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Read More »Roblox raises $92m in funding
Successful social game Roblox has concluded a round of funding with investment totalling $92m. The game currently boasts 48m active monthly players, with some 1.7m creators adding content to its platform. And some of these do pretty well out of it, making as much as $50k a month selling their …
Read More »Fig Finishing Fund announced to help combat Steam Direct’s distribution fees
Crowd-funding and investment platform Fig has announced the Fig Finishing Fund to help developers put the final touches to their games in light of the imminent demise of Steam Greenlight. Starting from today, Fig is committing up to $500,000 to help developers overcome the final hurdles standing between them and …
Read More »Blazing Griffin secures £5m in funding to support further studio growth
Scottish digital entertainment group Blazing Griffin has just completed its Series A round of venture capital financing, the company announced today, raising a total of 5m led by private investors and matched by the Scottish Investment Bank. Blazing Griffin says the funds will be used to help support its continued …
Read More »Survios pulls in $50m in funding
Series B and C funding completed
Read More »Adult games platform Nutaku starts $10m fund to produce adult versions of popular video games
Nutaku looking to stump up the full cost to add mature content and adult themes into games
Read More »nDreams announces £2m funding round
Company plans to use the funding to further grows the development team and expand their range of content.
Read More »Hamburg games studio Sviper raises second funding round
Plans to use the money to staff up, market their first game and fund the second
Read More »Big Viking Games gets $21m round of funding
Plans to use cash to improve HTML5 gaming prospects
Read More »UK Games Fund returns for round 3 with £25,000 up for grabs
"“The UK is a world leader when it comes to making video games, and we’re determined to make sure this continues long into the future."
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