Chinese giant Tencent leads Series A funding in free-to-play developer Artillery
Whatever Artillery has going on with Atlas has definitely caught the attention of developers
Pioneering social music app maker Smule raises $38 million
The company plans on using the new funding for marketing, product development, and international expansion.
These 20 companies achieved $1B+ valuations in 2014 (updated)
It is really, really difficult to create a company and grow it to the point where investors believe it is worth $1 billion or more. That milestone is so difficult to achieve, in fact, that investors call companies that do this “unicorns.”
Gamer globe: The top 100 countries by 2014 game revenue
Gamers will spend $82 billion in 2014 on Clash of Clans, FIFA 2014, and millions of other games.
Happy Cloud announces $4.25M funding round and new chief executive
Happy Cloud plans to expand its games-on-demand service for PC, console, and Android developers.
Discovery Bay Games nabs $15M from Logitech, Trilogy to improve iOS gaming with accessories
iPad and iPhone accessory maker Discovery Bay Games has raised $15 million in its second round of funding, with a goal of creating better gaming experiences on those devices, the company announced Tuesday.
Google enters the content business: Machinima closes $35M round
Machinima has raised a fat $35 round of funding led by search engine giant Google, the company confirmed yesterday. News of Machinima’s new funding...
Funzio looking to raise $50M at $350M valuation for mobile games
Don’t say mobile games aren’t gritty. Funzio, the mobile gaming company behind popular iOS games Crime City and Modern War, is looking to raise...
Double Fine Adventure shatters Kickstarter record with $1M raised in first 24 hours (updated)
Updated at 4:30pm PST for record $1 million amount. Earlier this week, crowd-funding site Kickstarter set a new record when the Elevation iPhone Dock...
Smart TV gaming startup PlayJam raises $5M round
Gaming startup PlayJam has raised a new $5 million round of funding to bring games to smart TVs and set-top boxes, the company announced...