Venture Forth
London Venture Partners' Jon Bellamy on the dos and don'ts of pitching your game to investors
"Frequently I meet with great teams working on interesting projects, but who are aiming too low"
Magic Funds
Japanese mobile operator DOCOMO invests $280 million in Magic Leap
Yet another investor brings total funding to date to around $2.6 billion
Uk Funding
UK government puts together $5.2 million funding for mixed reality games based on iconic British IP
British authorities are looking to push new VR and AR experiences for established properties like Wallace and Gromit
Art Of The Deal
Financing your indie games development studio - part three: Structuring an investment deal
Game Dragons director and industry veteran Philip Oliver gives you the lowdown on that big deal
Applications Open
Magic Leap providing 500 devices as part of Epic MegaGrants initiative
Unveiled at Epic’s Unreal Engine Build: Detroit ‘19 event
Real-money Competition
Indian esports platform Mobile Premier League raises $35.5 million
Series A to fuel product and user growth
Competitive Investment
Will Smith headlines $46 million funding round for esports group Gen.G
Funding to go toward global expansion, youth development and new LA HQ
Funding
Mobile tools provider Game of Whales raises $2 million
The esports and gaming firm has made the investment as part of a $2 million funding
Apple Arcade
Apple investing $500 million in Apple Arcade games
Tech giant pulls out the cheque book for its new subscription service
Pitch Perfect
Financing your indie games development studio - part two: The killer pitch
Game Dragons director and industry veteran Philip Oliver gives you the lowdown on dealing with investors and publishers
Busy Bees
Animoca raises $3.3 million and acquires German developer Stryking
Picks up studio initial $1.1m deal that could rise to $3.3m
Funding
MLB Champions developer Lucid Sight raises $6 million
Investment takes the company’s funding total to $11 million
Funding
Cloud tech startup Polystream secures $12 million to develop 3D streaming services
Wargaming's investment suggests Polystream is getting into games
Growth
Live game management platform ChillConnect raises $450,000 in funding
“We can now market the platform to an even larger range of potential customers”
Finding Funding
The games investor checklist: Hunting the next Supercell
Atomico details its framework for investment
Studio Finance
Financing your indie games development studio - Part one
Game Dragons director and industry veteran Philip Oliver gives you the lowdown on dealing with investors and publishers
Venture Gained
Rovio invests $3 million in games start-up fund Play Ventures
Play Ventures was founded in 2018 by video game entrepreneurs Harri Manninen and Henric Suuronen
Stay And We Pay
Apple to fund exclusive games for Apple Arcade
Sims and Final Fantasy creators onboard
Epic Investment
GDC 2019: Epic launches $100 million MegaGrants funding initiative for creators
$5,000 to $500,000 available for successful applicants
Cause And Action
Jump Holdings raises $1 million to launch interactive choice-driven game Inventure
Backing was led by A3 Education as firm looks to empower students
Money
5th Planet Games lands $4.85 million in financing for future acquisitions
Hugo resurfaces with a new name and a renewed drive to buy, buy, buy
Funding
GFR Fund has put together a $20 million pot for esports, streaming and new technologies
"We are looking beyond traditional game developers to invest in disruptive entertainment technologies"
Studio Expansion
Mobile publisher Rogue Games brings in $1.25m from seed funding round
Venture firm Grishin Robotics led funding
New Studio
Helsinki start-up Reworks raises $1.5m in funding as studio looks to challenge Glu Mobile’s Design Home
Glu Mobile singled out by company as main competitor
Financing Deal
Finnish developer Kuuhubb picks up $1.1 million loan
Business Finland fronts up the funds
Viel Geld
German mobile games studio Sviper raises nearly $3 million in funding
Investment lead by Modern Time Group
Indie Publishing
US publisher Versus Evil starts 2019 with five new games and an indie fund
Versus Evil has also launched an indie development fund for
Funding Reality
Helsinki start-up Hipfire Games raises $205k for debut VR and mobile cross-platform title Fail Space
Studio focused on creating multiplayer experiences in virtual reality
Money, Money, Money
Streaming toolkit Lightstream raises $8 million in initial funding
Chicago firm has accrued $9.8 million overall to date
Stretch Those Shoulders
OliveX raises $1 million to turn getting fit into a game
Funding comes from the likes of Alabaster and Antanas Guoga
Investment Reality
Mixed reality technology firm Cooperative Innovations secures $650k in funding
Leeds-based outfit raises $652.741 to bring on more staff and find licensing partners for its animation tool
War Chest
THQ Nordic raises $225 million through share sale for further mergers and acquisitions
European publishing firm's M&A shows no sign of slowing down
Tonk You Very Much
Ex-Disney and Pixar animators raised $2m for new Texas mobile studio Tonk Tonk Games
Funding led by BITKRAFT esports ventures
Funded
TinyBuild has big plans for its newly-acquired $15 million in Series-A investment
Large Series-A funding will be used to bring on new hires and push publishing project growth
Wired
Plug In Digital raises $2.25M to push publishing efforts on mobile and PC
Plug In Digital looks to strengthen its services, partnerships and publishing opportunities
Indie Fund
FoxNext rolls out indie development fund
No figure placed on how big this pot is though
Big Investment
Mobile marketing tech firm Ogury picks up $21m investment
Company generated $100m in 2018
Launch
Real-money competition platform Flashbreak launches with $2 million in seed funding
The app will act as both a publishing platform and a real-money competition hub
Invested
Bristol dev Auroch Digital raises investment from Miniclip and Bristol Private Equity Club
Equity firm fronts over $200,000 for Auroch’s new projects and local dev scene work
Bank On It
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery maker Jam City lands $145m
Funding led by JPMorgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Silicon Valley Bank, SunTrust Bank and CIT Bank
Big Deal
Pokemon Go dev Niantic raises $245 million at $4 billion valuation
Further M&A activity a possibility says Niantic spokesperson
Marvellous
Hearthstone director's Second Dinner snags $30m from NetEase and secures Marvel licence agreement
New studio has been working on its first game for six months
Funding Go
Pokemon Go dev Niantic pulls in $190 million investment
Studio has raised around $420m so far at an estimated $3.9 billion valuation
Struck A Chord
Games chat platform Discord raises $150 million at $2bn valuation
Funding round led by Greenoaks Capital
Invested
Atomico's Alexis Bonte on what's to come for the investment landscape in the games industry
"I believe that with the lower valuations and rising marketing costs we are going to see continued consolidation in the industry"
Fund 'em All
Report: Pokemon Go developer Niantic eyes new $200m funding round
Would raise company valuation to $3.9 billion
Funded
Analytics platform AppOnboard eyes up London and Seoul offices following $30m funding drive
Los Angeles-based company claim $15m will come in off the bat from Breakaway Growth
Nice
Soomla snags $2.6m in funding to boost mobile monetization measurement platform
The funding was led by JAL Ventures with further investment from existing partners
It's A Match
Matchmade reveals plans to open a US office amid $4.8m investment
The platform now also offers key Twitch data to marketers
Funding Round
New US publisher Nifty Games raises $3m for mobile-first sports games
Early investors include aXiomatic Gaming and venture capital firms March Capital Partners and Defy.VC