💰 $120M+ poured into gaming last week, let’s break down where and why

Covering gaming startup funding, AI game studios, investments, partnerships [Week of July 8, 2025] 352#

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Here’s your quick breakdown of the top funding headlines from the July 2nd week:

1. Pneuma founds new studio Cast Iron Games
2. BetaDwarf receives undisclosed investment from Square Enix
3. Turkish studio Circle Games has secured $7.25 million in seed funding
4. Former Uncharted and The Last of Us game designer starting new studio
5. Azerion sells Whow Games to DoubleDown Interactive in deal worth up to $76m
6. French mobile games studio Million Victories, known for multiplayer strategy game Million Lords, raised $40M from Haveli Investments

Top Trends:
» Destiny Rising hits 5m pre-registrations
» 23% of developers have adopted D2C, says Xsolla
» Gaming’s share of quarterly App Store revenue drops to 45%
» Esports World Cup 2025 begins in Riyadh with record $70m prize pool

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