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07-29-2014, 06:20 PM
http://images.eurogamer.net/2013/articles/1/6/9/6/5/7/7/devolver-and-indie-devs-finance-failing-gaymerx-convention-1406657086836.jpg/EG11/resize/300x-1/format/jpg/1696577.jpgEarlier this month LGBT-focused gaming convention GaymerX was held in San Francisco, but the event's future was looking grim. Organiser Matt Conn stated as recently as Sunday that there wouldn't be a third GaymerX convention as the bill for this previous one was too high.
In an update to its successful Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gaymercon/gaymerx2-everyonegames/posts), Conn noted that it cost $90K to set up the event at the San Francisco InterContinental hotel, while its $24K in crowdfunding and $16K in sponsorships still left the organisers in a $50K hole.
Adding insult to injury, publisher NIS America pulled out its $3K funding at the last minute. Ouch!
Read more… (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-29-devolver-and-indie-devs-finance-failing-gaymerx-convention)
In an update to its successful Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gaymercon/gaymerx2-everyonegames/posts), Conn noted that it cost $90K to set up the event at the San Francisco InterContinental hotel, while its $24K in crowdfunding and $16K in sponsorships still left the organisers in a $50K hole.
Adding insult to injury, publisher NIS America pulled out its $3K funding at the last minute. Ouch!
Read more… (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-29-devolver-and-indie-devs-finance-failing-gaymerx-convention)