Las Vegas, U.S.A. — We The People, is presenting its non-partisan “Angry Voters” video game on the Indiegogo website to raise $144,000 in donations for developmental seed funding during October and November, before and after the 2012 Presidential Election.

The company will use the donated funds to complete the development of its unique casual video game that empowers players (voters) to voice their opinions about how they want their elected representatives to handle the “critical” political issues we are facing in America.

The “Angry Voters” game lets players have fun throwing creme pies at politicians, while it uses its patented polling process to collate and electronically transmit the players’ opinions about the issues to their own political representatives. People can visit www.Indiegogo.com/AngryVoters to learn more about the game and to help fund this worthwhile endeavor. Indiegogo is a crowdfunding website that allows entrepreneurs to tap directly into an “internet crowd” of potential users and supporters to raise funds for their projects.

In Exchange for Donations to fund the game, Donors are entered into a Contest to Win a Free Trip to Las vegas. Donors can also receive hats, t-shirts, game play credits and even permanent naming rights of different settings in the game, such as the battleground, dunk tank, cannons and briar patch.

“Angry Voters” is an interactive “tower defense” casual game of skill – with individual and multiplayer modes that are designed to be played out on a cartoon-type outdoor battleground reminiscent of the golden age of cartoons. The game features a scenic battleground, a walled fortress with cannons, “special interests” caves, loud voters seated in a bleacher, and politicians and controversial issues hanging over a gooey mud pit. “Angry Voters” allows a player to “defend or attack” political representatives and the important issues of our time, such as unemployment, the economy, the budget deficit, runaway gasoline prices, and a host of other problems.

Mike Cahlan is the CEO of We The People, He feels their “Angry Voters” casual political game is something everyone can have fun playing and it can be an effective communication platform where voters can voice their opinions to their elected representatives to help make positive changes in America. For more information, please visit www.Indiegogo.com/AngryVoters to learn more about the game.

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On September 13, 2012, Eurogamer and GamesIndustry International announced that global crowdfunding platform Indiegogo is to deliver the keynote session at Games Invest 2012 on Thursday 27th September.

John Vaskis, Gaming Vertical Lead at Indiegogo, will host a session at Games Invest 2012 entitled “Harnessing the Crowd: How crowdfunding is shaping the gaming ecosystem” which will discuss how crowdfunding is quickly becoming an essential tool for game developers and that anyone seeking funding can now harness the power of the crowd to bring their games, projects and ideas to life.

“Raising capital through friends, family, colleagues and perfect strangers, has not only opened up the financial floodgates, but the creative possibilities in the game industry,” said Indiegogo’s Gaming Vertical Lead, John Vaskis. “Crowdfunding is so much more than just raising capital – it gives developers direct access to customer feedback and the ability to gauge public interest early in a project’s life cycle, which can save a lot of time and money.”

The exclusive Indiegogo session will include essential tips and tricks on how to create a successful campaign, including:

• What are the components to a great pitch (campaigns with videos raise 114% more than those without)?
• What are perks and why are they important?
• How do you set your fundraising goals and plan ahead to ensure you’re on track?
• How do you engage your audience for success?

“It’s really exciting that Indiegogo has chosen Games Invest and the Eurogamer Expo for its first major conference session in the UK,” said Eurogamer Managing Director Rupert Loman. “This is an amazing opportunity for indie developers to find out essential campaign tips and advice directly from a major global crowdfunding platform.”

Other investors and speakers confirmed for this year’s Games Invest include We R Interactive, GAMESBrief, Standfast Interactive, Octopus Investments, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe XDev, Sheridans, SEGA and Ian Livingstone OBE, Life President, Eidos and Chair of the Access To Finance Group on the Creative Industries Council.

Tickets for the event are strictly limited, so if you’d like to book your place for this year’s Games Invest at £99 (plus booking fee) and find out more about the process for applying for games investor meetings, visit http://gamesinvest2012.eventbrite.com/.

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The Eternal Descent comic series from IDW Publishing has bridged the worlds of music and comics like no other, with an army of chart topping heavy metal stars including Joe Satriani, Wayne Static, Gus G, Arch Enemy, Periphery, Shadows Fall, and many more appearing throughout the saga.

In Eternal Descent’s continued effort to explore the unholy alliance between heavy metal and high fantasy, they have teamed up with Calabash Animation, the acclaimed animation studio led by Sean Henry and Wayne Brejcha, to bring an animated reimagining of Eternal Descent.

Having tested their mettle with a 2 minute animated preview, they are now in pre-production for a 22 minute pilot episode, which would realize Eternal Descent as a fully animated TV show. Eternal Descent is pleased to announce that Mike Sizemore is handling the script, and if you love animation, fantasy, and heavy guitars, then this could be the show you’ve been waiting for! See the preview and find out how you can get involved at: www.indiegogo.com/eternaldescent.

While Eternal Descent aims to have a complete series commissioned by a network, the pilot will be released online, to be enjoyed for free. The pilot will be launched as an episodic web series with 5 action packed installments!

Eternal Descent remains entirely creator owned and they want to include the fans as much as possible. Sharing this message will be a huge help to their cause, but if you would like to contribute directly, the have created an awesome array of rewards, perks and experiences to show their appreciation. From signed comics to custom ESP Guitars, Eternal Descent has got you covered!

Bringing this project to life will be a creative challenge, and they want you to be a part of the production every step of the way. Eternal Descent will be shooting exclusive behind-the-scenes footage to release alongside the animated series, so you’ll get to see how the animators work their magic and follow studio sessions with the incredible guest guitarists who have always been a part of this world. The pieces are in place, the descent begins!

To learn more about Eternal Descent visit www.EternalDescent.com and for further information, images, review copies and interview opportunities with the creators and musicians who appear in Eternal Descent, contact press@eternaldescent.com.

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