Trailblazing
Supercell invests $4.2 million in new London-based casual mobile games developer Trailmix
New developer founded by former King London heads
Initiating Investment
How to fund your mobile game development
From the UK Games Fund to VCs and publishers, find out where to go to get money and support to develop and market your game
Funding Diversity
Coffee Stain promotes gender equality in games with new investment initiative
Levelling the Playing Field provides funding to small and start-up studios where at least half of staff of women
Funding Opportunities
Social casino firm Playtika establishes Israel-focused $400 million investment arm
Aims to support growth of Israel-based companies
Funding For All
UK Games Fund opens up fourth round of grants up to $36,000 for eligible developers
Also launches Pitch Development Programme for newer developers
Mighty Investment
Peter Vesterbacka leads $650,000 funding round in Finnish lifestyle games studio Polka Dot
Helsinki start-up's first title slated for Q4 2018 release
Unreal Dev Grants 2018
Epic Games hands out $200,000 to 13 developers in latest round of Unreal Dev Grants
The Machines' studio Directive Games among the recipients
Taptica Funding
Taptica raises $52.6 million to reduce debt and fund future M&A opportunities
4.85 million new shares issued, while CEO Hagai Tal sells off some of his own
Spain Funding
Spanish government reveals plans for $7.9 million grant for local developers
Up to $182,000 on offer for eligible studios
Access To Finance
Ukie partners with law firm Harbottle and Lewis on guide for UK developers looking to access finance
Covering everything from crowdfunding to velocity capital
Investment Reality
Leeds start-up XR Games raises $2.6 million
New studio aims to develop mobile and arcade virtual reality games
Live From China
Google invests in Chinese mobile game live streaming platform Chushou
Company's total funding to date surpasses $120 million
Cortopia Funding
Mobile VR developer Cortopia raises $2.48 million to expand magic dueling game Wands
Also developing new VR titles, of course
Bossing It
Mobile start-up Like a Boss Games secures $1.6 million funding for multiplayer sports title
Debut game set for mid-2018 release
Raw Fury Funding
Indie publisher Raw Fury secures $600k investment to release more games on Switch
David Helgason, Rikard Lindström, and Raw Fury staff get in on the round
Mighty Morphin' Investment
Power Rangers: Legacy Wars developer nWay secures $11 million investment round
Lionsgate sets up nWay with March Capital Partners and Ridge Ventures
Winning
Mobile eSports company Skillz raises $25 million
Funding round led by Telstra and Liberty Global
Investment Window
Underworld Football Manager dev Stanga Games raises $500,000
CEO Adam Jaffe on turning the bootstrapped indie house of part-time devs into a full-time games business
Funding Quest
Ex-King staff raise $2.2 million for new Swedish studio Strange Quest
Developer to focus on multiplayer games for mobile
New Funds
European tech investor Balderton Capital raises $375 million fund for next round of investments
Has raised $2.6 billion across six funds
Critical Hit
Pokemon GO developer Niantic catches $200 million investment
Eclipses $30 million funding round in 2015
Huuuge News
Social casino developer Huuuge Games raises $50 million
Plots new game development and large-scale global marketing push
Zooming Off
PacketZoom closes $5 million series A funding round to grow its platform
Baseline Ventures leads the round
Mind Candy Money
Mind Candy secures additional $1 million from existing investors to stay afloat
Hoping to bring in more funding in the new year
Funding News
UK messenger games start-up Mojiworks raises $2.75 million
Guildford studio set to grow from 10 to 25 employees
Sounds Good
Finnish startup Bon Games closes $1.4 million seed round to launch first game Transit King
Fingersoft handling publishing duties
Mag Investment
MAG Interactive secures $9.7 million investment to close FEO Media acquistion
Swedbank Robur's Microcap fund steps in to help
Fighting For Funds
BIP contestant Fightlings gets Kickstarter for physical card game
Thoughtfish after €10,000 to make game a reality
Hidden Treasures
Indie game funding scheme Treasure Hunters FanClub launches
Up to $350,000 available for each project
#fundthebgi
UK games industry campaign launches for creation of national agency British Games Institute
Petition and social media push begins for its formation
Leap Of Faith
Mixed reality firm Magic Leap raises $502 million in Series D funding
Rumours from September come true
Real Deal?
Mixed reality start-up Magic Leap plots new $1 billion funding round
Investment could value company at $7 billion
Solid Investment
London-based developer Supersolid raises $4 million
Studio aims to expand team of 30
Eye For Funds
3rd Eye Studios secures $1m investment for VR development tools
Finnish developer aims to release tools in 2018
Show Me The Money
Cash is king, and here is how you can access it fast to grow your game
How companies like Pollen VC are offering a way for small developers to raise cash quickly
Doctor Who Infinity
Tiny Rebel Games scores funding from Welsh government and Double Eleven for new Doctor Who game
Doctor Who Infinity due to be launched in Spring 2018
Decrypting Cryptocurrency
What the hell is cryptocurrency and how does it work for mobile games?
Reality Gaming Group co-founder Tony Pearce explains
Uk Games Funding
Review of UK's creative industries calls for £23.7 million investment for UK Games Fund
Bazalgette Review outlines ways the games industry needs to be helped
Mira Mira On The Wall
Budget AR headset manufacturer Mira secures $1 million funding round
Total funding now up to $2.5 million
Patreon Funding Round
Patreon secures $60 million funding round to scale team and develop platform
Outlines five year plan for new features
The Financer List
Free directory of all sources of financing available to UK games industry launches
Curated resource lists options from VC investment through to government grants and loans
Swrve Funding
Mobile marketing automation firm Swrve closes $25 million Series D funding round
Total funding now up to $75 million
A Kind Of Magic
Report: Magic Leap eyes $500 million investment round which values it at $6 billion
Mixed reality firm hasn't publicly shown off its tech, but still needs more money
Sneaky Investment
Sneaky Bears VR developer WarDucks raises $1.5 million
Dublin studio plans to open launch Oculus, PSVR and Vive versions of its flagship game
Funding Advice
Tips on securing funding for your gaming start up
Gamee CEO Bozena Rezab offers advice based on her own experiences pitching for investment
In Heaven
Influencer marketing firm Matchmade scores $1.73 million in funding to grow business
Global Founders Capital, London Venture Capital, and Reaktor Ventures all chip in
Investment News
360-degree VR eSports platform Sliver.tv secures $9.8 million funding round
Total investment in company now stands at $17.5 million
Immersive Advertising
Interactive advertising platform Immersv scores $10.5 million funding round
Company to develop and scale its tech for mobile 360 and VR advertising
Crowdfunding In Asia
Kickstarter to launch in Japan on September 13th
Creators can now launch campaigns locally
Explosive Start
Lightneer secures $5 million seed funding round to prep for launch of Big Bang Legends
Invisible-learning game now due to launch in January 2018