Funding for tabletop projects on Kickstarter fell in 2022 for the first time since 2014, although it remains well above pre-pandemic levels. Meanwhile, the percentage of successful campaigns continues to increase they’re just making less money than before.
A leak of internal Dungeons & Dragons licensing agreements, if accurate, gives Hasbro’s golden goose some very sharp teeth. It also loops in Kickstarter in a plan to discount projects run through its leading crowdfunding platform.
Kickstarter’s new director of games, Jon Ritter-Roderick, sees himself as an ambassador and an advisor. In his first interview, we asked him about the future of the platform and its push into blockchain technology.