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https://www.fig.co/
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-08-17-double-fine-coo-launches-new-funding-platform
Edit: Here's an interesting twist; not only can you basically pre-order a copy of the game as you do now on Kickstarter, with Fig, you'll actually be able to invest in the game itself, which will give you a cut of the sales, etc.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-08-17-double-fine-coo-launches-new-funding-platform
Could be kinda interesting to see how this goes.Fig is built from its very foundations to offer maximum value to developers, pledgers and investors, rather than relying on an architecture built to serve cat cafes, smart watches and YouTube channels equally. When Bailey sat down with GamesIndustry.biz last week in San Francisco he proved his point by opening up Kickstarter and navigating his way to the games section. Right away he shows me that video games are actually just a sub-section of the games category, which also includes card games and puzzles. In that sub-section there are currently 202 live games, the majority of which won't come anywhere close to their funding goal.
Bailey and his team don't think that's good enough, and wanted to offer a solution that could combine the benefits of gamer pledges, investor interest and expert curation. There are nice touches like a timeline that show which development stage the game is at, an easy way to pick and choose pledge rewards that's simple for developers and pledgers and, promises Bailey, because the site will be focused on games developers can customise their campaign page more easily.
Edit: Here's an interesting twist; not only can you basically pre-order a copy of the game as you do now on Kickstarter, with Fig, you'll actually be able to invest in the game itself, which will give you a cut of the sales, etc.
Right now only accredited investors can use the investment route (gamer pledges will work just like any other crowdfunding platform) but the plan eventually is for anyone to be able to offer anyone the chance to invest in the future. Bailey's vision is for gamers to "have the opportunity to participate in the financial success of the games they help make possible.”