Web Game Developer Arkadium Launches Publishing Fund for Third-Party Partners

Arkadium Games did as other independent developers and created its own publishing label. Its owner “Editorial Fund 1“will provide $1 million in financial support and resources to third-party casual web game studios. The developer is so confident in what it can offer that it even guarantees partners one million game launches in the first 90 … Read more

New developer Chamo Games formed by former students of IO Interactive and Ubisoft Massive

A new study called Chamo Games was formed in Sweden. Founded by former IO Interactive COO Zoher Toutanji and Plarium Creative Director Roberto Schiavulli, the team is distributed remotely across Europe, Brazil, Canada, and North and South Korea. From a financial standpoint, Chamo can count on the support of important companies such as Griffin Gaming … Read more

Meta Shuts Down Quest Developer Ready at Dawn

Second Android CentralDeveloper Ready at Dawn no longer exists. The elimination of the study was reportedly done to maintain the equally struggling Reality Labs within the new budget constraints. A Meta representative also told the outlet that these cuts did not herald a broader elimination for its first-party studios. Ready at Dawn was founded in … Read more

Mobile Developer Shipyard Games Shuts Down

Shipyard Games, a Finnish developer known mostly for mobile game Go City, has It closed quietly after seven years of business. For Pocket playerThe studio previously shared the news via Discord in May. At the time, co-founder/CEO Andreas Wedenberg called it a “critical” situation, saying the company had run out of money and its current … Read more

Marvel Snap Developer Second Dinner Is Working on 'The Most Ambitious Godot Game Ever'

Marvel Snap Developer Second Dinner Studios intends to accelerate the development of Godot Engine by investing in W4 Games. W4 Games was founded in 2021 by Godot veterans Juan Linietsky, Rémi Verschelde, and Fabio Alessandrelli to “dedicate ourselves entirely to building an ecosystem with the Godot Engine at its core.” The company raised $15 million … Read more

Mixed Reality Developer Mixrift Raises $1.6M in Pre-Seed Round

Mixrift, a new studio specializing in games for the Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro, has raised $1.6 million in a seven-week pre-seed funding round. With its new money, the developer is looking to create “in-demand” games for mixed reality devices. Three firms have been identified as the investment leaders: Outsized Ventures, SOSV and Underline … Read more