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Supercell invests $2.8 million in 2Up, a co-op mobile game studio

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Supercell is investing $2.8 million in New Zealand game studio 2Up Games, which is working on a co-op mobile game.

This further proof of the funding frenzy games have enjoyed during the pandemic, driven in large part by heightened use. In the past nine months, game studios have seen more than 100 investments. Supercell has been among the most aggressive mobile game investors, as the Helsinki, Finland-based company is still printing money with its Clash Royale and Clash of Clans games.

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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.