Tag Archives: funding

China smartphone market to reach 215 million by year's end

Studio valued at £2 million after being listed on New Connect share market

'Smart toy' outfit secures cash, with contributions from games and anime angels

18 game development jobs to be created at new Dundee base

$350 million valuation of mobile publisher worth $140m more than sale of Draw Something developer OMGPOP

Gamefly has invested themselves into mobile gaming development and publishing. The company has been known for years as a retail rental service, but it appears in this transitional period they’re exploring their options. "We’re going to be doing some pub-funding," said Gamefly’s editorial director Garnett Lee during the last week’s …

Fight My Monster has become the UK’s fastest-growing online game for boys after reaching 1m players. The Moshi Monsters rival launched in 2011 and has gone on to achieve an average game session time of 40 minutes per player. The company claims this is almost twice as long as a …

Free-to-play developer raises more than $10 million in total since start of the year

With the UK and Spanish GAME operation looking for investors / buyers to keep the chain alive, Australia is taking similar steps. The chain’s 600+ Australian employees have been in a period of uncertainty since GAME’s troubles in the UK began, so management locally is making inroads towards having local …

Helsinki start-up planning cross-platform mobile adventure games