New crowdfunding platform aims for actual gamer investment

You know how gamers who don’t understand Kickstarter sometimes refer to their donations as an “investment?” Well, a new crowdfunding platform called Fig aims to allow gamers to actually invest in projects they deem worthy. Former Double Fine COO Justin Bailey is the man with the plan, which purports to combine gamer pledges, investor interest, and expert curation, according to GI.biz.

Fig will initially restrict itself to Kickstarter-like pledges from gamers while simultaneously allowing investments from accredited funders. Bailey tells GI.biz that eventually gamers will “have the opportunity to participate in the financial success of the games they help make possible.”