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"
Investment
SockMonkey Studios secures a £250,000 investment to launch its first game
It's expected to have 50 employees by 2021
Minority Support
Riot is putting $10m behind minority-led studios
Firm also puts $1m behind social justice causes
Seed Funding
Swedish firm LootLocker raises $250,000 in seed funding
Investment comes from various individuals in Sweden's games industry
Splash The Cash
Tencent is investing $70 billion into tech infrastructures
Including cloud computing and cybersecurity
Splashing Cash
Tencent acquires 20% stake in Japanese games firm Marvelous
"In comparison to Western companies, there is a widening abyss in terms of development capability and financial clout"
Sweet Investment
AppLovin invests in Supercell-backed developer Redemption Games
Terms were not disclosed
Sensor Tower Funding
Sensor Tower secures $45 million investment from strategic partnership with Riverwood Capital
First investment since 2013
Pastures New
Interview: Why Jens Begemann thinks now is the right time to leave Wooga
"Wooga is strategically set in the right direction and I miss the early days"
So Much Money
Transcend Fund raises $50 million for games companies
Firm wants to write cheques between $200,000 and $2 million
Investment
Finnish studio Reworks raises $4.3 million led by EQT Ventures
Launches home design game Redecor
Subject To Approval
Nordisk Film Games becomes largest shareholder in Nitro Games following $4.5 million investment
Funds will go towards more shooter games
Investment
Sony invests $400 million in streaming platform Bilibili
It owns 4.98 per cent of the Chinese firm
Money Money Money
Embracer Group raises $164 million in investment
Will be used for acquisitions and expansion
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: What investors in Europe and Asia want in the current climate
Fundamentally Games' Ella Romanos leads the chat
Esports Funding
Tribe Gaming raises $1 million in funding for mobile esports growth
Investors include an NBA player and WWE star
New Lifestyles
Robin Games raises $7 million to bring mobile gaming to 'underserved women audience'
Ex-Jam City team going big
Esports Growth
Esports Players League receives $1 million in funding
Led by VC 500 Startups
Starting Up
End Game Interactive raises $3 million seed funding from Makers Fund and Supercell
Working on auto-battler Fate Arena
How Fun
New studio FunCraft raises $1.8 million in funding
Headed by industry veterans
Thinking Deeper
Why investors misunderstand esports' opportunity
LVP drills down into the business model
"great Potential"
Sega invests in Indian music startup Flutin
Flutin boasts nine million downloads with over 300,000 daily active users
Make Your Move
Huuuge Games signs publishing deal with Pakistan-based Turbo Labz for its game Chess Star
First investment in a Pakistan-based developer
Wild Investment
Supercell invests $1.1 million in new Stockholm-based developer Wild Games
CEO Robert Wasser tells us why he's moving from console AAA to mobile indie
Funding
Hamburg to invest $2.2 million into local games industry over next four years
Open to developers of any size in the city
A Few More Knights
South Korean dev Npixel raises $25.9 million in series A funding
Reportedly the largest series A round ever for a South Korean game dev
New Partnership
Tencent invests undisclosed sum in Bayonetta developer PlatinumGames
"We hope to use this capital to strengthen our foundation as a business"
New Investment
PatronGG raises $1 million for its Kokyo esports app
The seed round was led by Bitkraft Esports Ventures
Rocking Beats
Gismart invests $500,000 in social music platform Jambl
Will also acts as strategic partner and publisher
Growth Curve
Wildlife Studios secures $60 million investment to focus on talent acquisition
Brazilian outfit on the rise
New Investment
Coffee Stain Studio invests in horse-centric mobile game outfit Kavalri
It's part of The Levelling the Playing Field Initiative