Scopely is investing $20 million in Burlingame Studios.
Scopely is investing $20 million in Burlingame Studios.
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Scopely invests $20M in casual game maker Burlingame Studios

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Scopely has made a $20M investment in Burlingame Studios, a new game studio started by veterans of casual games.

Chris McGill, CEO of Burlingame Studios, said in an interview with GamesBeat that the team has about 20 to 30 people already, depending on how you count full-timers and contractors. The studio will focus on casual mobile games, he said.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.