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Founder Fund
Ex-Tripledot president forms Arcadia Gaming Advisors with $100m fund for mobile game companies
The Tripledot founder has already invested in Dream Games, Layer AI, Spyke Games and more
Startup News
Meta and Creative Assembly vets form AI engine startup Studio Atelico
Tech aims to help developers build games powered by generative AI
Studio Start-up
Supercell and King vets co-found Antihero Studios to "create games worth sharing"
The start-up will focus on multiplayer titles, aiming to produce socially engaging, "inspiring" games
Mena Market
MENA investments recovers after 63 startups raised $282 million in September
This marked a 234% increase month-on-month and a 607% rise year-on-year
Investment Incoming
Ludus Ventures invests $1M in Turkish studio Midas Games
Midas Games plans to launch multiple titles later in 2024
Investment
Krafton commits to massive $150m investment in Indian startups
The deal indicates the company’s renewed commitment to what has been a turbulent market for them
Social Media Manoeuvres
Zynga founder backs LA startup Artie to make games for Threads
Meta’s latest social media platform will be compatible with games on mobile
Finance
Silicon Valley Bank - What happened and how does it affect mobile?
One of America’s biggest venture capital and startup banks failed over the weekend. Here’s what it could mean for mobile
Sharing The Same Vision
Video game platform Roblox has acquired virtual gamified social events company TriplePlay
"From the beginning, Roblox was an inspiration,"
Built To Win
CEO Rina Onur Sirinoglu on Spyke Games' massive $55 million seed round
UA is a bloody competition
Gotiva’s Got It
Sarajevo startup Gotiva Games raises $250,000 for NFT social puzzle games
Debut title scheduled for Q2 2022
Thinking Differently
Supercell-invested startup Papukaya decloak, talks about making games for non-gamers
Now hiring too
Ballistic For Blockchain
OP Games raises $8.6 million to combine blockchain, NFTs and DAOs
Plans to support 500 games by end of 2022
Plain Speaking
Panivox decloaks its RichCast voice-driven interactive platform
Next generation of narrative audio experiences
Midcore Makers
Studio Sirah raises $830,000 for India-first midcore mobile games
Now developing Kurukshetra: Ascension
Pretty Nifty
Nifty Games gains $38 million in new funding for its mobile sports games
The larger opportunity
Leading The Way
Indian midcore dev SuperGaming raises $5.5 million Series A funding
Well-positioned to capture growth in India and globally
Checkmate
Kings of Games secures funding for Chess Universe
The studio was created by two chess Grand Masters
Levelling Up
Wildlife unveils third US studio partnership in Foxbear Games
Headed by Marvel Strike Force director
Discord+
Taking social networks multiplayer: How Noice raised $5 million for its vision
Jussi Laakkonen is back
Big Social Beasts
New social gaming platform Noice raises $5 million from Supercell, Unity and Remedy founders
Come on feel the...
New Blood
Ace Games raises $7 million in seed funding
Ex-Peak co-founder starts again
Exit Strategy
Stadia sees talent exodus as multiple executives join Jade Raymond's Haven
Jumping ship
Ready Portal One?
PortalOne raises $15 million for its mobile game-TV show mash-ups
Launching with reimagined Atari arcade games
Start Up
Oliver twins team with Neil Campbell to form Panivox
Working on undisclosed digital media
To The Future
AI solution startup Modl.ai secures $1.7 in seed funding
It will be used to expand on an international level
Start-up Fund
Play Ventures closes $40m fund to back games start-ups
$10m more than the planned $30m raise
Launch
GameClub raises $2.5 million to bring old premium games into the modern marketplace
Mobile startup is already working on making over 50 games compatible with current and future devices
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
Start-up
Seven games start-ups kickstart new Northern Irish co-working and business support space The Pixel Mill
Belfast hot-housing location will also provide funding and business support for game developers
Page Turner
First UK Games Fund Awards set for November
Comic and newspaper publisher teams up to showcase fresh talent in the UK games scene
New Studio
Google spins up mobile social games start-up Arcade
Developing a new kind of social network
Innovation
Ubisoft start-up programme backs blockchain and augmented reality devs
Initiative aims to support entrepreneurs working on exciting games-related technology
One Billion Downloads Later
From Kabam SVP to DOD Media CEO: Mike DeLaet on sharing his smarts
One door shuts, open another
Fewer, Better
Why Indian mobile startup BigCode is gunning for strategy games and IAP monetisation
CEO Ahmed Mohammed sets out the new studio's strategy
Fresh Start
Timuz MD leaves to set up new Indian mobile developer BigCode Games
Ahmed Mohammed focusing on quality and IAP monetisation
Jackpot Aligns
Henric Suuronen on Huuuge Games’ $1 billion opportunity in social casino games
Early investor joins the board
Super Startups
Why Supercell built a company of startups, and how it works
Ilkka Paananen shares his philosophy for mobile games development, and why it might not work for everyone
Health Through Play
Therapeutic mobile game developer Tilak Healthcare raises $2.7 million
French digital healthcare startup get big investment
Gumi Nordic Vr
Gumi and Nordisk Film partner for €100,000 incubation program Nordic VR Startups
Offering seed funding and advice to Nordic VR developers
Going It Alone
"Starting a games studio is idiotic, brutal and you should totally do it"
TreasureHunt CEO Kyle Smith shares advice on starting a company
Flew The Coop
Rovio sells TV animation studio to former CEO Mikael Hed
Will remain as partners on future books and animation
Building Your Studio
Moving beyond your network: How to avoid recruitment chaos in the early days of studio life
Wooga Senior Talent Acquisition Manager Matt Hood offers practical advice for employing staff at your new studio
First Investment
LA VR start-up First Contact Entertainment closes $5 million investment round
Brings on two new senior hires
Flixy Funding
Indian publisher Flixy Games raises $425,000 in seed funding from Japanese VC
Launches first game, Avatars Clash: Comet on Mahaar
"craft Games Studio"
Monument Valley lead designer founds Mountains, a new Melbourne games studio
Three-person team focused on premium mobile games
Coming Soon
How GameFounders helped Malaysian startup OY Games hone its forthcoming RPG Tap Summoner
The only way is up