Kickstarter revealed that $83,144,565 was pledged by 561,574 backers to gaming projects in 2012. 2,796 projects were submitted in the gaming category, which saw more money pledged than the categories of film, technology or art.

The site saw over $319,786,629 raised from 2,241,475 people who funded 18,109 projects. 17 of those projects raised over $1 million, including Double Fine’s adventure title, InXile’s Wasteland 2 and Obsidian’s Project Eternity.

Source: Kickstarter.com/blog