Blasting Off
Hypernova Interactive raises seed funding from first-time games investor Kae Investments
Two-man developer has released two games so far
Dreams To Reality
VR developer NDreams secures $3.5 million investment in second stage of funding round
Mercia Technologies continues to pour money into the studio
Games In Leeds
GamesLab Leeds grants $200,000 to nine Yorkshire devs in latest round of funding
40 jobs created or safeguarded by funding
Business News
Private equity firms invest in Chinese mobile game developer Since Times
Company previously backed by Tencent
Expanding Footprint
Smartphone manufacturer Foxconn plots $5 billion investment in India
Move will help companies get around new taxes and import duty
Education Funds
Supercell grants over $280,000 to Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Studio wants to turn Finland into a "Hollywood for gaming"
Mighty Start-up
Ex-Nonstop Games devs open new studio Mighty Bear Games in Singapore
Start-up working on an MMORPG for mobile
Catch Of The Day
Steam founder Rick Ellis raises $1.25 million for new studio Sharkbite Games
Eight-person team's first casual mobile game to be released this year
Super Space Ape
“I’ve always struggled to imagine ourselves anywhere else”: Space Ape CEO on Supercell deal
John Earner discusses why the London studio turned down other offers to partner with the most successful mobile games developer in the world
Business Tips
10 reasons your game studio will never get funding
Execution Labs co-founder Jason Della Rocca shares some sage advice
Ua Simplified
New user acquisition tool Acquired.io launches with $2 million in funding
Aims to streamline UA management
Feeding The Fire
The explosive rise of Scopely
US publisher just can’t stop raising cash
Australian Funding
Film Victoria awards $500,000 to nine Australian developers to help finish their games
Mobile titles include Joko's World: Pocket Planet and Paper House's Paperbark
Tencent Investment
Tencent makes $72 million strategic investment in Chinese developer Ourpalm
Strengthens the relationship between the two tech giants
War Chest
Walking Dead: Road to Survival publisher Scopely raises $60 million to fund acquisitions and partnerships
Comes a year after company raised $55 million in Series B financing round
Funding Paradise
"The timing is perfect": TreasureHunt on its $6 million investment and future plans
CEO Kyle Smith gearing up for Pet Paradise launch
Struck Gold
TreasureHunt closes $6 million series A funding round ahead of Pet Paradise launch
Total funding now sits at $8.4 million
Sow The Seeds
Discord reportedly valued at $725 million after quietly raising $50 million funding round
Also hires former Twitch veteran Andy Swanson as Head of Publisher Relations
Nest Egg
New early stage investment fund Rooks Nest Ventures launches with £28 million
Interested in mobile games industry start-ups
Attractable Attachables
Gamevice raises $12.5 million to bring Nintendo Switch-like controllers to regular smartphones and tablets
Gamevice CEO Phillip Hyun on the mass market potential for attachable gamepads
Mine, All Mine
Mobile game subscription service GameMine raises $20 million to expand its platform
Currently has 3.5 million users with access to 100 games
Snak Attack
Berlin-based Playsnak snags $1.2 million investment from Gumi as it pushes further into VR development
Secures $1.2 million from Gumi
Vision Fund
Softbank reportedly picks up $4 billion stake in Nvidia
Japanese firm acquires 4.9% of shares
Get Onboard
Full-game demo ad platform AppOnboard raises $4 million to expand operations
Lets players play a game's tutorial in an ad
Unity Investment
Unity scores $400 million investment from equity firm Silver Lake
Values developer at $2.6 billion
The Charticle
Why did Tencent invest a further $90 million into Pocket Gems?
Tracking the impact of Tencent's millions on Episode and War Dragons
Revved Up
Top Gear mobile developer Motorious drives up extra $894,000 in funding
Debut game Top Gear Road Trip set for summer release
Simplaex Funding
Mobile marketing platform Simplaex raises $2.6 million to expand beyond games
Now has 300 million users on its platform
Not Impossible
London's SpatialOS developer Improbable raises $502 million
SoftBank takes non-controlling stake in the company
Pocket Change
Tencent ploughs $90 million into Episode and War Dragons developer Pocket Gems
Studio to remain largely independent
Apple Manufacturing
Apple to invest $1 billion in US manufacturing in effort to boost local industry
Might score points with Trump while he's at it
Eye For Fashion
Ex-Rovio and Digital Chocolate staff score pre-seed funding round for new Finnish mobile studio Polka Dot
Developer's ambition to become the leader in fashion games
Making India Play
Indian mobile game studio Mech Mocha raises $5 million series A funding
Shunwei Capital, Accel Partners and Blume Ventures invest
Cheque In The Mail
Mail.Ru opens $100 million games investment arm
Offering money and support to developers
Influential Backers
GameInfluencer raises six-figure funding from European mobile game developers to grow platform
Klaas Kersting, Tung Nguyen-Khac and more join advisory board
Setting Sail
"Pokemon GO is a great opportunity for us": Shipyard talks Supercell funding and its location-based game ambitions
CEO Andreas Wedenberg talks Supercell, Pokemon GO and the potential of geo games
Fnatic Funding
ESports organisation Fnatic raises $7 million to grow operations
Just in time for it to host a Vainglory tournament
Food For Thought
Mind Candy averts bankruptcy with two-year loan extension and $1.5 million funding
Existing investors up their investments to help the ailing developer
Ship Comes In
Shipyard Games secures $2.9 million investment from Supercell to develop location-based game
Supercell continues to flash its cash
Appota Investment
Vietnam-based publisher Appota pushes towards $50 million valuation with series C funding round
Korea Invesment Partners and Mirae Asset Venture Investment throw some money in
Indian Mavens
Is access to funding for Indian games companies improving?
How should Indian developers approach investment?
Gamee Investment
Social gaming platform Gamee raises $2.15 million
Initial Capital and Credo Ventures lead the way
Big Move
Bigpoint CEO Khaled Helioui steps down as Youzu outlines new mobile and investment strategy
Exec aims to pursue new personal goals
Ugc Future
Big Bang Racing developer Traplight raises $2.7 million to create games for the Minecraft generation
Two new projects in the works
Attractive Proposition
An in-depth look at games as investments
The evolving opportunities in console, PC, mobile, VR and AR
Roblox Funding
Roblox closes $92 million funding round to support its 48 million MAUs
Players making up to $50,000 a month from creations in the game
Funding News
Animoca Brands raises $5 million to expand into mobile VR and eBooks
Total funding to date nears $16 million
Small Giant Investment
Small Giant Games closes $5.7 million funding round to grow new game Empires & Puzzles
Brings total funding raised to around $9.5 million
New Vision
Softbank to sell 25% stake in recently acquired ARM
Goes into Saudi-backed investment fund
India Investment
Chinese games publisher Youzu sets up India office as it plans to invest $10 million in local industry
New office will to employ 30 staff in 2017