Mainframe Industries raises $8.3 million for cloud-native games
Mainframe Industries has raised $8.3 million to develop cloud-native games in a financing led by Andreessen Horowitz, with additional investment from Riot Games. The...
Roblox raises $150 million round led by Andreessen Horowitz
Online gaming platform Roblox has raised $150 million in funding in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s late stage venture fund. It seems the...
Singularity6: Former Riot Games developers raise $16.5 million for multiplayer fantasy game
Singularity6 is coming out of stealth as an online game developer, and the Los Angeles studio has raised $16.5 million in a round led...
CryptoKitties sued for trade secret theft over Stephen Curry collectibles (updated)
CryptoKitties has been growing fast with its cryptocurrency-enabled blockchain collectible kittens, and that enabled creator Axiom Zen to raise a hefty round of funding. But...
CryptoKitties blockchain sensation raises $12 million
CryptoKitties became a sensation after it debuted in November as a collectible game built on top of a blockchain and the Ethereum cryptocurrency. Now the...
Ex-Apple designers unveil Caffeine social broadcasting platform for games
Two former Apple designers are unveiling Caffeine, a new social broadcasting platform for games, entertainment, and other artistic content. The platform is social, real-time,...
Andreessen Horowitz invests $20M in startup Improbable to build massive simulated game worlds
Improbable says it can enable small indie game companies to create massive game worlds.
Game changer: VC Chris Dixon talks about Oculus and his occasional forays into gaming (interview)
The Andreessen Horowitz partner isn't immersed in gaming, but he has made some pioneering game investments.
Oculus VR raises $75M round led by web browser inventor Marc Andreessen's VC firm to launch virtual-reality goggles
Oculus VR will use the money to fund the commercial launch of its virtual reality gaming goggles.
MediaSpike raises $5.2M from army of investors for in-game ads
The company places product advertisements inside mobile and social games, which it believes will reach today’s players.