Star developer Cliff Bleszinski invests in crowdfunding game site Fig

Gaming’s own crowdfunding and investment site is getting a new, big-name investor.

Cliff Bleszinski, the founder of Boss Key Productions and former director of the Gears of War games, is investing in the crowdfunding platform Fig. Bleszinski and Fig have not disclosed the particulars of the deal. Fig is a resource where developers can ask fans to fund their game, but unlike Kickstarter, gamers can decide to actually invest in the game and get a chance to purchase equity in its success. That means you can help pay for development and then potentially get more than you put in once it is out on the market. Kickstarter alone generated $615 million in pledges in 2015 for all of its projects, but gaming is always one of its top categories.