience. Schafer revealed five tips to help hopeful developers make the most out of their Kickstarter plans …

Retro revival: PC games raise $6.7M and counting in Kickstarter campaigns

Kickstarter’s gone vogue. With a single, bold move by Double Fine’s Tim Schafer in early February, the crowdfunding web site propelled itself into the heart of the gaming community. Now, with the signing of the JOBS Act adding additional legitimacy, …

Last chance to be a part of Kickstarter history: Double Fine campaign ends today

With less than six hours left on the clock, Double Fine is already celebrating more than $3M in Kickstarter funding for its Double Fine Adventure. Double Fine Adventure was the second Kickstarter campaign to ever reach $1M, though it did …

See what Tim Schafer is doing with all your (his) money

Remember that time game maker Tim Schafer asked for $400,000 on Kickstarter and the world gave him $2.5 million? You might be wondering what he’s done with said riches, and how he’ll be putting them to good use. Last night …

Double Fine’s Tim Schafer on Kickstarter success: It can happen again (interview)

Double Fine Production’s Tim Schafer misses point-and-click graphic adventures from the early days of video games.

“I miss making them and I miss playing them. Because there’s a certain kind of player who doesn’t really like a lot of the …

Thanks to $1.8 million in crowd-funding, Double Fine Adventure is heading to five platforms

Tim Schafer has changed the rules for funding major game projects. Now he is making good on his promise to communicate status updates directly to his fan base.

After collecting more than $1.8 million in crowd-sourced Kickstarter funding for a …

Double Fine Adventure shatters Kickstarter record with $1M raised in first 24 hours (updated)

Updated at 4:30pm PST for record $1 million amount.

Earlier this week, crowd-funding site Kickstarter set a new record when the Elevation iPhone Dock became the first project to close in on the $1 million dollar mark. But that milestone …