UK trade association TIGA has welcomed the forthcoming launch of crowdfunding platform Kickstarter in the UK, with the platform set to officially go live for British projects on 31 October.

According to TIGA CEO Dr. Richard Wilson, tools such as Kickstarter not only enable projects without a publisher's support to make it to launch, but they also hand developers the creative freedom to deliver better games.

Kickstarter's ability to build a community around a game in the run up to its launch is also invaluable.

Not all money, money, money

"Not only does crowd-funding generate funds for projects, it also encourages backers to get involved in a project," said Wilson.

"They begin to feel close to the project and this level of enthusiasm and funding enables developers to produce better, more creative games."

Previously, Kickstarter campaigns had been limited to those with a Social Security Number in the US, making it difficult for UK projects to utilise the site.

Nonetheless, some British developers have managed it, such as York-based Revolution Software, which raised more than $800,000 to fund the development of a new episode in the Broken Sword series.

Not all developers that have taken Kickstarter have sung the site's praises, however, with some developers telling Pocket Gamer back in September that the platform isn't the easy option it's pitched as.