Master The Meta
Master the Meta: Bigger Games joins the race for the next puzzle hit
The MTM team discusses Bigger Games and the battle for puzzle prowess
Investment
My.Games invests in three more mobile studios
Appyfurious, Purple Games and AppLife
Money Money Money
Bombay secures $1 million in funding from Lumikai
"Lumikai's investment is a great validation for us, given the fund's sector focus and expertise"
Money Money Money
Cross-platform modding service Mod.io raises $4m
Firm plans to use this to improve its platform
Investment
Mixi becomes the latest firm to invest in Genies
"We are looking to build platforms that enrich communication through the power of entertainment and technology"
Shoot Some Hoops
GreenPark Sports forms partnership with NBA and secures $14m in funding
"It's a huge honour to have an organization like the NBA' buy-in' to our vision for the Future of Fandom"
Money Money Money
Bigger Games secures $6 million in seed funding
"Exceptional culture is a must to create a global success story, and we are committed to creating this culture with exceptional people"
New Acquisition
tinyBuild acquires majority stake in Secret Neighbor dev Hologryph for $3m
"Together with Hologryph we have learned how to expand franchises effectively"
Team Work
Supercell backs new studio 2UP Games with $2.8 million investment
"It's a privilege to be supporting 2UP Games on their mission to bring players across the world together around co-op gaming"
Money Money Money
Bandai Namco backs Genies with $3 million investment
The avatar tech firm will expand across Asia
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: "Disruption is something that draws investor interest," says Transcend Fund's Shanti Bergel
Transcend Fund's Shanti Bergel discusses the current investment opportunities in games
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Why attracting the right investor is a "critical hire for your business"
Comment was made on 'The Investor Dating Game - Attracting the Right Investor' panel.
Investment
Aptoide receives $1.5 million investment from 200M
In partnership with Faurecia
Money Money Money
Lockwood Publishing secures $25 million in Series A funding round
The investment was led by Tencent
So Sweet
Sugar raises $1.9 million in pre-seed funding
"With this round of funding, we can focus on developing our platform, growing the team and ultimately giving studios quick and easy finance to scale up"
Gaining Independence
Light Brick Studio splits from Lego following an investment from the company
"We're very excited to be able to expand and continue our journey to create new and interesting experiences"
Money Money Money
Scopely raises $340 million in Series E funding
“We’re proud to have built Scopely to be a significantly profitable business with a strong balance sheet driven by the success of each game in our diverse portfolio"
Money Money Money
VSPN raises $100 million in funding round led by Tencent
"VSPN's long-term company vision and leading position in esports production is vital for Tencent to optimise the layout of the esports industry's development."
Talking Strategy
Blizzard veterans raise $4.7m to fund new studio Frost Giant
Venture to focus on real-time strategy titles
Esports
EVOS Esports raises $12 million in Series B funding
"Esports is currently one of the fastest-growing industries, and ATTN has managed to establish themselves as the most advanced esports platform across Asia"
The Living Dead
Donut Lab raises $1.6 million for Kids vs Zombies
“It’s for those who want to feel like kids again"
Mo' Money
Admix raises a further $1.5 million in Series A funding extension
Accelerating roadmap to scale faster
Series A Funding
Playco secures $100 million in Series A funding round
"Our mission is to bring the world closer together through play"
Investment
My.Games invests in mobile games developer Hypemasters
"We are primarily interested in investing in people and talent, not just the end product"
Funding
Mobile Premier League raises $90 million in Series C funding
"Even in an environment as challenging as the current one, we are impressed with the success and accessibility of the platform concept"
Series A Funding
Bunch secures $20 million in Series A funding
"At Bunch, we are creating one way for players to connect with friends inside and outside of their favourite games"
Metawear
Metacore secures $29.6 million from Supercell as it rebrands from Everywear Games
Also launches Merge Mansion with impressive day-30 retention
In Or Out?
Mobile Dev Memo launches the MDM Investment Syndicate
"Members of the syndicate can decide whether they want to invest in any given deal or not"
Money Money Money
Gameye secures $2.4 million in seed funding
It's set to host a second Industry Insights Conference
Investment
Voodoo invests in Istanbul-based developer studio Fabrika Games
"We will help Fabrika to develop their team and gather Turkish talent seeking to create successful Hyper-Casual games with Voodoo"
Next Big Wave
Potato Play secures $1.75 million in seed funding for Asian hybrid-casual games
"With this seed round, we will be limitless in what we can achieve for developers"
Money Money Money
Gamezop secures $4.3 million in Series A funding
"We are excited to partner with a team that has successfully solved the distribution problem when it comes to HTML5-based gaming"
Money Money Money
Bitkraft Esports Ventures secures $165 million for games industry investments
"We are grateful to our investors for their confidence in our team's ability to identify talent, trends, and opportunities in the gaming and esports space"
Investment
March Capital unveils a $60 million March Gaming Fund
"Gaming has joined the ranks of becoming a mainstream conversation"
Investment
Tencent makes minor investment in hypercasual specialist Voodoo
"We can improve the way we distribute on Android"
Sweet Investment
Lumikai launches first venture capital fund for games in India
"India's 300M+ user gaming market represent a global inflection point"
Funding
Wildlife raises $120 million with a company valuation of $3 billion
"We will use most of the resources from this round to expand our creative powerhouse"
Too Much Pay
EA shareholders vote against its exec compensation payment plan
It is rare for a plan like this to be rejected
Helping Out
TIGA answers House of Lords inquiry into employment and Covid-19
Trade association outlines four measures to help the industry
That's Epic
Epic Games secures $1.78 billion in new funding round
"Having the support of leaders in the financial community accelerates Epic's efforts to build a new kind of digital ecosystem"
Skill Up
Transcend Fund leads $5.25 million investment into Big Run Studios
Indie has fifth game Big Cooking out soon
A Different Reality
Polyarc raises $9 million for AR development
"This round of funding was essential for us to expand our development focus to further embrace VR and AR games"
Investment
LocalizeDirect receives $1.1 million investment
Will be used for its CMS for games development known as Gridly
Sweet Investment
Sony invests $250 million in Fortnite creator Epic Games
"We share a vision of real-time 3D social experiences leading to a convergence of gaming, film, and music"
Making Money
Traplight secures $9 million in funding as it launches Battle Legion worldwide
"We now have a game with huge potential and are proud to be partnering with EQT Ventures"
Spending Money
11 Bit Studios investing $21 million in seven new games
Firm is putting $15.1 million behind its first-party line-up
Investment
Animoca Brands secures $4.1 million through strategic investors
The capital will help with a potential IPO
Hyped Up
CrazyLabs invests $500,000 in the Indian hypercasual games market
"If you look at the charts now, India is underserved when it comes to local developers"
A New Direction
Discord raises $100 million to expand beyond games
The latest change in direction for the communications platform
Investment
Wings sets up new investment initiative for diverse teams
"The most impactful thing we can do is give access to resources"