Creator of infamous $1m Kickstarter Project Phoenix says he ‘deserved the backlash’ — and insists it’s still coming

Back in 2013, Project Phoenix was the kind of Kickstarter success story video game players couldn’t get enough of. Like most crowdfunding hits of the era, the JRPG promised to revive a video game genre many felt had become neglected, with involvement from veteran developers, including industry royalty like Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu, and within a month, it raised over $1 million from 15,800 backers – over ten times its initial goal. Then things started to go wrong. Read More...

Jul 7, 2026 - 22:53

Creator of infamous $1m Kickstarter Project Phoenix says he ‘deserved the backlash’ — and insists it’s still coming

Back in 2013, Project Phoenix was the kind of Kickstarter success story video game players couldn’t get enough of.

Like most crowdfunding hits of the era, the JRPG promised to revive a video game genre many felt had become neglected, with involvement from veteran developers, including industry royalty like Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu, and within a month, it raised over $1 million from 15,800 backers – over ten times its initial goal.

Then things started to go wrong.

Read More...

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