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Hypersonic Laboratories raises $7m for modding platform Helix
The funding round was led by Play Ventures
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New fund for Irish indies offering grants of up to £15,000
Cross-border initiative open to devs in both Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
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Did video game investment hit rock bottom, and is it ready to go back up?
A panel at Reboot Develop 2024 tackled the situation in terms of financing, with great focus on the indie scene
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VaultN secures $1.6m in seed funding round
The platform aims to expand its business operations with mobile game distribution
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How ex-Blizzard devs Frost Giant got players to invest nearly $1m into the studio
Stormgate developer's CEO Tim Morten on equity crowdfunding and revolutionising real-time strategy games
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Yellow raises $5m in seed funding round
The AI start-up's says it YellowSculpt tool allows developers to create pre-rigged 3D character meshes in minutes
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DDM: Gaming investments reached $2.2bn during Q1
The quarter saw M&A activity hit $2 billion cross 41 transactions
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Funding challenges in the era of evidence-based investing
Jason Della Rocca offers a quick look at the traction devs need to unlock funding and plugs an upcoming event to help make it happen
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Krafton takes minority stake in Far From Home
South Korean firm to support the ongoing development of Early Access title Forever Skies
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Why it's become harder to raise investments in mobile game development in 2024
Azur Games co-founder Dmitry Yaminsky looks at the costs breakdown of making hypercasual and casual mobile games
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Red Rover secures $15m in funding
Series A round to go towards development of debut title Project Coltrane
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A16Z Games to invest $75m for accelerator program
This year's program will run from July 29, 2024 and provide investment, mentorship, and support for early games startups
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Bitkraft Ventures unveils new $275m fund
The Bitkraft Venture Fund 3 will continue the VC firm's investments in gaming and interactive media start-ups
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Wargaming's Nick Katselapov launches investment firm Mika Games
The CEO says 83% of mobile games fail in three years due to a lack of financing and business support
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Midas Games receives $1m in funding round
Mobile studio aims to release its debut titles later this year
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Popularium secures $2m seed funding for next game by Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield
Co-founder and former Xbox Live manager Arka Ray tells us debut game Chaos Agents will "push the boundaries of innovation of game design and economics"
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Sponsored | How Xsolla Funding Club helped Happy Juice deliver its vision for Lost in Play
We talk to co-founder Yuval Markovich about the Gravity Falls-inspired point-and-click adventure and recapturing the child-like wonder of play
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Gamestream raises €4.5m
With the investment, the cloud gaming firm aims to expand its international market presence
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Roar Games secures $1.5m from The Games Fund
The investment will go towards development of its action title Tenet of the Spark
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Keoken Interactive: The way games are made and funded is "failing"
Co-founder Koen Deetman on the difficulties devs face in finding funding, and the Deliver Us Mars studio's last resort efforts to land a deal
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Brain Jar Games secures $6.7m in seed funding round
Funds will go towards its debut game Dead as Disco, set for release in 2025
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DDM: Gaming M&A activity reached $76.7bn in 2023
The year also saw investment transactions decrease by 69% year-over-year across 616 deals
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Network N takes controlling stake in Roucan
Founders Matt Styles and David Lilley to stay at the WASD and London Developer conference organiser
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Frost Giant asks players to invest in studio
The funds raised will support marketing costs for Stormgate
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Investors on the state of video games: "We are investing, but the bar is so much higher"
Experts talk candidly about the sharp downturn in video game investment, and when things might improve