Remedy Partners with Annapurna to Fund Control 2, Develop Transmedia Projects

Annapurna Interactive is investing his portfolio in Remedy Entertainment Control 2, and will help the Finnish developer transform its two franchises into transmedia properties. Both studios have entered into a “strategic partnership agreement” under which Annapurna will cover 50 percent of the sequel's development budget. In turn, it now has the rights to “expand” Control … Read more

Xsolla Partners With Savvy Games To Launch Development Academy In Saudi Arabia

Video game trading platform Xsolla has partnered with Savvy Games Group to create a game development academy in Saudi Arabia in an effort to “create economic opportunities” for Middle Eastern developers. By extension, this deal puts Xsolla in trouble with the state-owned Public Investment Fund, whose Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammad bin Salman was … Read more

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