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Read More »Investor LVP announces new $80m fund for the ‘next wave of successful startups’ in Europe and North America
Investors reveal plans to relaunch Telltale Games
"It’s unfortunate the way that it ended"
Read More »In-game clipping service raises £3.5m in funding
"We think we can make it more natural than capturing real-life moments"
Read More »60 ‘world-renowned investors’ are signed up for 2019’s Games Finance Market
"The global appetite for games investments is soaring"
Read More »Niantic’s next investment round could push value to $4 billion
Value jumps from $2.7bn to $3.9bn in just a year
Read More »PlayVS raises $30.5 million to invest in inclusive high school esports
"Another huge step forward for more students to compete and be recognized in the burgeoning esports industry"
Read More »Fig unveils first investor returns
Fig has today announced its first-ever returns to investors. Accredited investors who purchased Fig Game Shares for Kingdom and Castles, the first Fig-funded game to be released, has earned a 2x (or 100 per cent) return on their initial investment after just a few weeks following the game’s launch. The …
Read More »Investors shrug off Brexit video game fears
Brexit will be ‘totally irrelevant’ when it comes to UK games investment, insist leading venture capitalists. London Venture Partners and Mercia Fund Management say that the digital nature of the games business means that the Brexit result, although unfortunate, will leave UK games firms largely untroubled. It comes as UK …
Read More »Crowdfunding site Fig launched by Double Fine, Obsidian and inXile heads
Former Double Fine COO Justin Bailey has teamed up with industry veterans Brian Fargo, Feargus Urquhart and Tim Schafer to launch Fig – a crowdfunding platform with investment options for backers. Funded by venture capital firm Spark Capital, Fig will focus solely on video game projects. The platform aims to …
Read More »Iwata increases approval rating amongst Nintendo investors
Satoru Iwata’s plan to reverse Nintendo’s decline has been given the backing of investors. As spotted by NeoGaf, the Nintendo boss has seen his approval rating amongst investors climb to 80.64 per cent, beating last year’s 77.26 per cent rating. Note however that it still lags far behind his 2010, …
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