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'''[http://kickstarter.com Kickstarter]''' is probably the most well known [[wikipedia:Crowd funding|crowd-funding]] website in existence. Basically, here you can obtain money for any creative project<ref>stuff like founding businesses, charities, etc, are not allowed, but businesses can and do use Kickstarter to fund "limited edition" runs of creative works that they publish</ref> you have by submitting a description of your project (usually alongside a shot video) and promising rewards to people who "pledge" different amounts.
 
While the site has enjoyed a reasonable success beforehand, in February 2012 everything changed: not only did an iPhone dock become the first project to raise a million dollars, but legendary game developer [[Tim Schafer]] announced he was going to raise money for a new adventure game. Said project ended up raising over ''3 million'', with 1 million raised ''in a single day''. ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' Reprint Drive also joined the +1 million club the same month.
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* '''Failures''' (Either cancelledcanceled or folded)
** ''[[Ouya|OUYA]]'' (The most successful project at the time. People were disappointed with the under-performing console and the lacking games. The company later went bankrupt, and its assets were sold off to [[Razer]].)
** ''[[Yogscast|Yogventures]]'' (CancelledCanceled after creatives troubles, budget issues and bankruptcy.)
** ''[[Red Ash]]: The Indelible Legend'' (Will be published regardless)
** ''RetroBlazer''
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* [[All or Nothing]]: If thean "All or Nothing" project doesn't get the required funding, it gets nothing.
* [[Follow the Leader]]: While Kickstarter had hosted hundreds of gaming projects before [[Tim Schafer]], ''[[Double Fine]] Adventure'' caused several high profile developers to join in. It also paved the way for much more expensive projects: before DFA getting over 100k on Kickstarter was a bit of a stretch, now several projects have tried and succeeded getting money around and over the 500k range.
* [[Sturgeon's Law]]: Most submissions are ''really bad'' and are typically not funded ''at all''.
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