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Niantic launches $10 million Creator Program for new location-based AR games News Nov 7th, 2019

Niantic launches $10 million Creator Program for new location-based AR games

Also opens Pokemon Go sponsored location program for small businesses

Rogue Games takes Vainglory as Super Evil raises $10.5 million for cloud game Project Spellfire News Nov 6th, 2019

Rogue Games takes Vainglory as Super Evil raises $10.5 million for cloud game Project Spellfire

Funding was led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz

New Zealand game industry gets $6m cash injection from government News Oct 31st, 2019

New Zealand game industry gets $6m cash injection from government

Dunedin is the country's new Centre for Digital Excellence

Scopely raises another $200 million, taking total funding to over $450 million News Oct 29th, 2019

Scopely raises another $200 million, taking total funding to over $450 million

Financing led by NewView Capital

Big Run Studios gains funding for its partnership with Skillz News Oct 22nd, 2019

Big Run Studios gains funding for its partnership with Skillz

Exclusive games planned

Casual mobile game dev MadBox raises $17 million News Oct 21st, 2019

Casual mobile game dev MadBox raises $17 million

100 million downloads and counting

1 Meta Games secures $2 million in seed funding round News Oct 10th, 2019

Meta Games secures $2 million in seed funding round

The company will use it to aid for upcoming games

TouchTen secures funding to aid in the growth of mobile games aimed at women News Oct 9th, 2019

TouchTen secures funding to aid in the growth of mobile games aimed at women

“More women are playing games than ever before”

Tenacious Entertainment raises $3.3 million for new competitive arena mobile game News Oct 8th, 2019

Tenacious Entertainment raises $3.3 million for new competitive arena mobile game

The company's first title is set for a 2020 launch

Blockchain mobile outfit Reality Gaming Group looking to raise £1.5 million News Oct 7th, 2019

Blockchain mobile outfit Reality Gaming Group looking to raise £1.5 million

Hopes to make more games

London Venture Partners raises $80 million to fund game startups News Sep 26th, 2019

London Venture Partners raises $80 million to fund game startups

"Our Fund III will allow us to continue to bring our deep backgrounds as game entrepreneurs and executives"

Ex-Z2 team Starform raises $1.25 million to focus on mobile games to play with friends News Sep 17th, 2019

Ex-Z2 team Starform raises $1.25 million to focus on mobile games to play with friends

New studio moving fast

VRChat secures $10 million in funding to expand team News Sep 6th, 2019

VRChat secures $10 million in funding to expand team

Investment comes from Makers Fund, HTC, Brighstone VC and GFR Fund

Ex-Beat Games boss Beck looking to invest in VR projects News Sep 3rd, 2019

Ex-Beat Games boss Beck looking to invest in VR projects

“I think it will be great to put a bunch of money together and start supporting new developers”

Lucky’s Tale developer Playful Studios raises $23 million for spectator games News Sep 2nd, 2019

Lucky’s Tale developer Playful Studios raises $23 million for spectator games

“We’re working on a large project It’s about the fact that video games are becoming a spectator sport”

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