The Next Evolution of TechRaptor

A project in Naperville, IL by Rutledge Daugette
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TechRaptor is completely revamping our site to reach a level of quality in line with our content, and add new features as well!
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Backers: 103
Average Pledge Per Backer: $41

Funded: $4,217 of $1,000
Dates: Jul 19th -> Aug 23rd (35 days)
Project By: Rutledge Daugette
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Latest News

The Final Stretch - 24 Hours Remain!

August 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, can you believe it's been almost 35 days since we launched this campaign?  Everyone at TechRaptor is extremely excited to have 70+ backers to our campaign, and to have hit two of the Stretch Goals we laid out. We set a low goal so that people... (Read More)

Game Servers, TechRaptor, and Community

August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Readers and Backers!   We have THREE days left in our campaign, and it’s been a crazy 31 days so far! We’ve posted a ton of updates to help you learn about our plans for the new site, gotten tons of feedback from each of your who have... (Read More)

Improvement of Event Coverage, and Herding Cats

August 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Readers and Backers! We have 6 days left in our campaign, and we’re just over $2,500 - halfway to our Game Servers Stretch Goal - a feature that we’ll explain fully in Friday’s Update. We’re incredibly happy to have the amount of support... (Read More)

Details on TechRaptor's Membership, Partners, and Perks

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
If you’ve been following us on Social Media and keeping an eye on our Kickstarter Campaign, there’s no doubt you’ve seen our announcement of partnerships with a few companies to offer our readers bonuses for joining the paid ranks of membership... (Read More)

Once More, Into The Streams

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Streaming for TechRaptor has been around for a year and has seen many changes while we continue to discover what the platform can do to cover games. The most significant change coming in the website redesign for you, the readers and viewers, will be... (Read More)

Raptor Shop and Hoodies Unlocked! Plus, our plans for Video!

August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Readers and Backers, We've hit a goal, and that means you get a double update! We felt that talking about video was a good idea, because we're going to be posting a TON of great Gen Con 2016 videos! Shop Unlocked!We've hit our $2,500 goal, which... (Read More)

Review All The Things

August 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello backers and readers!  Today we'll be going into our game reviews a little bit, explaining how that will continue to grow with the new redesign. We'd also like to remind you all that we are really close to our next stretch goal ($2,500) that... (Read More)

A Roll of the Die

August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey readers and backers! We're currently making the rounds at Gen Con in Indianapolis, filming a ton of great interviews and gameplay videos of tabletop games of all genres, so we felt now was the time to run through our vision for the Tabletop... (Read More)

Introducing the Raptor Shop

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Readers and Backers! I’ve been wanting to set up an apparel shop of some sort for a long time now, and after some thought and debate internally, we decided that we would do just a little bit more than apparel - offering mousepads and various... (Read More)

Doin' The News

July 30th - via: kickstarter.com
TechRaptor presently covers Video Games, Tabletop Games, and Technology. For news, Video Games are presently our largest focus, and we are wanting to grow the other verticals to provide a broader range of coverage. With Tabletop, we currently have a... (Read More)

Editorial Vision

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
TechRaptor has had some incredible growth since its inception in 2013 in both our audience and our understanding of how to make good content. We continue to learn and do better, as we seek to bring you thoughtful critiques and balanced reporting.... (Read More)

Introducing TechRaptor's Game Pages

July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey readers and backers! What weekend! We did our July Q&A Stream, did a number of streams with our readers, and broke the $2,000 mark in the early hours of this morning! We have a lot more planned for you, and the new mousepad designs are... (Read More)

Meet the Editors

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello readers and backers! Before going into this update, I wanted to announce to you all that we will be streaming what we're calling "Raptors Draw Raptors" this Sunday at 2pm eastern time on our Twitch channel. Staff will be coming together live on... (Read More)

Podcastin' for the Pack - Meet our Podcast Network!

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey there! I wanted to take some time to talk about our $1,500 stretch goal for the site, our “Podcast Network” which we have yet to give a full-fledged name. Now, while we haven’t hit the goal (yet), I felt that talking about our plans for the... (Read More)

Base Goal Funded in Less Than 24 Hours!

July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We've hit our Base Goal, and the Kickstarter is funded! Everyone at TechRaptor is in disbelief that we received this much support this quickly! We can't express our gratitude enough to the people who have backed our campaign, and shared it all over -... (Read More)

Day 1 Progress!

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! We're blazing away here quickly on Day 1! We're already over a THIRD of the way to our base goal, which has been moving up quickly.  We'd like to thank all of you for that and we hope to keep going  strong! We'll be sharing details with you on... (Read More)

We're Live!

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
The Kickstarter is live, and we at TechRaptor couldn’t be more excited. Check out here to read what our founder, Rutledge Daugette, had to say to our readers with the Kickstarter Launch But that’s not all, as we’ve brought you a dramatic... (Read More)

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